Stories by Faisal Bari

Teachers’ career path

Should we not have our best teachers at the primary school level? Published 24 Apr, 2026 08:04am

Educating the poor

We need to spend more effort and resources on improving educational outcomes. Published 10 Apr, 2026 06:12am

Limiting screen time

Children today have far fewer opportunities for structured physical activities. Published 27 Mar, 2026 07:09am

Organisational culture matters

Constructive work cultures do not happen by default. They have to be designed. Published 13 Mar, 2026 08:17am

Festivals and conferences

Each festival had some 40 to 50 sessions and 200-plus panellists or speakers. Published 27 Feb, 2026 08:20am

Humour in classrooms

Students do identify a ‘sense of humour’ as one of the traits that good teachers possess. Published 13 Feb, 2026 07:14am

Deeper effort needed

There is no reason why learning should not be an enjoyable and fruitful experience. Updated 30 Jan, 2026 09:39am

Difficult times

We need to start thinking about how we can create more income-generation opportunities. Published 16 Jan, 2026 08:32am

Words without actions

Children are shaped by what they see their parents, family elders and teachers do. Updated 02 Jan, 2026 09:09am

Building research capacity

Recruiting, motivating, and keeping good teachers efficiently employed is not easy. Updated 19 Dec, 2025 08:58am

Duty to care

Most children with disabilities remain unseen, unacknowledged and underserved. Updated 05 Dec, 2025 07:59am

An economy on the move

Cambodia has focused a lot of resources on rebuilding schools. Published 21 Nov, 2025 08:13am

Taking back education

The curriculum has always been a thorn in the side of successive federal governments. Updated 07 Nov, 2025 08:48am

Teaching as profession

Most private sector teachers do not make the minimum wage level and the government seems to be happy with it. Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:48am

Beyond curriculum

If parents and teachers are willing to rig competitions, it’s not about learning anymore. Updated 10 Oct, 2025 08:02am

Undergraduate education quality

Confidence based on knowledge and skills is a crucial outcome of a good undergraduate education. Updated 26 Sep, 2025 08:51am

School closures

We should talk about decentralising school closure beyond regular holidays to the district level. Updated 12 Sep, 2025 08:36am

Counselling needs

Computer science is all the rage but what is good for some might not be good for all. Updated 29 Aug, 2025 08:57am

Chickens coming home...

Higher education funding has either remained static or decreased. Updated 15 Aug, 2025 09:10am

Community and governance

Underlying issues need to be addressed and we have to learn how to disagree with each other and manage this disagreement. Published 01 Aug, 2025 08:39am