Murari jha, PhD

A thread #ReadWithATeacher significantly challenged my notion that teachers don't read. #DelhiGovtSchool teachers read and also promote the culture of reading. Gratitude to @PbpandeyB sir and team education @Dir_Education!

“One good teacher in a school will gradually expand their influence and positively impact other teachers.” This belief shapes the work of many CSOs. But is good teaching alone enough to influence institutional culture? #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/334

What looks “simple” in policy often becomes complex in classrooms. What feels “easy” in one school becomes difficult at scale. Between these two realities lies a persistent gap— not of intent, but of perspective. #SundayDiaryy #Education #PolicyVsPractice reflectivediary.com/node/333

Books are quietly disappearing from children’s hands—yet the need to read has never been greater. No breakthrough—only questions. If print-rich homes no longer work, what will? What Will Make Children Read Today? reflectivediary.com/node/332 #SundayDiaryy

Certified, But Not Prepared: The Difficult Transition Most young teachers are not rejected only because they lack skills. They are also filtered by language, class, and schooling backgrounds. Competence—or structural exclusion? #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/331

The Anxious Generation Meets an Unprepared System Post-COVID classrooms tell a clear story—children have changed, but teacher preparation hasn’t. We are asking teachers to handle a new reality with old tools. reflectivediary.com/node/330 #SundayDiaryy

The Education Paradox: So Much Education, Yet Such Choices? If education expands thinking, why do our choices sometimes feel so limited? reflectivediary.com/node/329 #SundayDiaryy

Ask a teacher what’s the most boring task they do. Often the answer is almost always—evaluating answer sheets. But what if the boredom is not in the task, but in how we’ve designed it? reflectivediary.com/node/328 #SundayDiaryy

Recently my son asked me why he needs to do mental math when calculators exist. I told him if he doesn't, he will make irrational decisions throughout his life. Let me explain. Say you see two packs of snacks. A 500g pack for ₹100, and a 200g pack for ₹45. Which one should you buy? The math is not at all hard, but people who are scared of mental math will not do it. This is not such an important decision that you pull out a calculator for it. So you make the decision on vibes - say ₹100 "looks too high", or that the smaller pack costs "less than half of the biggest one" or some such. The problem isn't that you made a poor decision on snacks. It is that if you do this repeatedly, you train your mind to make decisions on vibes. Over time your reasoning muscle atrophies - so you start relying even more on vibes. Before you know it, you are taking even big decisions on vibes. Should I rent or buy a house? Let's decide based on "EMI affordability", not rental yield. Should I invest in this IPO? I have heard of the company's brand so I'm all in. It isn't only financial or quantitative decisions either - in my mind the math muscle and the logic muscle are closely correlated, so a decline in one certainly affects the other. Like the Arab who let the camel's nose inside the tent, fear of math is the first step towards thoughtlessness, and needs to be nipped in the bud. Intellectual laziness starts with snack prices.

You can train teachers—but can you transform classrooms? Teacher training doesn’t fail because of methods. It fails because we ignore who the teacher is becoming. Identity, belief, and system realities shape classrooms... #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/327

@vats_neel @ECAatState @USIEF @UMassLowell @Dir_Education @gupta_rekha @ashishsood_bjp @Gayatri1976 Many Many congratulations! Such a proud moment!

Honored to complete the #FulbrightTEA Program—an enriching journey of learning, cultural exchange & global connections Proud to represent India in the USA as a Delhi Government school teacher. Grateful to the @ECAatState, @USIEF @UMassLowell & @Dir_Education for this opportunity.

The Automation Paradox A few days ago, while reading "Talking to My Daughter" About the Economy by the Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis, I came across an argument that made me pause. Varoufakis writes… reflectivediary.com/node/326 #SundayDiaryy

SCERT Delhi launches MOOC on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on DIKSHA! Empowering educators with the knowledge of Patents, Copyrights, & Trademarks. Official Circluar : scert.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/… Enrollment: March 13 – April 30, 2026

Honored to address the School Committee at Chelmsford High Schools as a Fulbright (TEA) Program grantee. representing India and the @Dir_Education, while sharing insights on education and connecting with the wider community through the live broadcast. #FulbrightTEA #fulbright2026

Last week @NehaGup54027758 reached out asking if ReflectiveDiary could share her experience. I said—this space is meant for voices like hers. On #InternationalWomensDay, here’s to more women teachers writing and sharing. #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/325

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It is every teacher’s dream to step back and let students take the lead. For this #SundayDiaryy, one of my students, Archita Tripathi writes… reflectivediary.com/node/324

पिछले शुक्रवार विद्यार्थियों ने कहा — “सर, आज हमारा आख़िरी दिन है।” तब महसूस हुआ कि एक बैच की विदाई सिर्फ़ 150 छात्रों की कहानी नहीं, बल्कि लाखों जीवनों की संभावित शुरुआत है। शिक्षण शायद ज्ञान देने से ज़्यादा भरोसा जगाने का काम है। reflectivediary.com/node/323 #SundayDiaryy

When everything gets a brain 250 years ago, the steam engine added legs to things — everything could move. Today, AI is adding a brain — everything can decide where to move. But the real question is not where or how. It is still why. #SundayDiaryy #AI reflectivediary.com/node/322

This blog post is based on a talk I recently delivered at the 53rd National Progressive Schools Conference. In it, I explore how our understanding of knowledge is shaped, and why rethinking this is crucial for building a sustainable future. #SundayDiaryy reflectivediary.com/node/321

It was an absolute privilege to speak at the 53rd NPS conference at the India International Centre on the theme "Making Learning Matter: Insights from Indian Knowledge System"