One of the ways many private schools in Nepal try to mask the poor quality of education they provide: say that the education their school provide is better than other… #Nepaleseschoolculture #primaryeducation #reading

I will be running a long-term science teacher training program for the next several months starting on January 12, 2018. Find the details here. #BookBusNepal #QuixotesCove #SatoriCenterfortheArts

If only a human being were reducible to a stereotype...if only a human being could be completely defined by the mere social construct of social status...if only. #Bhote #castebaseddiscrimination #Dalit

To me, the worth of a Nation is in the way it treats the weakest and the most vulnerable within its borders.The way it has been treating the most vulnerable--… #citizenship #citizenshipthroughmother #humanrights

Who says sugar is bad for children?! It's especially not bad in a chemistry classroom where it can be used to create flares and to bring chemistry alive! This is… #Azerbaijan #Baku #Chemistryteaching #IBChemistry #IBDiplomaChemistry

As if the Nepalese people needed more suffering.... #Thangpalkot

How much hatred must you have or feel for a people to vilify them like this?! These acts can't be chalked up to just simple ignorance. #Dalit #discrimination #India

The fourth one in the series about Nepal needing a revolution…a revolution of the mind. Here’s more of one of many MANY reasons why. #genderbias #genderequality #genderissues

Dr. Ambedkar argues that reason and religion (Hinduism) will not help break down the caste system. Furthermore, that the Untouchables cannot hope for the high castes and the privileged classes… #Ambedkar #booksections #castesystem

Life at home among the familiar and predictable—people, culture, social and physical surroundings, routines etc. — surprises and challenges generally are few and far in between, unless you go in… #culture #growthmindset #internationaltravel

Embeds of PowerPoint slides covering Topic 11, Air and Water, of IGCSE Chemistry Syllabus. #Chemistryteaching #IGCSEChemistry

A comparison of child discipline methods employed by adults in Nepal. According to the results of surveys, children in Nepal suffer considerably from violence in homes. #childabuse #childrearing #corporalpunishment

I am really enjoying having the Eastern Bluebirds here for the winter. They seem to be very social and full of personality. It's a shame they are not here year-round. North Texas #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #Texas #backyardbirds

Combination of lack of good quality and level of education and a social system based on a highly discriminatory caste system means that, in Nepal, there are many instance of… #discrimination #NepaleseCulture #NepaliCulture

When pointing out systemic and structural issues in Nepal, the structurally privileged, the hill so called high caste Hindus either go on the defensive or offensive. One of the offensive… #castesystem #highcaste #highcastehindu

Birth as a low caste, a Dalit, in Nepal means that you are not only expected, but also made, to live in shame and poverty. In an effort to escape… #castesystem #castebaseddiscrimination #casteism

Reading makes a huge different in people's lives. Reading to babies and toddlers makes a huge impact on their academic achievements later on as well as in the their adult… #BookBusNepal #childrearing #InnovationinEducationFair

Partial reproduction of the original Chemistry Resources page on my HTML-based homepage. It used to be a one-stop page for GCSE, IGCSE, MYP, and IB Diploma Chemistry resources. This re-production… #GCSEChemistry #IBChemistry #IBDiplomaChemistry #IGCSEChemistry

These extracts from Unleashing Nepal describe how, through education, the Rana Regime and the Shah autocrats furthered their ethnic and nationalistic agenda, enabling the social, political, and economic advancement of… #booksections #governmentschooleducation #Nepaleducationhistory

Casual sexism in Nepal is flagrant, rampant, and accepted because it's the norm. Sexist promotional materials -- which reinforces and promotes casual sexism, for example -- appear in all sorts… #casualsexism #genderequality #genderissues

SLC (School Leaving Certificate) examination results are very very poor. About half of all 16-18 year-olds fail the exam. With no options for a decent life and future, a large… #governmentschooleducation #privateschooleducation #secondaryeducation

Current state of education in Nepal. #corruptioninNepal #governmentschooleducation #primaryeducation

This is a lesson on how to rule a country as a Khas-arya Nepali. In other words, "How to rule with arrogance, ignorance, incompetence, and insidiousness.” #coronavirus #Khasprivilege #Khasarya

How and why I used discrepant events in IGCSE chemistry and links to some I have used in the past. #discrepantevent #IGCSEChemistry #MYPScience

On the road to changing science teaching and learning...at Jana Uddhar School. #governmentschooleducation #JanaUddharSchool #PetePattisson

Back in early September last year, as part of the teacher education program at a local private school, I conducted a fun and engaging lesson for grade 8 students on… #BookBusNepal #climatechange #SatoriCenterfortheArts

Pretty much every Nepali school textbook I have seen and read about, I have decided, actually hinders children's learning, forget promote -- and contribute to -- them! In this blog… #governmentschooleducation #Nepalischooltextbook #schooltextbook

A reproduction of an article I wrote for the recently concluded Innovation in Education Fair 2017 information booklet, in which I question the way we approach teaching in Nepal as… #BookBusNepal #SatoriCenterfortheArts #scienceteaching

Driven by the sting of childhood discrimination, I sought to "escape" Nepal at a young age. Over two decades of living and working across the globe transformed me, allowing me… #castesystem #castebaseddiscrimination #humanity

Embeds of PowerPoint slides covering Topic 6, Energetics (Thermochemistry), of IB Diploma Chemistry Syllabus. The slides also include practice questions from past papers. #Chemistryteaching #IBChemistry

The entire history of Nepal is characterized by structural discrimination and systemic casteism, initiated by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of the country. Evidence of these structures—from the highest levels… #caste #castesystem #castebaseddiscrimination

You know you have lived abroad for too long when… you have spent more time abroad than in your own home country. you have acquired a foreign accent. you have… #internationaltravel #Nepaltravel

Secondary school education in Nepal consists of committing to memory model questions and answers in order to pass SLC (School Leaving Certificate) examination. Everything, from resources to what happens in… #governmentschooleducation #privateschooleducation #secondaryeducation

On Sept. 8 2025, Generation Zers of Nepal poured out into the streets protesting against corruption among other things. The protests resulted in toppling the Government of Nepal in less… #corruptioninNepal #GenZProtests #NepaleseCulture

An incompetent and negligent government can compromise not just the physical safety and security of the population, but now, in the twenty-first century, the century of data, personal data can… #2026election #cybersecurity #GovernmentofNepal

Embeds of PowerPoint slides covering Topic 1, Bonding, of GCSE Chemistry Syllabus. #Chemistryteaching #GCSEChemistry

What is it like to be a girl-child victim of rape in Nepal? Here's a personal story of a courageous survivor who has now risen above the ordeal and has… #genderissues #genderbasedviolence #rape

Details of United World College scholarship application for Nepalese candidates to begin their UWC careers in 2018. #scholarships #UWCapplication #UWCScholarships

As pleasant as my visit to the US this time has been, re-connecting with old friends and making new friends, the tragedy unfolding back home in Nepal has been a… #internationaltravel #Thangpalkot #USA

A reproduction of a Twitter lesson on the reasons behind the inclusion debate that the Madhesis (and other indigenous Nepalese) are having with Kathmandu. #Bhote #highcastehindu #Madhes

I decided on a career in 1996, two years after graduating from college, while working at Red Cross Nordic UWC in Norway, #Mustang #Norway #RedCrossNordicUWC

Reproduction of the online test index page that used to reside in my old HMTL-based homepage. It lists all the multiple choice practice questions covering all the topics in IB… #Chemistryteaching #IBChemistry

In most government (public) schools in Nepal, children are taught to memorize and regurgitate materials from a really early age, like second grade. One of the ways the children do… #governmentschooleducation #primaryeducation #secondaryeducation

Our political leaders and the Kathmandu elite have always been arrogant, self-righteous and patronizing when it came to the way they treat marginalized Nepalese. Here's an example of that going… #discrimination #ManjushreeThapa #Mustang

You don't need Spring when you got them in your steps! #internationaltravel #USA

Nepali society struggles to make social progress for a number of different reasons. One of the reasons is that we have a number of social stigmas and many subjects and… #genderbias #genderequality #genderissues

Reproduction of a story I wrote as maybe a 7th grader in an on-the-spot short-story writing contest. I reproduce it here because the story won first prize! #privateschooleducation #secondaryeducation #shortstory

Chemistry, not unlike its less popular cousin, Physics ( :D ), uses many symbols and they can be pretty confusing. Especially, when their meaning changes with just the type (regular… #chemistrysymbols #IBDiplomaChemistry #symbols

Kathmandu airport! #Facebook #Kathmanduairport

Another reproduction of a short story I wrote as a student in Nepal-- this one as a 9th grader. I happen to have a copy of it because I still… #privateschooleducation #secondaryeducation #shortstory