Backbenchers live in a world of quiet observation. While the front rows stay busy answering questions, the back rows silently watch the entire classroom unfold like a live documentary. They notice the ...

Backbenchers have often been stigmatized as the underachievers in the class who do not contribute much to the academic environment. However, this notion could not be further from the truth. In fact, ...

There's a quiet revolution brewing in the classrooms of Chhattisgarh, and no, it's not a surprise test. In a curious but commendable move, a government school in the state has decided to eliminate ...

Kerala schools are doing away with conventional seating arrangements (traditional rows with desks arranged in straight lines facing the teacher) and have opted for a semi-circular arrangement with the ...

Their party has been in power for nine years but Fianna Fáil backbenchers have never felt more powerless, writes Mark Brennock… Their party has been in power for nine years but Fianna Fáil ...

General Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Tuesday that the government would like to do away with the concept of 'backbenchers' from the school classrooms. Announcing the major decision through a ...

Students trudging to school burdened with a heavy backpack and the presence of 'backbenchers', often associated with children who don't engage in studies, were accepted scenarios in the education ...