To Sir with Love and National Curriculum

The book is an analytical study of imparting education — the approach, method and technique as adopted by the Headmaster and the protagonist (teacher) of the novel To Sir With Love. The study is carried out in the light of National Curriculum Framework 2005 published by NCERT, Delhi. The Headmaster's principles and ideology and the teacher's method and techniques sometimes run parallel with the core issues contained in the National Framework. Sometimes when classroom situations demand the teacher needs to go beyond the propositions of the Framework.

Dr. W. Ibempishak Devi, (b. 1950) has been a good teacher and a scholar in the field of English teaching in Manipur. She was educated in Gauhati University from where she got her M.A. in English language and Literature. A stint in the erstwhile CIEFL, Hyderabad, from where she has a PGDTE Degree sharpened her mind for Linguistics. She has a Ph.D from Manipur University. She taught undergraduate classes for more than 30 years in Govt. D.M. College of Arts, Imphal before becoming Principal of the college. While she was Head of the Department of English, she completed a UGC project on Manipuri Morphology. She contributed various articles to many publications. Her article on Browning has been included in 'Browning-2000' published by T.N. Publications, Chennai. She has also co-edited about 30 text-books of English in Manipur. As a Research Guide of Manipur University, she has produced two Ph.D's and other scholars are working under her. Till recently, she was Chairman of the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur.