Keshmani Dhaniram-Gosine
Guiding students to excellence with passion and the power of Pennacool.
Who Is Mrs.Keshmani?
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A Journey Begins: 40 Years of Dedication
Keshmani Dhaniram-Gosine embarked on her remarkable teaching career at Gandhi Memorial Primary School. May 10th marked exactly 40 years of her unwavering commitment to education, a journey driven by a passion for seeing children flourish.
Fostering True Understanding & Success
Her core focus was always 'getting children to really understand what was taught to them.' While many students achieved top placements, her goal was broader: to 'bring out the very best in every single child,' ensuring each one could reach their desired school.
Shaping Future Generations
Keshmani leaves behind a powerful legacy of academic excellence. Her guidance helped shape generations of top-performing students, including several SEA high achievers through her invaluable contributions to Pennacool. She has enabled students to thrive at their own pace and achieve success at the highest levels.
Bring out the very best in every child
The Best Education Requires Hard Work, and Team Effort
Keshmani Dhaniram-Gosine describes her collaboration with Pennacool, that began "way before it was even Penacool." She emphasizes the mutual respect involved, stating, "I didn't choose Penacool. Penacool chose me." Bringing her extensive classroom insight, Keshmani contributed to curriculum-aligned key learning materials. She believed the workbooks she helped develop offered crucial reinforcement, 'actually did enhance what is happening on the website,' fostering a powerful synergy between traditional resources and Pennacool's dynamic online platform to support comprehensive student learning and improve weak areas by topics through targeted practice.
Revision and Reinforcement Workbooks
Keshmani Dhaniram-Gosine explains that the Pennacool workbooks are "exactly that. They are revision workbooks," designed for revision, reinforcement, and testing 'after a topic has been completed.' She clarifies they 'are not really teaching books... [they] are practice books,' with questions meticulously 'scaffolded to ensure... success.' Keshmani highlights that 'the workbook also encourages a lot of critical thinking skills,' moving beyond mechanics into problem-solving, a vital component that mirrors the rigor needed to improve your composite score and offers practice often felt to be equivalent to the actual exam.
Pennacool: An Integrated Learning Approach
Keshmani praises Pennacool for its comprehensive, curriculum-aligned nature, observing how its website and textbooks together cover every single area of the curriculum. She highlights its evolution, emphasizing that Pennacool provides the necessary practice and reinforcement exercises, giving each child the opportunity to effectively develop at their own pace. For her, utilizing the textbook in conjunction with the website, often supplemented with Bonus Questions + Answers online, has proven highly instrumental in propelling children towards excellence and achieving 1st Choice Success, often turning them into Pennacool Star students.
Nurturing Young Creative Writers through Pennacool
Keshmani created the Pennacool Creative Writing Books to build foundational, curriculum-aligned skills for young writers. 'Starting with Standard One, we focus on essential skills like sentence mechanics...before moving to paragraph writing,' she explains. The books provide clear models and practical exercises for crucial reinforcement, guiding students to improve weak areas by topics like sentence building, editing, and revising. 'We include model writing so children can see the standard they’re aiming for, ensuring a complete journey from foundation to finish.' Keshmani emphasizes mastering these basics for overall Pennacool success: 'It's crucial not to rush into paragraph writing without solid sentence and vocabulary skills first,' ensuring students are well-prepared for advanced tasks.