The world today needs doers, innovators, thinkers, and makers, which is only possible when the foundation is laid at the school level itself. Admittedly, the education...
Technology and innovation alone cannot transform learning but mindful strategizing by educationists, to integrate these tools with principles of learning, can enhance knowledge acquisition experiences and...
We must build a critical mass of leaders, including parents, bureaucrats, corporations, politicians, school administrators, teachers and students who are interconnected. For example, someone working in...
Education has helped two young boys from the upper reaches of Himalayas, who migrated practically penniless. They are now an electronic engineer and a merchant marine...
Work and education are separate entities but they are integral parts of the curriculum. Work establishes linkages between the syllabus and life situations. It links the...
We have the richest subjects of art, music, Sanskrit, yoga but we seem to push that aside, instead of having that take centre-stage.
The regulation of fees would lower the standards of private schools by destroying the competition, feels Raman Bansal (Director), Scholar’s Pride Sr. Secondary School, Dhuri (Punjab).
Millennial teachers are champions of financial education. Younger teachers are stronger supporters of teaching financial education at an early age, and use classroom time to do...
One of the most interesting facts about learning a new language is the way it allows one to see the world in different light. Today in...
Mithun Kamath, CEO of Arc Skills, emphasizes the importance of implementing a combination of new age technical skills blended with socio emotional competencies, crucial for employability...
The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) estimates that currently 1.8% of the total Indian population is disabled, yet the data may not be completely accurate. The...
We spoke to Dr Priyadarshi Naik, Principal, Prelude Public School on what is a smart school and how does it differ from a normal school. Here...
It was one of those nights where I could feel my mind giving up on me. It refused to take in anything. No words, no visuals,...
The Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) will see Oscars of Education (Global Teacher Prize) being awarded today, the second day of the event instituted by...
It was an old soliloquy by Shakespeare that said, “To be or not to be, is a question to be answered” which could be modified for...
Maharashtrian Forest Department launches project Green Maharashtra; urges educational officials to grant a holiday to ensure maximum participation.
Inspite of announcing new reforms, why is it that most do not reflect in our education system. Addressing the 3 areas of teacher availability, accessibility to...
UNESCO lists down 4 points to be the goal of education. A careful evaluation shows that the current schooling system is falling short on all counts....
If you are one of those who rant against English for creating an elite class much to the ignorance of the poor, then you should look...
At the end of every board examination, while there is a lot of chest beating about the results, has anyone taken a microscope to the entire...
Consistent findings of low learning outcomes have not seen much action by the government. Ironically, the government is in kind of a race to construct more...
A number of reasons have come together to systematically destroy the thinking of today’s youth. Firstly, education has become like a business. Secondly, education no longer...
Historically, politics has always influenced education. Even today what our children learn in subjects as varied as economics, geography, history etc is all coloured with politics....
While the ‘Make in India’ programme is a great initiative for attracting foreign investments in India. However, weak labour laws can turn away potential investors.
