Now that the Board and Pre-University exam results are out, one often sees giant multicoloured billboards outside schools and colleges with the faces of all the students who scored above 90% in the exams. Some schools even put large one-page ads in popular newspapers to attract attention. Not only is it a significant aberration of aesthetics, but it projects a very wrong fundamental message that some educators are trying to change.
This last week has been riddled with erratic holidays, some that were expected and some that came as a surprise. While many celebrate this break to get away from the city and spend time with family, it is a worrying factor for educators such as me.
William Bruce Cameron, in his book Informal Sociology: A casual introduction to sociological thinking, says something very profound, in fact, so profound that many a time, he has been robbed of the authorship of the statement, and it has been wrongly assigned to Albert Einstein!
Resilience, Prudence, Humility: Learning from the ‘Greatest Gen’ The Greatest Generation lived through the greatest horrors of the 20th century, we must learn from them A statute of Mahatma Gandhi. Credit: DH Photo For many, it will not be easy to put behind the trauma of 2020. They would have lost their dear ones to Covid-19. As we welcome the new year with hope and…
Previous Next I had to do what i got to do I have never been so conscious of my age as I am right now. I have always celebrated my number of years as a rich experience and the growing desire to think of others before myself. I have taken care of myself and have been generally healthy. Today this deadly Covid 19 constantly reminds…
New Education Policy Ever since the draft National Education Policy, 2019, was released on May 31, we have read many comments in the media by erudite scholars. What has been discussed is the framework and the structure of the policy, but not its spirit. Educators with great experience, some of whom I know personally, have crafted this policy. It is sad that some regions have…
There are some days in your life that re-ignite belief in what you do. Yesterday was one such day. It will stay etched in my memory to revisit whenever I feel low. And in my kind of work such days are not rare. After 15 years of successfully running 4 schools and college for marginalized children, Parikrma began training teachers from 330 government schools. Seeing…
A new beginning for 60 kids & a highly fulfilling personal experience Friday was a truly fulfilling day. It was also a day of new learning and many heart wrenches. We have been approached by some government school teachers that we have trained in our Education Transformation Centre, to help them save their school. Their school is a very one but is at the risk…
As the chapter of one year is being set aside and preparation for another chapter of 365 pages begins, I need to reflect on what counts and what does not. What counts are some lessons learnt, a few painfully and others somewhat gainfully. I learnt that change is not easy however much I may desire it and whatever passion I may pump into it. It…
