When the ‘second’ language is introduced as the primary language of instruction, children often resort to rote learning without proper understanding. The bilingual approach, on the other hand would ensure learning thorough communication and not just memorisation. Bilingual systems also facilitate assessments in students… Continue reading
Children’s learning outcomes are a function of child-centric teaching-learning practices in the classroom, the competency and motivation-level of their teachers, the inclusive, nurturing environment provided by the school and administrators, the dynamism of the educational agencies, accountability of all actors in the system, data and evidence-backed interventions, and availability of quality infrastructure and learning resources… Continue reading
When we look at Ashramshalas, we appear to be grappling with first-line issues like infrastructure and resources – we need to look at the quality of education and opportunities as well! Why has the administration failed to attract teachers to such institutions?
Why is it taking us so long…? Is it time to think out-of-the-box? Continue reading
Equal Education is a movement of learners, parents, teachers and community members in South Africa, that engages in evidence-based activism and advocacy for improving equality and quality of education in schools. Continue reading
In a three-part series, we attempt to understand RTE, its implementation, misinterpretations, roadblocks and the way ahead. We would like to encourage our readers to be part of this debate and help us take the conversation forward. Continue reading
Despite being a country that is grappling with the poor quality of education in schools and colleges, we have failed to recognise what this report has tried to bring to the fore: the gap between the increasing outreach of the system and its growing infrastructure vis-à-vis stagnating learning levels. Continue reading
There’s a need to educate everyone in the society and government towards an inclusive mind-set, and the needs of children with disabilities. The system will also need to be significantly ramped up to handle the different challenges. Continue reading
Children debated on several aspects of cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene – what makes a locality/ city ‘unclean’, who is responsible to keep their environs clean, what are the systems that need to be in place in their school, neighbourhoods, cities and towns towards Swachh Bharat, and their personal experience in being ‘change agents for Swachh Bharat’. Continue reading
India produces 50,00,000 graduates every year. While it may be a staggering figure, multiple reports indicate that nearly 50%graduates-employability-table-295 of them are not fit to be hired. Multiple reasons can be attributed to this with one of them even being that the set of skills they received weren’t backed by a set of secondary skills which the same labour market requires… Continue reading
It is true that Mid Day meals today are suffering from hygiene issues but it is also a fact that meals in many places in the country lack palatability, appeal and attractiveness which most often results in wastage.
Britannia supports Mid Day meals in many states through fortified biscuits. Hence there definitely exists great scope for responsible and sustainable corporate support to the Mid Day Meals. Continue reading
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