EDUCATION

With the decadence of an informed and active studentship, the university space is fast losing its liberating character.

Being a central force, education needs to renew itself to meet the challenges of a new social order.

AAP government may have done a commendable job at uplifting the face of public schooling in Delhi but its decision to broadcast live CCTV footage from classrooms is a regressive move.

Jam packed daily schedules, excessive pressure of performance and the fear of lagging behind have made modern day childhood a strain for children and adults alike.

Not everything is dead. It is possible for a teacher to arouse the child’s imagination; it is possible to generate poetry in a science class. In this article—written with immense clarity and conviction, a Chemistry teacher takes us to the realm of pedagogic revolution.

The introduction of a child to the world of books is one of the best gifts that parenting can offer.

Ranciere’s classic work ‘The Ignorant School Master’, just like several such works is not to be seen as a policy document which can immediately be applied in totality.

Monica Gupta teaches at the Department of Education at Gargi College/ Delhi The externality of discipline, the production of bodily docility and a conditioned mind are not the real purposes of a good education.

The 100 days educational plan drafted by HRD and approved by PM will be implemented very soon.