Monday, March 18, 2024
The need of the hour is to encourage states to spend more on public education.

Why State Governments Need to Spend More on Education: The Delhi...

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The article looks at the important concern of states regarding generation of funds to support public education, the specific focus here is on the case of Delhi.
BOOK COVER/ A COMPLETE HISTORY OF INDIA

BOOK REVIEW/ A Complete History of India by Roshen Dalal

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Roshen Dalal weaves together the complex and divergent threads of Indian history retaining both complexity of narrative as well as beauty of presentation.

Understanding How Gender Barriers Impact Subject Choices in School Education

The article tries to examine gender biases that impacts subject choices in school education impacting the lives of countless women in India and the world.

Book Review| Danger: SCHOOL!A Powerful and Artistic Commentary on our Schools

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Children spend precious years of their lives in schools often without even equipping themselves with the curiosity to learn or the inquisitively to explore.
A group of young women sitting together and reading/ Image for representative purposes only

What’s behind Taliban’s Fear of Educated Young Women?

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The Taliban's determination to curtail women's educational rights has attracted widespread criticism, here is an article exploring the issue.
Can online/virtual classes become a potential ground for practicing discrimination?

Math teachers in virtual classes tend to view girls and Black...

The article argues that online classes can be discriminatory and hold an inherent bias against women/girl students or people of racial minorities. Is it true?
Conflict, exploitation, marginalisation and climate crisis plague the world but can the new year bring new promises?

Teachers’ Day Special/ Building a Peaceful World for Teachers

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What is the role of education for dialogue, compassion, and social justice in a world characterised by violence and intersectional hierarchies?

Understanding Diverse Perspectives on Peace in a Conflicted World

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The following article looks at the importance of the various perspectives on peace and how they can help us find solutions for a shared living amid a conflicted world.
Sol Plaatje never stopped learning, nor teaching. Flowcomm/Flickr, CC BY-ND

Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator

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Plaatje, lived through times of tumultuous change in South Africa and transcended his own tribal and religious identities to embrace a vision of a common South Africa standing up against the forces of white supremacy
Learning in the outdoors opens up a wide range of possibilities for learners and brings out the best in them. Image: The New Leam Archives

Outdoor education has psychological, cognitive and physical health benefits for children

Research in recent decades has documented the multiple benefits of outdoor education from the cognitive, physical, psychological and social perspectives.