EDUCATION

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.

The colonial administration focused on an education system meant to be produce non-reflexive, law-abiding citizens, but even today why does the education system fail to cultivate rational thinking and creative imagination?

Throughout India teachers use the ‘Question & Answer system’ of imparting knowledge, since imparting knowledge is considered synonymous with teaching.

EDUCATION/The role of education in improving the condition of a state and allowing it to move on the track of development has been widely accepted. But in case of Haryana there are multiple dimensions to the percolation of education and their associated impact upon the social ethos.

Government of NCT of Delhi has introduced the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ to make schools less stressful and much happier spaces for children through mindfulness, storytelling and self-expression. Can such a curriculum percolate to the lived realities of all these children?