Harvard University is offering 67 courses for free during the coronavirus pandemic that has forced countries to go into lockdown
The new approach in the current scenario will not be just about altering the academic calendar, but also for pushing for the new modes of learning, pedagogy and teaching, that will lead to bigger fundamental changes going forward.
As the lockdown initiated due to the coronavirus pandemic has been extended, one of the biggest concerns has been the disruption to education
It would be a shame if an effective model evaluated by an Indian Nobel prize winner is ignored in its own backyard.
One of the many core beliefs and pedagogical practices observed by S Giridhar in Indian rural government schools was that the teachers try to make the learning experience interesting for each child and respect the existing knowledge they bring to the classroom, using it to build new knowledge.
Education has been sold in India as a route to national greatness. It is expected to “socially uplift” the poor, transform society and turn the country into an economic powerhouse. But in countries like ours where intergenerational social and economic inequalities are entrenched, education on its own changes very little. It mostly reproduces the inequalities.