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-Attributed to Prateek Shukla, Co-founder and CEO of Masai School Concerns about the increasing cost of higher education continue to be a topic of social-economic debate all over the world. Access to quality education has always come with acost, posing the challenge of affordability and making for an uphill climb for many aspirants.Many young people believe that attending a conventional university is the best way tosecure a stable job and a bright future and that they have no choice but to take out studentloans to get ahead. It is for this very reason that the 2019 Indian students’ debt statisticsshowed…
As the world is learning to cope with the Pandemic, the world of Education has undoubtedly seen a drastic change. Online teaching has enabled students to connect with their teachers, without compromising their health. However, the Aided and Government schools of Kerala have many hurdles to cross. While the CBSE and affluent private schools of Kerala use online educational tools and apps like Jamboard, Padlet, Canva, and the like, teachers of the Kerala State Board are still struggling to get all of their students on the online platform. Many of the students here, unlike most students in private schools, come…
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how important a robusthealthcare system is to protect Indians from disease. Hopefully, moving forward Indians will not be satisfied with anything but the best healthcare in the world. A similar approach should also be taken with education, an area that rivals healthcarein its ability to dramatically impact lives and livelihoods. India has an exceedinglyyoung population who will find it difficult finding employment in a jobs market that isincreasingly becoming more skills focused. Education can enable Indians to earnbetter livelihoods that give their life purpose and can uplift entire communities. Agood…
Analysing the new National Education Policy(NEP) 2020 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”- Nelson Mandela Education is the acquisition of knowledge, the process of training the mind, character and also it is a process of developing skills. The National Education Policy establishes specific priority on the advancement of the creative capability of individuals. It is based on the principle that education must acquire not only cognitive skills but also higher cognitive skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving, social and emotional skills. NEP also aims to include cultural awareness. The New Education…
Blindness creates a cycle of illiteracy, poverty and social exclusion forblind children, making them one of the most vulnerable groups in the world. A small number of them receive any kind of education. When children with disabilities participate in mainstream education on anequal basis with other children, they learn from an early age that they areequal and valued members of society. They remain in a normal socialenvironment, are no longer isolated and participate more actively ingeneral community activities throughout their lives. Amid a pandemic that engulfed almost the entire world and a lockdown, itbecame extremely difficult to manage the learning…
Restrictions alter student projects, but don’t dampen their enthusiasm to make a difference in their community. When the pandemic virtually shut down any face-to-face interactions between people last spring, it looked like the volunteer program in a central Ohio suburban school district would be paused for the year. But it turns out that with some tweaks to the annual program, not only were students able to participate, but in a way they became even more connected to their community. “The students who were really determined, made it happen,” says Jeanne Gogolski, a service-learning coordinator in Ohio. In the past, students…
Kerala which forms 1.18 per cent of the geographical area of the country has unique peculiarities in education and development. Kerala model of development is a topic of discussion across the world. The state could exhibit spectacular growth in education, healthcare, construction, infrastructure and services sectors. Kerala, the totally literate state in the country could achieve substantial growth in school and college education. The network of educational institutions is comparatively high in the state. This led to substantially higher numbers of graduates in the state. Compared to the National average, due to increased numbers of educated youth in the country,…
“Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous” – Confucius Dr. Joseph Parackal Kerala is ranked as the most literate state in the country. Schools and colleges are either run by government or private trusts. There is over 1400+ schools, 1000+ colleges and 6 universities in Kerala. Students after 10 years of secondary schooling, can opt for liberal arts, commerce or science streams to further their studies thereafter. According to the NIRF ranking, Kerala university and MG university are among the top 30 universities of India. A survey conducted in 2020 states that 20 colleges in Kerala are…
During the 12th century traditional education in Kerala was individualistic. It was confined to the teacher’s home or small academies. The main means for education during medieval period were shalas, ezhuthupalli, kalari, gurukulam, maktab, madrassa etc. The intension of such a system was to create togetherness , ensure well-being of the students including their physical fitness. As it progressed into the Sangam age by 1500 AD, Kerala had one of its its golden era in terms of education were everyone got the chance to get educated without any difference of cast, sex etc. One of the positive aspects of this…
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”-Nelson Mandela.Our world is a hub of death, disease, unpredictable climatic changes, earthquakes and war likesituations. We are speed rocketing into a future of uncertainty. The circumstances of our presentsituation call for a positive social change.World literacy rate as per 2019 is 86.48% and we continue to battle the evils of illiteracy, superstition,blind believes and age-old traditions. Discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, gender, race andreligion are comfortably accepted in the society. Crime rates are soaring at an all-time high.Corruption, fraud and cybercrime are the new…