Dear All,
The
most negative word of the year is POSITIVE.
The
most talked about concern (after the ever growing statistics of corona positive
cases) is Education of children.
As an
immediate measure to stem the spread of Covid-19, most educational institutions
have been shut since the end of March. It is still difficult to predict when
schools, colleges and universities will reopen.
In the meantime, Education has taken different forms and moulds, as it did in the past. From a monastic order of education under the supervision of a guru to Digital online learning platforms, Education has seen it all. In Gurukula method, the knowledge was not imparted equally to everyone but according to their status in society. What’s not different today, in this Pandemic panorama? Digital have-nots are pushed to the periphery and deprived of the Education.
At the dawn of 2020, the whole world was looking at Indian sub continent with awe and fear because of the demographic dividend (proportion of working population out of total population is high, which will be a key driver for future growth) but with all the new digital Online Platforms for learning, we are facing a Digital Divide.
“The major challenge of remote learning is disparity in access – from electricity and internet connections to devices like computer or smart phones. In fact, as per the National Sample Survey, only 8% of all households have both a computer and an internet connection.”
With
all these disparities, India, after 34 years, has revised its own education
policy in a great hurry, without giving sufficient time for people to ponder
and get their perspective on it. We are faced with the New Educational Policy
in the untimely event of this Pandemic. So many things grappling our mind:
Three
language formula with special emphasis on Sanskrit
Changing
the format to 5+3+3+4 in school education
Standardized
exams for grades 3,5 and 8
Where
are we headed? The future is bleak and blurred. The illogical hurry in
implementing the so called historical change in Education Policy, creates a fearsome
suspicion and abysmal uncertainty about the future.
The responsibility is very grave on us in giving our children, the equal opportunity to learn and to make this learning a happy endeavour.
We believe that Child is the Priority and Prerogative in our
Mission. We can’t but think in terms of the wellness of the children who are
given unto our care. Our mission is not to prepare our children for something
or some syllabus but to prepare themselves with Life Preparedness. We also
believe that Education isn’t something that we can finish that’s why we carry
out the following:
1.
Virtual Learning
2.
Learning Arts & Crafts
3. Celebration of Festivals to express their creative energy.
4. Exhibitions and culturals to exhibit their talents.
5.
Life skills
If the child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.
Let’s
realize Progress is not measured only in papers.
Let’s make
Education accessible and joyful to our children.
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