Can There be Universities Where Only Robots Teach?
The recent unfolding of administrative action against faculty members in campuses like Visva Bharati compel us to ask if we are moving towards increased mechanisation of the vocation of teaching.
True Education and not Literacy is the Need of the Times
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?
The Impact of Bell Hooks : Education as the Practice of...
The New Leam believes that here in our country students and teachers ought to engage with Bell Hooks—a great professor and pedagogue who could...
The Pandemic, an Unfair Evaluation System and What Plagues our Educational...
The teaching-learning community is among the worst affected sections amid the pandemic, what adds to their woes is an often indifferent evaluation and assessment system. Isn't it high time we redefine education to be more sensitive and in tune with the needs of the learning community?
Exploring the Pivotal Role of the Head Teacher in Transforming the...
This case study presents the exemplary leadership of a head teacher who leveraged upon community support to transform the school infrastructure and learning environment of the Gadgaon primary government school.
Education to Achieve Social Justice and Equality:A commentary on NEP 2020
The following article looks at the NEP 2020 and its potential for generating social justice and equality.
Finding True Education beyond Literacy
Education is more than the acquisition of knowledge and a set of skills, education should enable an individual to live a meaningful life and contribute to the nurturance of the greater good of society as a holistic enterprise.
Upasana Kapur
Beyond Instrumental Reasoning: Education As Awakened Intelligence
Amid our obsession with technical/instrumental education, is it necessary to think differently and reimagine the very meaning of education?
When Carl Sagan talked about Science and Humanity
Science and humanity are intrinsically related to each other, the piece that follows establishes this link once again in the light of Carl Sagan’s ideas in this context.
What Sort of Schools Are You Searching For, Dear Parents?
EDUCATION
As the anxiety over children's admission into nursery classes becomes infectious, the author appeals to the parents to reflect on the 'goodness' of 'good' schools.