my thoughts

The purpose of education is to enable an individual to live life with a mission to enjoy the same and let others do the same in the best possible manner. Education should help an individual to know the world in a better way than narrowing the thinking and approach. The other important lesson which should be learnt through education is the love for the nation and the living beings. The world is advancing at a fast pace and the individuals are finding it difficult to cope with the same. In this situation, proper education only can help the people to become self reliant and a source of positive energy for the country. The curriculum of the school and the college education must include the teaching of various philosophies like service before self. The other important aspect is the confidence and the belief in one`s ability and the potential of doing better for humanity.  Education should have a long term goal and the smaller problems of the day to day life should not be an eleme...

A great awakening has been created in the last few years as far as education in the schools and the colleges is concerned. There is a paradigm shift in the pedagogical approach towards teaching learning process especially in the schools across the world and our country has also been through the same. The focus is changing from teacher centric approach to learner centric approach which has helped in empowering the learner. The approach for multiple intelligence and  helping the children excel in the field in which they have an interest and aptitude, is the hallmark of the new approach. The role of a teacher has been redefined to be not just a facilitator but also a helmsman in and outside the class steering them in the right direction. Some people feel that the role of a teacher has been reduced but it is not so. The role of the teachers remain as important as it was before. The important thing all should understand is that the children of the day have more kn...

Our country is going through many reforms, be it the economic, social or education sector. It has been discussed earlier also and the debate is still going on as far as the educational reforms are concerned. The introduction of CCE by the Central Board of Secondary Education and the introduction of RTE by the central government are two important and major steps taken by the government. Government is making efforts on its part to make all stake holders aware of the advantage to the larger section of the society. Let us first focus on the issue which has been taken up by CBSE schools only. CCE has a holistic approach for the development of the child`s personality. Proper implementation of the same can bring out the best in a child. But there are a few problems which are faced by the people whether they are the teachers, students or the parents. The first is that not all people are aware of the real meaning and the process of the newly introduced evaluation system. This is because it w...