National Education Policy, 2020 says the education system aims to produce engaged, productive, and contributing citizens to build an equitable, inclusive, and plural society. The curriculum and pedagogy must be designed such that students can develop a profound respect for Constitutional values and Fundamental Duties, a sense of national pride, and a conscientious understanding of […]
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“Each child has its unique characteristics. And it is our responsibility to create an environment where they can thrive and become responsible citizens of the country.” Binayak AcharyaFounder & CEO – ThinkZone EVENTS IN URBAN SETTINGS We organized events in low-resource settings in urban areas. The idea behind these events is to create awareness of
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Rinki, a 2021 fellow from Bhadrak, supported children’s learning in her area. Rinki is an aspiring teacher. Before joining any professional teaching course, she wanted to have experience in teaching children. So she joined the fellowship to have hands-on teaching experience. When she started teaching children, she observed that children lacked basic skills like number
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Chabirani Biswal is a humanities student from a tiny hamlet in Bhadrak district of Odisha. While studying, she had raised hopes to be a teacher. But lack of access to facilities, and family problems, she married early. After marriage, the hope of finding opportunities elsewhere, her dream was dashed by the responsibility of the house.
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ଭଦ୍ରକ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଏକ ଛୋଟ ଗାଁର ଜଣେ ବୋହୂ ଛବିରାଣୀ ବିଶ୍ଵାଳ । ଜଣେ କଳା ବିଭାଗର ଛାତ୍ରୀ ଥିଲେ ଛବିରାଣୀ, ପଢିବା ସମୟରେ ହିଁ ମନରେ ଆଶା ବାନ୍ଧିଥିଲେ ଶିକ୍ଷକତା କରାଇବାପାଇଁ ମାତ୍ର ପାରିପାର୍ଶ୍ଵିକ ସୁବିଧା ସୁଯୋଗର ଅଭାବ, ପାରିବାରିକ ସମସ୍ଯା ପାଇଁ ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ବୟସ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ବିବାହ କରିଥିଲେ । ବିବାହ ପରେ ଘରର ଦାୟିତ୍ଵ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଛନ୍ଦି ହୋଇ ନିଜର ସ୍ଵପ୍ନକୁ ସାକାର କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ସୁଯୋଗ ମଧ୍ୟ ଖୋଜିବାର ଆଶା
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ପୃଷ୍ଠ ଭୂମି ମୌଳିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଏକ ଶିଶୁ ପାଇଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତର ସମସ୍ତ ଶିକ୍ଷାର ମୂଳଦୁଆ ତିଆରି କରିଥାଏ । ବୁଝିବା, ଲେଖିବା ଏବଂ ମୌଳିକ ଗାଣିତିକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବା ସହିତ ପଢିବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ ହେବା ଏକ ପିଲାକୁ କଠିନ ଧାରଣା ବୁଝିବା ଓ ସମାଧାନ କରିବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ କରିଥାଏ । ମାତ୍ର ଏହି ମୌଳିକ କୌଶଳ ହାସଲ ନକରିବା ପିଲାକୁ ତୃତୀୟ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ପାଠକୁ ଜଟିଳ କରିଥାଏ । ଉଦାହରଣ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଯଦି ଜଣେ ପିଲା
ଶିକ୍ଷଣର ମୂଳଦୁଆ ମୁଜବତ୍ କରିବା ଦିଗରେ ଥିଙ୍କଜୋନ୍ … Read More »
One decade before, by education, we meant its students, school, classroom, books, or teachers. But as time changes, the very element of education has changed. In recent years the rise of the edtech industry has changed the idea of education. Education is not limited to the classroom, textbooks, or school. With the introduction of virtual
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Rajesh, an undergraduate student from Cuttack, saw an advertisement for an expensive smartphone on an App for a discounted price of ₹2000 and purchased the phone through UPI. Within a day, a delivery boy called to deliver the phone; he demanded payment again and explained that it was a pay-on-delivery order. The delivery boy also
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EDUCATION CRISIS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC School closures due to the pandemic have affected more than 320 million students across India (UNESCO, 2020). The estimated loss of lifelong learning for Indian students has been substantial during the pandemic (World Bank, 2020). The pandemic has exposed a massive digital divide within India’s education system since most
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