Education
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Ensure Teaching Rather Than Bringing Back the Examination System
ENSURE TEACHING RATHER THAN BRINGING BACK THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM The central government and its ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh are trying to bring about some fundamental changes in the education system. Among them are the decisions to withdraw the option given to class X students of the Central Board of Secondary Education to not appear…
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Schools Refusing to Comply With RTE Must Be Nationalised
The No Objection Certificate given by the district administration in order for these schools to obtain recognition from some boards could be withdrawn for the schools which are not complying with the RTE Act. Otherwise the schools should be nationalised.
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Non Implementation of HC order by UP Government
WHY THE UP GOVERNMENT IS NOT KEEN ON IMPLEMENTING THE HC ORDER MAKING IT COMPULSORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL RECEIVING GOVERNMENT SALARIES TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS On 18th August, 2015 the High Court at Allahabad had instructed the Uttar Pradesh Government to implement within six months an order making it compulsory for…
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The Conspiracy of Silence Around Educational Qualifications
http://thewire.in/2016/06/01/the-conspiracy-of-silence-around-educational-qualifications-36451/
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Jagdish Gandhi is Guilty of Violation of Law and Contempt of Court
by Sandeep Pandey The Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Lucknow passed an order on 6 April, 2015, directing the prestigious City Montessori School to admit 31 children under the 25% reservation provision for children from disadvantaged groups and weaker sections under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. CMS decided to move the…
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No Relation Between Learning and Examination
by Sandeep Pandey Some of my teacher friends are quite concerned with the fact that I don’t conduct any examination in the courses that I teach and almost all students in my class get ‘A’ grade. I believe there is no relationship between learning and examination. If the purpose of teaching is to make students…
