Education has become fairly expensive in absolute terms and calls for better planning of finances. There is an interesting twist, however, to the whole context, goals, and the process of higher education – the best quality higher education could increasingly be organised outside formal classrooms! And at the prices comparable to 1990s levels and lesser! […]
Perhaps the greatest of illusions about schools is that the institution was launched by a group of kindly men and women who wanted to help the children of ordinary families, to level the playing field for all. Unfortunately, the origin and genesis of the school education system is not all that altruistic, even if we […]
You may be totally surprised by our assertion that the schools are not under-delivering! Schools, as we see them today, were the social invention of a fast industrializingwestern society to ‘mass-produce’ ‘adequately literate and numerate’ industrial workers out its largely agricultural populace.To top it, the above goal was made ‘assuredly achievable’ by ‘not really working […]
Q. Is there a correlation between parents’ investment levels in children and their grades? A very pertinent question in the context of increasing disposable income of parents but reducing ‘quality time’ within families, there is no definite positive correlation between children’s grades and their parents’ investment in them. An interesting article titled “Financial help from […]
Q. Is ‘doing’ the best way to learn science (and other subjects)? Let us recollect that there are only four vehicles for learning – hearing (lectures), seeing (demonstration, pictures), doing (experiments, experiences) and reading. The general belief is that ‘doing’ is the best way to learn about anything. Many within the science education community also […]
This is about to change and very soon in the future we will start witnessing the modern marvels of construction engineering. The buildings and structures of the future will be constructed faster, probably in a matter of days with robotic helpers and drones. The engineering companies will complete the whole buildings from scratch in a […]
Framework for 21st Century Learning This Framework describes the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in work and life; it is a blend of content knowledge, specific skills, expertise and literacies. Every 21st century skills implementation requires the development of core academic subject knowledge and understanding among all students. Those who can […]
Work is learning and learning is the work – Jarche Harold (June 17th, 2012) When did learning become the work? This is the network age. Our workplaces, economies and societies are becoming highly networked. The transmission of ideas can be instantaneous. There is no time to pause, go into the back room, and then develop […]
Global challenges for humanity – The Millenium Project The 15 Challenges before us: How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change? How can everyone have sufficient clean water without conflict? How can population growth and resources be brought into balance? How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? How can […]
Why your smartphone will NEVER be a universal translator – Benny Lewis The (translation) app essentially works by translating word for word what it sees. Some people may feel that it’s ‘good enough’ when they are monolingual and don’t understand how languages work. I was a professional translator for several years and I can tell […]
