Study released last week by the Confederation of Indian Industry calls for raising the allocation for India's education sector to 6% of GDP to meet global standards.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
“NEP a ‘strategic reimagining of the education landscape'” is an apology for reporting. While i admit it is not an opinion piece but you could have worked the material in report to put a sparkle in the article. I presume you have covered education beat for some years now, i don’t see it in your reportage. I have nothing against NEP2020 but implementation of NEP 2020 waters down the vision.
1. Vested interests, bureaucracy, coaching industry, edifice of deo, ministers have not been disturbed, their domains enjoy holy cow status. Give me one reason why cbse, aicte and similar bodies are not pushed to offer consultancy in a market place? why is illusion of non profit rubric still an acceptable cover. education has been privatized all but in name.
2. the adage “you get what you measure” is only paid lip service the changes are so glacial that a decade of youth would be destroyed before “system” starts producing employable youth. if that’s something you find acceptable it’s because you are part of brick in the wall .
3. when will we bury the idea that “truth” lies in ivory towers called universities or that people are interested in pursuing truth.
regards
“NEP a ‘strategic reimagining of the education landscape'” is an apology for reporting. While i admit it is not an opinion piece but you could have worked the material in report to put a sparkle in the article. I presume you have covered education beat for some years now, i don’t see it in your reportage. I have nothing against NEP2020 but implementation of NEP 2020 waters down the vision.
1. Vested interests, bureaucracy, coaching industry, edifice of deo, ministers have not been disturbed, their domains enjoy holy cow status. Give me one reason why cbse, aicte and similar bodies are not pushed to offer consultancy in a market place? why is illusion of non profit rubric still an acceptable cover. education has been privatized all but in name.
2. the adage “you get what you measure” is only paid lip service the changes are so glacial that a decade of youth would be destroyed before “system” starts producing employable youth. if that’s something you find acceptable it’s because you are part of brick in the wall .
3. when will we bury the idea that “truth” lies in ivory towers called universities or that people are interested in pursuing truth.
regards
All money for freebies, subsidies, corruption and loan waivers. No money for education.