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The Empty Classroom: Why Rural India’s Government Schools Are Losing Relevance

The Empty Classroom: Why Rural India’s Government Schools Are Losing Relevance

  The rural school is not redundant. Its delivery model is. India has largely won the battle to get children into school. The harder battle is ensuring that the classroom gives them the abilities they need for...

Are We Making Students So Busy in Studies That They No Longer Have Time to Learn?

Are We Making Students So Busy That They No Longer Have Time to Learn?

A student can spend an entire day studying and still have very little time to think. School in the morning, coaching in the evening, homework at night, a test tomorrow and an assignment due next week. From the...

In the Age of Blind Faith and Intelligent Machines, Scientific Temper Is a Civic Necessity

WHEN FAITH FREEZES THE EVIDENCE

India can land a spacecraft on the Moon and still mistake freezer ice for a divine visitation. The next science mission is not only to communicate achievements, but to build citizens who can question, verify...

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