Education

How a teaching assignment brought me to Mumbai, making the city my home.

When BMC found that its schools might not have any students left by the year 2028, it started ICSE and CBSE syllabus. Here’s the response.

Schools that are not recognised by the government might put the students at risk. But lakhs of students in Mumbai have no choice.

Teenagers in this Kurla neighbourhood learn English and hope to achieve upward social mobility

The “Kabhi haan, Kabhi naa” mindset of the authorities has plagued several students into pits of doubt and despair for the last six months.

In their zeal to keep their shops running and to justify the fee structure, schools are going out of their way to make life hell for children and the teachers. Is this at all necessary?

This year, when schools are holding classes online, it is the best opportunity to teach students life skills and take the emphasis away from marks-based learning.

In the wake of successive lockdowns forced by the pandemic, state education department, teachers and NGOs are devising innovative ways to help students without smartphone and Internet access continue their education.

Little thought is being given to how students of corporation schools will be able to access this, given that for most of them access to quality internet connection and the devices required is severely limited.