Learning vs School Education

The draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 has been a heated discussion now among experts and the concerned about future of education vs learning abilities and disabilities of children.

Here are some of the interesting analysis of different experts:

If you wanted to understand the draft NEP in a nutshell, read here.

19 Major changes in the NEP is listed here.

NEP explained in a plain words here.

While the rest of the world has been dabbling with sweeping reform ideas such as school vouchers (a form of direct benefit transfer, DBT), the draft NEP does not even consider this, even though it could usefully be the central plank of reform to enable accountability.

It adds that private pre-schools often consist of formal teaching and rote memorisation with limited play-based learning. A 2017 study by the Ambedkar University showed that “a significant proportion of children in India who completed pre-primary education, public or private, did not have the needed school readiness competencies when they joined primary school,” says the draft Policy.

“The draft, for the first time, has rightly suggested solutions for early childhood and primary education. The focus on basic understanding of language, and mathematics will help in improving the quality,"

CCS has detailed analysis on New Education Policy: Principles, Priorities &Practices

Multi-linguistics education in India is imperative