What is Education?

The Kathir Times has published my new article on the Draft New Education Policy, titled "Education For Application of Mind and Skills for Children : Why change in education policy is need of the hour?" 

Two para from the article:

"Moreover, it is imperative that the purpose of teacher-centric syllabus based mainstream education has to develop the application of mind in children which will pave for acquiring competence with skills of logic and reasoning more than just numbers, theories, and history. These trainings are the ultimate real game-changer for children becoming a self- confident to face real-life challenges and core competencies in their chosen profession to stimulate thinking. In other words, true teachers or parents should show the children how to think with the application of mind and not what to think and should never be judgmental about which ways to think. 

Therefore, the proposed draft new education policy would help children to adapt, develop and nurture the application of young minds with skills to become competent enough to face the real-life situations like Self-Awareness, Empathy, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Decision making, Problem-solving, Creative thinking, Critical thinking, Coping with Emotions, and Coping with Stress. A student who practices any five of these skills continuously would witness significant changes in their life and profession in terms of dealing with personal problems or constructively resolving the professional issues and challenges."