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Disha Nawani
The writer is professor and dean, School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
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Why suicide prevention in higher education institutions cannot happen in silosSubscriber Only
April 09,2025 12:46:32 PM
Report by IIT, Delhi panel factors in many important issues. Its implementation depends on the goodwill of IITs
Wed, Apr 09, 2025
The insider-outside dilemma — who gets to represent concerns of marginalised communities?Subscriber Only
February 13,2025 07:37:14 AM
While insiders have a definite edge in terms of knowledge, this can't be the sole condition for choosing them.
Thu, Feb 13, 2025
Karnataka school horror: We are blaming the wrong peopleSubscriber Only
December 19,2023 14:55:39 PM
Violence, exclusion and hierarchies are social problems. If we make just individuals perpetrators, we will not find solutions
Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Scrapping of DU’s B.El.Ed programme: A grave loss for India’s education systemSubscriber Only
May 29,2023 17:23:33 PM
Instead of improving the programme or acknowledging challenges facing it, authorities have chosen to toss the baby with the bathwater
Mon, May 29, 2023
The problem with ASER survey: Reducing learning to absolute measurablesSubscriber Only
January 20,2023 13:08:27 PM
ASER and other such surveys define both learning and assessment in absolute, definite ways. This does not do justice to the dynamic nature of learning processes
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Disha Nawani and Vivek Kumar write: After Covid, schools must be rebuilt prioritising students’ needsSubscriber Only
June 21,2022 03:50:06 AM
Disha Nawani and Vivek Kumar write: Learning assessments should be sensitive to children's experiences during the crisis.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Learning to not lose faith in humanitySubscriber Only
February 28,2022 03:00:42 AM
While it’s important to critique and take positions in life, it is equally important to have a dialogue with people who have different points of view and bring back hope in our lives
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Schools are not immune to prejudices of societySubscriber Only
November 30,2021 04:01:32 AM
🔴 Disha Nawani writes: For each child, the social reality outside will also impact what she experiences inside school.
Wed, Dec 01, 2021
What does the idea of joy in learning mean?Subscriber Only
September 16,2021 03:02:28 AM
Disha Nawani writes: It’s not about ‘song and dance’ and banal physical activities. It’s about creating a positive ecosystem that facilitates education and teaches how to derive pleasure from the process of learning.
Fri, Sep 17, 2021
Indian education system must stop chasing ‘learning outcomes’Subscriber Only
March 31,2021 03:15:11 AM
Textbooks centred around outcomes follow a didactic approach of presenting facts that children are supposed to passively consume and memorise.
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Decreased allocations for education, reluctance to recognise pandemic fallout will sharpen educational divideSubscriber Only
February 13,2021 03:35:26 AM
It's strange that this year’s budget makes no reference to the pandemic and the multiple challenges it has thrown up for the poor.
Sat, Feb 13, 2021
Aishwarya Reddy’s death points finger at an education system that turns a blind eye to inequalitySubscriber Only
December 01,2020 03:44:54 AM
It is important to recognise that the pressures faced by such students, even in regular circumstances are huge — the pressure to do well academically, pressure to conform and look/dress/talk in a certain way. The list is long and encompasses every part of their being.
Tue, Dec 01, 2020
Conformity and inequality are wired into our education systemSubscriber Only
October 29,2020 03:16:00 AM
It’s time that we reflect on the kind of world we are creating through our system of “formal education, assessment and rewards” and its implications on young students.
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
NEP 2020 fails those trapped in vicious cycles of disadvantageSubscriber Only
September 25,2020 04:05:20 AM
Our aim should not be limited to imparting children with foundational skills of literacy, numeracy and competencies but removing structural disadvantages, thus enabling them to live a meaningful life, simultaneously strengthening our society as a secular, democratic space.
Fri, Sep 25, 2020
NEP 2020 comes short on providing an enabling milieu for teachersSubscriber Only
August 19,2020 03:39:23 AM
Good salaries, regular increments, rigorous entrance exams, professionally valued degrees for teachers, autonomy in curriculum development and student assessment are part of the reform process.
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Impasse caused by pandemic offers room to rethink board exams, find alternativesSubscriber Only
May 05,2020 04:45:37 AM
News about how the different boards are consumed with somehow conducting the remaining exams and sending powerpoint presentations to children urging them to meditate/exercise will not help — adoption of student-sensitive decisions will.
Tue, May 05, 2020Journalism of Courage
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