Child Friendly, Stress Free and Skill Centered Schooling

Dr. S. RajeshMA (Hist); MA(Eco); M.Ed (England); Phd

PrincipalB M English School, Bangalore

An outline of schooling over the years

• The Gurukula system• The advent of English education• The PSU/ Bank/ Civil Service centered

education• The corporate, IT, US centered education in

India currently

The system in India today

• The “Prison Model” of Michel Foucault• Life skills and values take a back seat to grades

and scores• Excessive importance to scores• If learning can be made interesting, so can

evaluation• Evidential study at our school

The change agents

• JK, Vivekananda, Gandhi, Aurobindo • Information overload• The unique you – does our education

recognise this

Change the model

• Input output model – The division of labour days

• Knowledge known vs time well spent vs time wasted

• Create motivation for REAL learning• Creating job seekers vs income generators

Initiatives in this regard

• Lead the change – The RTE Issue• A flex is not our marketing tool• Competition vs Co Operation • Educating and sensitising parents• The Finnish and German models