Trapped! How our education system makes and breaks learning traps
This article is the second instalment of a two-part series on why learning traps ensnare children in cycles of poor academic performances, and what...
School Uniforms are Meant to Equalise Students, So Why Enforce Gendered Dress Codes?
“I remember how much I used to love wearing my uniform as a kid. But when I got older, I started to feel more...
Why Your Teacher Needs To Be Trained Better
All over the world, governments invest in teachers’ professional development as a measure to improve student learning outcomes in a region. Elaborate studies have...
Let’s Be Honest about Public Education: Busting Some Myths
In an opinion article titled “Busting myths and the double-speak on education” published in the Hindustan Times on July 07th, 2020, Mr Gurcharan Das...
How Do You Measure Academic Freedom? With Robert Quinn
Hosted by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Malavika VN
The recent high-profile resignations of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from their professorial positions at Ashoka University...
How Successful has the Universalization of Education in India Been so Far?
The Bastion and Teach for India have collaborated! Over the next few weeks, TFI's #JollyGoodFellows will be bringing you ground stories on some of India's most pressing education issues, straight from their classrooms. As we gear up for the 2020 budget, Manish Sharma explores the various issues plaguing the education sector, and how funds alone may not solve all of the issues affecting it.
Fighting the Good Fight: Can Indian Liberal Institutions Stay True to Their Ideals?
Written by Tanvi Mehta
While creating the education system for independent India, the first Education Minister, Maulana Azad, shouldered the responsibility of creating an institution...
Study in India: Is India Ready To Be A Destination For Foreign Students?
India with its culture of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ has been attracting foreign students for years. However, the government is now focusing on transforming India...
The Bastion Dialogues: Anil Pradhan
Anil Pradhan (AP) is the founder of the International Public School for Rural Innovation (IPSFRI), an initiative started in 2015 to educate Odisha’s under-privileged...
The Telangana SCERT Curriculum Framework: Rigorous or Unrealistic?
The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) is the governing body of primary and secondary education in the state of Telangana. Although...