Exactly 12 years ago on the eve of the new millennium, when together with a small team of youngsters I embarked upon the mission to launch EducationWorld as the countrys first education news and analysis magazine, the expectation was of a smooth journey ahead. There was undoubtedly a general consensus in society — especially within […]
“Thanks to the coaching classes today, the quality of students entering IITs has gone lower and lower… They somehow get through the joint entrance examination. But their performance in IITs, at jobs or when they come for higher education in institutes in the US is not as good as it used […]
AssamDisqualification warning
Assams ministry of education has warned it will disqualify school headmasters appointed on the basis of invalid B.Ed certificates. According to an official circular issued on October 25, many school teachers have obtained mandatory B.Ed certificates from the UP-based Bharatiya Shiksha Parishad which is not affiliated with any recognised university. As such, it […]
The latest presentation of the Bangalore-based Indus Trust, which has promoted Top-10 rank international schools in Bangalore and Hyderabad, is IIS-Pune, off to a flying start.One of the most inspiring success stories of high-end, upscale K-12 education in post-liberalisation India is of the Bangalore-based Indus Trust, constituted in July 2003 by Silicon Valley-based entre-preneur Kumar […]
Everyone talks. Everyone communicates. But few connect. Those who do connect take their relationships, their work, and their lives to another level — John C. Maxwell, author and speakerIn the hills of north-east los angeles overlooking the Dodger Stadium, stands another baseball diamond. While this field never attracts the teeming crowds of its neighbour to […]
Adam Gordon Hopewell is chief executive of the Hyderabad-based The Language Company (TLC), registered as All Languages Company Pvt. Ltd (estb. March 2011). This new age company offers online and computer based solutions for learning English and eight other foreign languages (Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Italian, Dutch and Japanese) using ‘Tell Me More, a […]
As a teacher are you future-ready? Are children in your class being groomed to be future-ready?We are living in the pressure tense! But the mass of educational institutions are encaged in dark-age thinking. Why? Because, other than the advent of television, computers, and diverse electronica, the process of learning has not changed in multiple millennia. […]
The UK and Switzerland have the best-value higher education systems in the world while the US languishes in 16th place, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12.The rankings, unveiled last month (October), also spring a surprise at the top, where Harvard University is dethroned by the California Institute of Technology. Caltech snatches […]
Gary Pavela remembers being surprised by the defiant reaction of a visiting student from China whom he confronted over a clear-cut incident of plagiarism. In my culture we view it as honouring someone to use their words, said the student side-stepping the question of omission of attribution.In a study, the University of Windsor […]
In the 13th century, an unknown monk named Peter wrote some words, which could easily have appeared in todays newspapers: The world is going through troubled times. Todays young people only think of themselves. Theyve got no respect for parents or old people. Theyve got no time for rules or regulations. To hear them talk, […]
Businessmen Elon Musk has established a new Montessori preschool ‘Ad Astra’ in Bastrop, Texas, a one-of-its-kind, endorsing his and US President-elect Donald Trump’s views on .....Read More
PW invited parents from MD International School, Bijnor to share their thoughts on how they give their children early lessons in patriotism “From her .....Read More
