Monthly Archives: July 2017

Changing the way we ‘school’ ourselves

Posted on July 23, 2017 by guptasudhir

In this article, I am not going to be as heretical as Ivan Illich whose book ‘Deschooling Society’ (1971) gives examples of the ineffectual nature of institutionalized education. Illich posited self-directed education, supported by social relations in informal arrangements. What … Continue reading →

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Simplifying Knowledge

Posted on July 16, 2017 by guptasudhir

It is ironical that we are in the 21st century talking and experiencing artificial intelligence, supersonic jets, cryogenic engines, storing digital information in bacteria and yet our basics and school education is so far fetched from what it should have … Continue reading →

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Education as a Source of Mobility

Posted on July 12, 2017 by guptasudhir

‘God has made us equal’ but unfortunately, we all do not live an equal and decent quality of life. Some do not even have two full meals a day while some have ten to fifteen chefs preparing food for a … Continue reading →

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