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What changes have come in the education system?

I  am writing this answer amidst the age of pandemic, the deadliest year of this decade. There are a lot of things that you can't find a trace 20 years back. They are as follows - Online studies and assignment conference calls and portals for examination Use of technological jargons in operation A lot of Co - curricular activities Computers and coding Online and offline competition YouTube and online academics  E certificates Student's psychological orientation and sustainable career counseling , vocational opportunities Online resources like E Books, animations, Augmented reality New technologies like Smart boards in smart classes, VR education etc. Online student communities Online diploma courses and personalized study management Use of A.I to replace red tapism. Freelance opportunities and online placements. Information abode  photo credit-Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/mediamodifier-1567646/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&...

Why is not Vedic Math included in Indian school Curriculum?

V edic Math are very useful for fast calculations and to increase efficiency in math but Indian schools do not keep Vedic Math in the syllabi. There might be few reasons behind this. They are as follows - Our India was colonized by Britishers and we were forced to learn their conventions. You may search the history and find out that we had many things exclusive that the society had forgot due to the influence of westernization. Same explanation goes for Vedic math. Our education system pursues the western mannerism till now. As we know there is no sign of Vedic Math in western countries, our syllabus is also made without it. Another reason might be that Indian education syllabus wants to maintain secularism. Though knowledge and spirituality must not be presented under orthodox religious beliefs. Whatsoever religion it is, every discipline has something to share and that helps us to create a rich culture and multi-faceted heritage. So, Vedic texts can be integrated with our syllabus bu...

What schools don't want you to know?- A funny busting of school myths

  There are few things that schools hide from the students. The reason might be anything. I am not judging whether they are good or bad. The following observations are judged based on some general assumptions and it must not hurt the sentiments of any institution They try to hide that 1. The teachers are the paid stuffs of the foundation and there is a boss of them instructing everything- Yeah, it is done in order to maintain a guardian relationship of teachers with the students. If the teachers are portrayed as a paid employee of an enterprise, the students might take their effort for granted.  2. They are highly responsible for a failure of a student.- Students are not only the source of income but also their success is the goodwill of the institution. Hence, the teachers are instructed by the principal managing board to take utmost care of all the students. They are highly focused on rejuvenating the school average in board exams and other competitive fields. So, even a sl...