Here is a video on the talk I gave for The India Center in New York City in November 2014. The presentation offers a glimpse into aspects of Education in Ancient India. Viewers can read this topic in more details in my books Going to School in South Asia (Greenwood 2007) and Early Childhood Education, Postcolonial Theory, and Teaching Practices and Policies in India (Palgrave, 2006/2013).
Leah Davies, M.Ed., has put together the ABCs of Parenting - a wonderful set of guidelines for all parents to read and take into consideration, and for teachers and pediatricians to share with parents of the children they interact with:
http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips/ParentTip1.html
Consider applying for a WISE Award if your project is having a strong educational impact in your community!!
"Each year the WISE Awards recognize six successful innovations for today’s education challenges.Since 2009, the WISE Awards have identified and promoted education excellence by recognizing projects that are addressing key education challenges, and are having a strong positive impact on individuals and in communities globally. In bringing forward these models, WISE is helping build a network of change-makers and encouraging collaboration" (WISE Awards Brochure).
"Each year the WISE Awards recognize six successful innovations for today’s education challenges.Since 2009, the WISE Awards have identified and promoted education excellence by recognizing projects that are addressing key education challenges, and are having a strong positive impact on individuals and in communities globally. In bringing forward these models, WISE is helping build a network of change-makers and encouraging collaboration" (WISE Awards Brochure).
Click on the following link for more information about the awards and winning projects in previous years:
http://www.wise-qatar.org/sites/default/files/2015_wise_awards_digital_brochure.pdf
The deadline for applying for the 2015 WISE Awards is January 15th.
I will be participating in a debate on early childhood education at the World Innovation Summit on Education in Doha next week. So looking forward to this wonderful opportunity, and to sharing thoughts and ideas at this global forum with people who bring to the table diverse perspectives on education...
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/amita-gupta.cfm
Education policies are forever challenged by the access vs quality tension. Is this a false dichotomy or are the two parallel lines that just will not meet? Here is a piece in today's NY Times that describes another example of this challenge in the context of education in India.