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Complexity of the Indian Education System
This will be worth reading for anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding of the complexity of the Indian education system (the story...
Priyank Sharma
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List of Must-read books in Education
I have received several messages from people intending to understand the Indian Education System. I am sharing with you what I feel is a...
Priyank Sharma
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What does education lead to?
Education helps in providing skills/knowledge Skills lead to better job Better job means better pay (So, education helps in alleviating...
Priyank Sharma
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What's education for? Who's a well educated individual?
The story is of my engineering days at NIT Jalandhar. Since it was an NIT, the students in this story lie in the top 5% of the 1 million...
Priyank Sharma
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What education means for a young boy/girl in the hills?
There was a village in a remote hilly area. The place was away from the city hustle. The people in the village cultivated their own food,...
Priyank Sharma
2 min read
Which is the most urgent area of research for improving the Indian Education System?
I was recently asked the above question. The immediate answer that came to me: "It's hands down - Teacher Education". Historically,...
Priyank Sharma
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How to access research papers behind paywalls?
I was approached by someone regarding a research paper they wanted to access. This is what I told them. Never type on google: sci-hub...
Priyank Sharma
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ProTips for research
1. Typeset.io is a better place to search for relevant research papers than google search, jstor search, google scholar search or any...
Priyank Sharma
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How the non-state actors can impact the state driven education system?
There has been an increasing intervention of non-state actors in the domain of education. Arguably, what was previously a work of the...
Priyank Sharma
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Agency of a teacher in the textbook culture
A curriculum designer went overboard in explaining how his publisher's books are extra-ordinary; that they don't just design the content...
Priyank Sharma
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Core challenge of a private low income school
One of the critical problems faced by a private low income school in an urban or semi-urban space is teacher attrition. Let's say there's...
Priyank Sharma
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Why education reform efforts don't work?
Problem: The system is rote learning based. Solution: Let's do experiential learning. Problem: The students from marginalized background...
Priyank Sharma
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