Generally speaking, public service initiatives are grim, boring affairs. But the “Teach India” campaign launched by The Times of India in collaboration with United Nations Volunteers—and modelled along the lines of the Teach for America campaign—is remarkable not just for what it seeks to achieve, but by the manner in which it tries to do so through a superlative TV commercial.
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Tags: Churumuri, Teach for America, Teach India, The Times of India, UN Volunteers, United Nations
26 July 2008 at 6:20 pm
Talking of United Nations, here are some UNESCO guidelines on education:
1.UNESCO supports mother tongue instruction as a means of improving educational quality by building upon the knowledge and experience of the learners and teachers.
2.UNESCO supports bilingual and/or multilingual education at all levels of education as a means of promoting both social and gender equality and as a key element of linguistically diverse societies.
3.UNESCO supports language as an essential component of inter-cultural education in order to encourage understanding between different population groups and ensure respect for fundamental rights.
“Mother tongue instruction is essential for initial instruction and literacy and should be extended to as late a stage in education as possible.”
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001297/129728e.pdf
27 July 2008 at 10:11 pm
Should we read Each one cheat evryone?
1 August 2008 at 5:04 pm
It is surprising that an important initiative like Teach India has generated so little interest.
What may be the reason?
In Mysore I was trying to introduce the concept of True Education. Despite the course being offered free only four enrolled. None of the colleges have started the course despite showing interest.
Why are we indifferent to education?
8 August 2008 at 7:15 am
@ Bhamy
Unfortunately in India, people get educated only for lucrative purposes.