20/01/2021 - Education

KEY POINTS

Open Schooling

Open schooling is a flexible education system that allows learners to learn where and when they want, physically away from a school and a teacher.

Addressing various concerns

Poor internet connectivity

·        The Padhai Tuhar Dwar initiative, aspirational district Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh organised mohalla classes for students living in far-flung areas.

·        With the combined efforts of teachers and the district administration, the concept of mohalla classes is making sure that those students who don’t have access to online classes can continue to attend lessons.

Reducing dropout rates

·        Hundreds of miles away from Rajnandgaon, on the banks of the Jhelum River, a similar initiative was spearheaded by aspirational district Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir.

·        Volunteer-driven open air community classes, in adherence with social distancing norms, were conducted in villages in various shifts to cover as many students as possible.

Limited infrastructure

·        In Jharkhand the district of Gumla, doorstep delivery of school books and other study material has been facilitated by the district administration.

·        The PM eVIDYA initiative is a remarkable example of an umbrella project to provide impetus to digital/online/on-air education and enable multi-mode access to education.

·        SWAYAM is another example of the persistent efforts of the government of India to enable equitable access to quality teaching and learning resources to the most underprivileged sections of society.

Way forward

·        The government remains strongly committed to its goal of education for all and these are some of the many steadfast steps directed towards achieving this goal.

Please Review and Provide Feedback