Good On Feb 6, 2016 2:30 PM, "Gurumurthy K" <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Schools are becoming more 'stratified' with private schools being able to > attract parents able to pay fees. Increasingly, Government schools are for > children whose parents are not able to afford the fees. However, it is > important for all schools to have a mix of children from divergent > backgrounds ... not only for social reasons but also pedagogical... read > article excerpt below > > modern-pedagogy-the-way-forward-inclusive-schooling-makes-the-grade > Prof Krishna Kumar. > > As a philosopher who also taught children, Dewey knew from experience that > the presence of children from divergent home backgrounds forces the teacher > to be more imaginative. Children’s talk and responses bring into the > classroom a richer cultural resource that is not available in an exclusive > school. The teacher has to perform a more active role in a socially > inclusive classroom, drawing from children their varied experiences and > viewpoints, thereby creating a collective mind with higher analytical > insights and social awareness. The benefits are not merely social or moral; > they extend to cognitive grasp in all areas of knowledge. > > A vast amount of psychological and pedagogic research carried out in > different countries has proved the correctness of Dewey’s vision. Its > political worth has also been demonstrated by the fact that societies with > common school systems have shown greater inner strength while facing the > challenges of modernity than others where exclusiveness persisted. > > > read entire article on > http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/modern-pedagogy-the-way-forward-inclusive-schooling-makes-the-grade/story-VbsJ1xh8UeM980M7CWolFM.html > Guru, > > IT for Change, Bengaluru > www.ITforChange.net > > -- > 1. If a teacher wants to join STF, visit > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Become_a_STF_groups_member > 2. For STF training, visit KOER - > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php > 4. For Ubuntu 14.04 installation, visit > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Kalpavriksha > 4. For doubts on Ubuntu, public software, visit > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions > 5. Are you using pirated software? Use Sarvajanika Tantramsha, see > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Why_public_software > ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Maths & Science STF" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mathssciencestf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mathssciencestf@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mathssciencestf. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 1. If a teacher wants to join STF, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Become_a_STF_groups_member 2. For STF training, visit KOER - http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php 4. For Ubuntu 14.04 installation, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Kalpavriksha 4. For doubts on Ubuntu, public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions 5. Are you using pirated software? Use Sarvajanika Tantramsha, see http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Why_public_software ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maths & Science STF" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mathssciencestf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to mathssciencestf@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mathssciencestf. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
