The role of educators and administrators in preparing students for the future

There is almost unanimous agreement that our educational system can no longer afford to perpetuate the past. Our teachers can actively build the momentum for change by embracing a new role-vision. Find out how teachers can widen their roles such that students are “awakened” to create a better future for all concerned.

Talk given to Principals at the National Fiji Principals Association Conference, May 2016

Education for Enablement [old]

Talk given at the National Seminar on Education organized by Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi, February 2011, proposing a new model for the educational system, to create future contributors for the nation.

What is the purpose of education? Two diverse views currently exist of our educational system – a functional view (to build technical knowledge & become career-worthy) and a human view (to build character & values). Is it possible to integrate both these views into our educational system? A new integrative view proposed in ‘Education for Enablement’.

Talk given at the National Seminar on Education organized by Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi, on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary, February 2011

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