Do we need an AICME ? India will need a large pool of quality technologists to produce world class products. Simultaneously, India will also need high caliber managers to
ensure the products are successful worldwide. Therefore, there is an urgent need to nurture management education. Is it not time, then, to constitute an All India Council for Management Education with a different mandate and structure than the AICTE?
Teaching and learning Meena Manch is a group consisting of school and college girls who take time out from their
academic schedules to promote and impart education among those less fortunate in Bihar. Through their efforts the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan is going from strength to strength.
Give them a book to read A love for books will go a long way in helping children in their academics. Parents and teachers have a major role to play in inculcating the reading habit among children.
Measuring misconceptions Measurement is one of the very basic concepts taught since Std 1. Yet, a majority of Std 4 students who were administered a diagnostic test got a simple question wrong.
World history from the pre-Sumerian period to the present The International World History Project at http://history-world.org/, contains a collection of world history related essays, documents, maps, music and video outlining human history and progress from the Neolithic era to the present.
The State government has proposed a ban on the use of cellphones by schoolchildren saying that it would affect their mental and physical growth. Is the government move justified? We invite our readers to express their opinion in 100 words. Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday. A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition.
