modern-pedagogy-the-way-forward-inclusive-schooling-makes-the-grade

[Gurumurthy K]

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.

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Guru,

IT for Change, Bengaluru

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