On course for the future
The Hindu
Rather than fearing lost learning, we must continue to support new ways of learning and teaching that have begun during the pandemic
COVID-19 has accelerated many latent trends and shown how outdated and irrelevant some aspects of traditional education have become. These accelerating trends and drivers of change involve a spread of interconnecting factors: technology, demographics, climate, mobility, and social justice/equity, among others. These global transformations are shaping a future that is unpredictable, interdependent, and complex. So, how can education prepare students for such a world? More than anything, students need the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will help them embrace opportunities and solve challenges. In addition to cognitive ability, they need broader competencies, such as teamwork, critical thinking, social and global awareness, time- and life-management skills — attributes not taught by traditional education.Forest Department’s afforestation plans go awry as A.P. govt. fails to release CAMPA funds in time. The department has not been able to implement its Annual Plan Operation since 2018-19 despite the Union government releasing funds, and the interest accrued on unutilised funds now stands at ₹250 crore.
TDP leaders release booklet on ‘atrocities’ of YSRCP MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy. The party leaders vow to prove in courts the MLA’s involvement in offences of varying nature. Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy has 79 criminal cases pending against him, of which 51 are related to attacks by him and his followers on persons belonging to the BCs, SCs, STs and minorities, says the TDP.