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upgrade and develop their leadership tion of our university’s legacy and
skills. Although the national boards continuous pursuit of agricultural
CBSE and CISCE conduct workshops education excellence. It fuels our
for teachers, there are not enough commitment to advancing farm
forums for school leaders to level up research, extending our reach, and
their leadership skills. enhancing student welfare. We
Congratulations for launching a remain dedicated to improving the
commendable initiative. lives of farmers and contributing to
Shehzad Khan the agricultural sector.
NOIDA Prof. (Dr.) Tejinder Singh Riar
Additional Director of Communi-
cation. PAU, LUDHIANA
Private education bias
I AM A regular reader of your maga-
zine. Your latest (June) cover story Innovative inventions
waxes eloquent about private K-12 I AM IN awe of young Karman Singh
JUNE 2024 education. and the three Vivo Ignite champs
I suggest you also write a cover who were profiled in your well-writ-
story questioning private schools’ ten ‘Young Achievers’ column (EW
Brilliant summary exorbitant fee hikes, the cuts the June). Kudos to Karman Singh for
YOUR COVER story ‘Bright future management takes from preferred ideating and conceptualising a Smart
for private school education’ (EW textbook publishers, uniform suppli- Dustbin solution using Internet of
June) is a brilliant summary and ers, among other rackets. Things (IoT) to address India’s civic
interpretation of the well-researched It is sad that even government safety and cleanliness problems.
State of India K-12: Resilience schools of repute, of which I am a Equally innovative were the energy
Amidst Uncertainties Report 2024 product, rarely make it to the pages efficient smart street devices of the
published by LoEstro Advisors. of EducationWorld. AM Naik School champs.
Contrary to assertions of status Kamya Jain Congratulations to the parents
quo Left-liberals paralysed by inertia BENGALURU and teachers who encouraged these
and ideological baggage, the grow- young achievers to think creatively to
ing internationalisation of school Tuition fees of Indian private solve real-world problems.
education is good news for India’s schools are minuscule compared Shyla Reddy
K-12 education system, especially for with private schools overseas. BENGALURU
its burgeoning middle-class which Jettison your subsidies addiction —
nurtures dreams of providing their Editor
children world-class education. Super ambitious goal
New pedagogies and curriculums YOUR INTERVIEW with happiness
and increased technology usage are Valuable rankings survey guru Yogi Kochhar titled ‘Our minds
certain to filter down to moribund WE ARE profoundly grateful to have been colonised by social media
government schools and improve EducationWorld for ranking Punjab megacorps’ (EW June) drew my at-
teacher skills and students’ learning Agricultural University (PAU) among tention to the YOL app.
outcomes across the spectrum. India’s Top 3 agricultural varsities It’s an alarming statistic that
Eshwar Rawat (EW, May). This recognition based Indian children and youth spend an
DEHRADUN on comprehensive and rigorous average six hours per day on social
evaluation, is a testament to the hard media watching video reels featuring
work and dedication of our entire ambiguous, random and meaning-
Commendable initiative community — faculty, researchers, less trivia, devoid of any context or
YOUR SPECIAL Report on the EW- and students alike. Your rankings contiguity.
BSAI Education Leadership Retreat provide invaluable insights for Attaining 10 billion free, con-
2024 (EW June) was absorbing. prospective students and parents, scious and happy people by 2050 is
I couldn’t agree more with EW editor and your service significantly con- a super ambitious goal of the YOL
Dilip Thakore that if our children tributes to the nation's educational Foundation. Wish them good luck
and youth are to be trained to be- landscape, aligning with the national and all success!
come competent and capable leaders, goals of Viksit Bharat. Dhruva P.
education leaders themselves need to This recognition is a celebra- BENGALURU

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