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Insightful essay ber) and shining a much-needed
THE EXPERT Comment essay spotlight on the extraordinary teach-
‘Higher education challenge and ers, researchers, edupreneurs, and
response’ (EW December) was educationists (TREE) who are the
insightful. Authors Pramath Sinha true pillars of learning and innova-
and Dipanita Malik rightly empha- tion in India’s education ecosystem.
sise that India’s most transformative The awards not only honour
ideas in higher education have come dedicated individuals doing ground-
from universities that dared to start breaking work but also inspire others
differently. in the field to raise the bar of quality,
In the face of mounting pressures creativity, and impact in education.
— from global competition and rising Such recognition serves as a pow-
student expectations to the need for erful reminder that nurturing talent
relevance, quality, and employability and championing transformative
— forward-thinking colleges and uni- practices are key to building a future-
versities need to respond with bold ready educational landscape.
DECEMBER 2025 strategies that blend academic rigour Debanjali Ghosh
with real-world adaptability. KOLKATA
Meaningful reform must prioritise
Welcome coverage width curriculum modernisation, industry
I AM A regular reader of Education- alignment, research culture, and Over-simplification
World. Your rankings of India’s best global engagement to prepare stu- YOUR EDITORIAL ‘Bihar elector-
preschools across ten parameters of dents for 21st century workplaces. ate’s Stockholm syndrome’ (EW
early childhood education excellence Nadiya Begum December), which criticises voter
(EW December), offers valuable BENGALURU behaviour in the state’s recent legisla-
information to parents. tive election, disappointingly falls
Congratulations for a well- into the trap of over-simplification by
researched survey and for adding Genuine apprehension likening an entire electorate’s politi-
many new cities such as Coim- I AM A private school teacher in cal choice to a psychological disorder.
batore, Jamnagar, Gwalior, Nashik, Chennai’s T. Nagar. Your news dis- It trivializes complex social factors
Raipur, Rajkot, Surat and Greater patch from Tamil Nadu titled ‘New that influence voter behaviour.
Noida, where public awareness of curriculum anxiety’ (EW December) Monica Kashyap
the importance of early childhood reflects genuine apprehension about PATNA
education is growing. I hope to see students’ academic future after the
many more tier II and tier III cities state government rejected NEP 2020
included in next year’s survey. and implemented its own State Edu- Practical advice
Sinchana R. cation Policy (SEP) 2025. THE TEACHER-2-Teacher essay
JAMNAGAR Many parents are worried wheth- ‘Preparing for early years education’
er the SEP 2025 curriculum will be (EW December) was insightful and
on a par with NCERT/CBSE. More offered practical advice to parents on
Proud milestone importantly, whether the curriculum ways and means to prepare youngest
ON BEHALF of our entire school fra- will prepare students adequately to children for formal education.
ternity, I extend my sincere gratitude write national competitive exams Author Arshleen Kalra has nicely
to EducationWorld for ranking our such as IIT-JEE and NEET, which balanced emotional and educational
preschool #6 in Mumbai. are based on the NCERT syllabus. readiness, making it clear that par-
This recognition is truly an hon- We sincerely hope the curriculum ents shouldn’t prepare children to
our and a proud milestone for us. committee will heed parents’ fears. acquire only academic skills but also
Such encouragement motivates us Deepika Kumar develop confidence, curiosity, and
to continue to strive to improve the CHENNAI love for learning. I also appreciated
quality of early childhood education her emphasis on thoughtful pre-
we provide to enable holistic devel- school selection and advice to build
opment of our children. Welcome TREE Awards a strong foundation before formal
Namarta Shah CONGRATULATIONS to EW for schooling begins — something that is
Brightminds Activity Centre instituting the EducationWorld India often overwhelming for new parents.
MUMBAI TREE Awards 2025-26 (EW Decem- Maneka Rao on EMAIL

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