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children, quality of mid-day meals, Premature write-up
anganwadi education, out-of-school YOUR PEOPLE on ‘Happiness evan-
children, etc. gelist’ Yogesh Kochhar sends a strong
Keerthi Kadam message of hope (EW July). Espe-
THANE cially in times when Indian youth
are glued to their mobile phones and
social media. I hope the YOL app can
Develop horticulture help us retrieve our minds.
processing However, I believe your write-up
would have been far more newswor-
YOUR SPECIAL Report ‘Upskill- thy had the pilot programmes been
ing panic spreading countrywide’ completed to give readers a clear
(EW July) certainly made its point! indication of how effectively the app
That invention of new technologies enhances the happiness quotient.
has spread deep fear of redundancy Sindhu Arya
among employees far and wide mak- DELHI
JULY 2023 ing reskilling/upskilling a necessity.
In particular, Dr. Alka Singh’s
strong plea for development of the Words of appreciation
horticulture processing industry to I AM IN receipt of the latest issue
Liberalise education avoid huge annual wastage needs to of EW highlighting other than Ivy
YOUR INSIGHTFUL cover story be urgently heeded. News that there League universities of America (EW
‘Licence-permit-quota raj despair is a sharp increase in applications for May). Congratulations for ideating
in K-12 education’ (EW July) was short-term courses in fertilizer, pes- new features to enhance EW and
alarming. I couldn’t agree more with ticide usage and green house man- increase its readership globally.
the authors who say that with oppor- agement is very welcome. There is The prelude from the editor is
tunities for rents-seeking declining urgent need to improve India’s farm always excellently written and the
in industry, LPQ raj has migrated to yields and skilling youth to integrate feature stories are aptly shortlisted.
K-12 education. latest technologies with traditional EducationWorld conveys a strong
There is urgent need for the Cen- farming is the best solution. message to all readers that there
tral and state governments to liber- Brinda Sen should be no compromise when it
alise and improve their ease-of-doing KOLKATA comes to the education of children
education processes and procedures, and youth. I appreciate your efforts
and meanwhile appoint bureaucrats to make the nation aware of the
with squeaky-clean records to head AI fears shortcomings of the education sys-
leadership positions in this critical YOUR Teacher-to-Teacher essay tem and urgency to revitalise it.
ministry. ‘Managing AI advantageously’ (EW As you have highlighted, more
Saisha Chandra July) highlights the potential of AI to needs to be done to reach 21st cen-
CHENNAI improve teaching-learning processes. tury learning concepts to aspiring
I agree with most of author Lawrence students and parents. The need of
Fray’s views except for one. the hour is applications-oriented
Time to move on Fray’s recommendation for teach- learning. Once again, we appreciate
I am a regular reader of EW. Your ers to utilise AI to produce lesson your zest to see the education sector
latest cover story is on a subject — plans, worksheets and assessments revamped and enhanced so that our
licence-permit-quota raj — which is shocking. In my opinion, this children receive the best learning op-
has been repeatedly analysed in your will drive students to study only portunities and become contributors
magazine. Given that the needle of textbooks generated content, given to the national and global economies.
public policy hasn’t moved an inch that ChatGPT generates questions We applaud all the good work
in so many years, there is little hope from the same limited content. The being done by you and your team
it will happen now. Let’s face it. LPQ greater fear is that the rise of AI and at EducationWorld. May God bless
raj is here to stay, ChatGPT usage may mark the end of you!
Perhaps it’s time to move on. conceptual learning for students and Dr. A. F. Pinto
Widen your education scope and teachers’ creativity forever! Chairman
explore other urgent issues such as Sandhya Sule Ryan International Group of
nutrition deficiencies in school-going MUMBAI Institutions, MUMBAI

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