Re: [MTC Global] Our schools are still designed to produce clerks for empire

Dear Shri Mitra,

fully agree with you, especially with:

"The Indian education system, like the Indian bureaucratic system, is Victorian and still in the 19 th century. Our schools are still designed to produce clerks for an empire that does not exist anymore.  We don`t need to improve our education system — we need to reinvent it."

Only problem: the decision makers in ministries & educational institutions (including all teaching staff) would vehemently fight it! It is about their privileges, and any change is considered dangerous!

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In a message dated 02-12-2013 10:29:29 India Standard Time, bnath.dutta@gmail.com writes:

The Indian education system, like the Indian bureaucratic system, is Victorian and still in the 19 th century. Our schools are still designed to produce clerks for an empire that does not exist anymore.  We don`t need to improve our education system — we need to reinvent it.