I accidentally stumbled upon the work of Salman Khan and his team.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Khan_%28educator%29
http://www.khanacademy.org/
What a fabulous work these guys are doing ! Be sure to check out. I am sure your reaction will be "had I got access to such education I would have been a genius by now !"
To improve the ever deteriorating education systems of countries like India, we have to ensure that good teachers reach the masses. Even the poorest should have access to quality education. Only then can we create equal opportunities, which a welfare state like ours, aims at.
The Khan academy is trying to tap the power of Internet and multimedia for making quality education available for everyone. Most of us would spend our lives criticizing and blaming the system and doing nothing to change it.
While throughout the day, through various forms of media we are bombarded with artificial reality shows, saas-bahu's sinister plots, sansani breaking news, stupid wallpapers, ringtones SMSes , useless quizzes and tarot card readers and astrologers - all justified in the name of "this is what we want". But, I believe, that is not what we need. Along with other things, I believe, such academies is what we need, and that the societal forces controlling the media have to ensure that they are delivered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Khan_%28educator%29
http://www.khanacademy.org/
What a fabulous work these guys are doing ! Be sure to check out. I am sure your reaction will be "had I got access to such education I would have been a genius by now !"
To improve the ever deteriorating education systems of countries like India, we have to ensure that good teachers reach the masses. Even the poorest should have access to quality education. Only then can we create equal opportunities, which a welfare state like ours, aims at.
The Khan academy is trying to tap the power of Internet and multimedia for making quality education available for everyone. Most of us would spend our lives criticizing and blaming the system and doing nothing to change it.
While throughout the day, through various forms of media we are bombarded with artificial reality shows, saas-bahu's sinister plots, sansani breaking news, stupid wallpapers, ringtones SMSes , useless quizzes and tarot card readers and astrologers - all justified in the name of "this is what we want". But, I believe, that is not what we need. Along with other things, I believe, such academies is what we need, and that the societal forces controlling the media have to ensure that they are delivered.
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