Are we really ready for the NEP?
Whenever there is some reform, it has to reach each and every citizen of India. Today, the National Education Policy is so much in the news. However, very little about this has really reached the teachers, the vital stakeholders and even much less, the students who are the most important stake-holders.At best, some CBSE schools have taken some steps in some pockets. In spite of a big population, we still do not find the best of Mathematics teachers, for example. Mathematics is often a nightmare for thousands of students, who seem to be really losing out in the rat race.
This is just one tip of the iceberg, in terms of challenges. Social science teachers are very difficult to find too. Sociology, for example, is a fabulous subject but most parents and even many teachers have not even heard about it.
We need massive communication efforts to implement NEP.. Otherwise, we will be beating around the bush.