NEP promotes versatile education and intends to provide innovative, vocational and skill-based education to everyone. With this holistic approach, we can instill innovation, entrepreneurship and human values amongst the students shared Chandrakala Sharma, Principal, Aurangabad Public School, Bajaj Nagar, Aurangabad in an exclusive conversation with Sheeba Chauhan of Elets News Network. Edited excerpts:
What are your thoughts on the current education system in India and how do you plan to make positive changes?
At present, the Indian education system is transitioned from traditional to modern as it has been started from the age of ‘Gurukuls’ and now reached to the Digitally-Driven Smart Classes and become a blended learning process where students can mould themselves and get their skills set version.
And being a principal, I witnessed, it is mandatory to continuously upgrade itself to match the pace of the global village. However, it is lacking in execution of spiritual and scientific educational approach that means it lacks in practical subjects, training and value based learning.
NEP promotes versatile education and intends to provide innovative, vocational and skill-based education to everyone. With this holistic approach, we can instill innovation and entrepreneurship and human values amongst the students. I believe, “Rightly educated people can lead the right paths and this can be a ladder to reach for the top. Education makes people understand how to live freely and be the reason of development for themselves.”
How do you approach classroom management and student engagement? What are the innovative practices you are following at your school for the same?
With apt management, we can achieve our intended goals, can improve efficiency and even create a dynamic environment. Therefore, I believe classroom management and students’ engagement is truly essential to make teaching-learning process effective. We appreciate and practice three C’s of classroom management i.e. Connection, Consistency and Compassion to create learning environment in classroom.
Students must feel comfortable and connected with their classroom. And for the same, we maintain cleanliness, discipline, comfortable seating arrangement and most importantly we do segregation of duties among students, it helps us to instill responsible behaviour among them.
How do you incorporate technology and innovative teaching methods in your lessons?
Being a student centric school, we practice blended teaching learning process where students can be familiar with 21st century’s technology and innovative teaching methods. We appreciate e-learning to give them lively experience while teaching practical based subjects such as Science, Mathematics and Social Studies.
How do you plan to become the best school and inculcate confidence in students with value, knowledge, and Skills?
We are bound to provide holistic education to our students. Therefore, they can become responsible youth who can lead the nation in the right direction. We strive to inculcate confidence in students with value, knowledge, and skills. And for the same, we provide them versatile platforms where they can come up with their innovative ideas and opportunities and eventually develop themselves.
