Analysis of New National Education Policy 2020
Education Policy lays particular emphasis on the development of the creative potential of each individual. It is based on the principle that education must develop not only cognitive capacities – both the ‘foundational capacities ’of literacy and numeracy and ‘higher-order’ cognitive capacities, such as critical thinking and problem solving – but also social, ethical, and emotional capacities and dispositions.
The teacher must be at the centre of the fundamental reforms in the education system. The new education policy must help re-establish teachers, at all levels, as the most respected and essential members of our society, because they truly shape our next generation of citizens.
The fundamental principles that will guide both the education system at large, as well as the individual institutions within it are:
- recognizing, identifying, and fostering the unique capabilities of each student, by sensitizing teachers as well as parents to promote each student’s holistic development in both academic and non-academic spheres;
- according the highest priority to achieving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy by all students by Grade 3;
- flexibility, so that learners have the ability to choose their learning trajectories and programmes, and thereby choose their own paths in life according to their talents and interests;
- extensive use of technology in teaching and learning, removing language barriers, increasing access for Divyang students, and educational planning and management;
- respect for diversity and respect for the local context in all curriculum, pedagogy, and policy, always keeping in mind that education is a concurrent subject;
- synergy in curriculum across all levels of education from early childhood care and education to school education to higher education;
- ‘light but tight’ regulatory framework to ensure integrity, transparency, and resource efficiency of the educational system through audit and public disclosure while encouraging innovation and out-of-the-box ideas through autonomy, good governance, and empowerment;
- a rootedness and pride in India, and its rich, diverse, ancient and modern culture and knowledge systems and traditions;
- education is a public service; access to quality education must be considered a basic right of every child;
- substantial investment in a strong, vibrant public education system as well as the encouragement and facilitation of true philanthropic private and community participation.
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