With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has been co-opted.
The centralisation of examinations in Dhaka fosters inequality and compromises the recruitment process.
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
The new round of curricular reform and textbook re-writing has given rise to a spate of debate, pointing to different kinds of problems with the new initiative.
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.
Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
We may be witnessing a deja vu with the new curriculum.
What is most telling is the discrepancy in academic performance across divisions as well as geographical areas.
We need to change the mindset of grade glorification.
It’s time to make our education system conducive to critical thinking
Communal and nationalistic expressions in our education system are not uncommon.
