National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Teachers hold the key
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 proposes the revision and revamping of all aspects of the education structure to create a new system that is aligned with the aspirational goals of the 21st century. The policy mentions that it is critical that children not only learn, but more importantly learn how to learn, thus moving towards less content and more towards critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, how to innovate, adapt and absorb new material. Pedagogy, thus must evolve to become more experiential, holistic, integrated, discovery oriented etc making learning enjoyable. The teacher must be at the centre of the fundamental reforms in the education system. The implementation of the NEP 2020 it appears will hinge on the most important link in the value chain ie the "Teacher". The 4 important aspects impacting the teachers directly are shortage of teachers; their t raining and capacity building; r e-establishing the respect of the teachers as essential membe...