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The intellectual bankruptcy of the two biggest universities in Kathmandu....
Kantipur FM Commentary: Education And Change
To improve a system, just introducing a change is, of course, insufficient. The nature of the change and how it's implemented is as equally important, if not more important. But that, I argue in this Kantipur FM commentary, is missed by those steering the transformation of our education system in Nepal.
Kantipur FM Commentary: School Fees And Social Status II
The wolf of educational institutions in Kathmandu fleece parents. The parents willingly oblige and pay up because of the culture of associating high school fees with social status. Folks, a win-win situation like no other, what's the problem?!
Kantipur FM Commentary: School Fees And Social Status I
In this show, i talked about the scam some private educational institutions in Nepal engage in. To make a lot of profits, they charge really high fees, which families lap up as social status symbol.
Sadly, the more expensive the school, the more the bragging rights of the parents!
Raise the Child, NOT the Rod
Corporal punishments rarely impart any meaningful lesson, and yet, in Nepal, it's defended as part of our "culture." My classmates and I suffered from it too and as far as I can tell, they didn't do much good for us!
What's more, it is possible to educate and raise children without punishing them physically.
Jayjeev preparing Raithane school students for some basketball drills and a game! (Click here for more photos.)
Kantipur FM Commentary: The Business of Education I
Reproduction of the February 2, 1998 episode of the Kantipur FM, Marlboro Music Network radio show, in which I talk about how private schools could be a really profitable business. They are able to fleece families of their students.
One of the ways they do that is by logging multiple charges for the same service, describing it using difficult-to-decipher acronyms and/or terms.
Kantipur FM Commentary: SLC — An Exercise in Futility and Unreliability
In the March 29, 1998 episode of the Kantipur FM, Marlboro Music Network radio show, I talk about the peculiarities of SLC by comparing my class' end-of-year examination results to that of SLC to show why it is an exercise in futility and unreliability.
Morning at a Temporary Learning Center in Rural Nepal
A glimpse into the way a day starts at Raithane School Temporary Learning Center.
Little Changes…Could be Big Victories
On the road to changing science teaching and learning...at Jana Uddhar School.
“Do you board a plane wearing a helmet ?? Is that gonna guarantee your safety??? But you do it nonetheless”
One of the skills education in Nepal should impart to students is the ability to reason, logically, a skill sourly lacking in many Nepalese. Teaching philosophy would help greatly.