The today's discussion in class made me reflect the possibility of making knowledge free. I still believe that sharing of knowledge is contingent upon maximizing output for self and society and also depends on the capability of the ideator to take it forward. However; I was deeply affected by the student and teacher example of sharing of knowledge and am convinced that there is a possibility of taking this sharing to the next level
I envisage a model whereby the access to education is free from entry barriers be it natural barriers or artificial barriers like lack of infrastructure. I strongly feel that every citizen should have right to knowledge and the self selection should be only barrier.
There ha some work in this direction whereby the lectures in classrooms of IIT is available over the net in form of videos. I wanted to develop a similar model at Primary education level whereby children in remotest village should not be constrained because of lack of infra-structure.
I agree with Sir that Intent is vital but I strongly believe in making the model financially sustainable so that it can be scaled ( Completely appreciating that " Scale should not be impediment to ideation" but the impact gets more if the model is scalable esp in a sector as education)
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Avijit
I envisage a model whereby the access to education is free from entry barriers be it natural barriers or artificial barriers like lack of infrastructure. I strongly feel that every citizen should have right to knowledge and the self selection should be only barrier.
There ha some work in this direction whereby the lectures in classrooms of IIT is available over the net in form of videos. I wanted to develop a similar model at Primary education level whereby children in remotest village should not be constrained because of lack of infra-structure.
I agree with Sir that Intent is vital but I strongly believe in making the model financially sustainable so that it can be scaled ( Completely appreciating that " Scale should not be impediment to ideation" but the impact gets more if the model is scalable esp in a sector as education)
Thanks and Regards
Avijit
Hi Avijit,
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However, is your concern the lack of infrastructure or the availability of quality education. I guess sharing quality study material like videos etc, may still be dependent a lot on infrastructure. Infact, the TeachIndia campaign, currently takes in volunteers for a two year period to impart direct education as offline mode or internet may still be a limitation. Probably, you can interact with some of them to get a better idea about the concerns and issues in imparting education today.
Cheers,
Shantam
The premise of any institution being developed for education has to take into account the purpose of the same. How do we define the education is important. whether it is under the formal or an informal setting. Now considering the setting to be formal, providing infrastructure in 6 lakh villages would be a momentous task. Before implementation , practicality has to be considered.
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Rahul and Sumedh