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Intern Speaks – Rishank Srivastava

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 by Happiness Agent

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Rishank is an Engineering Student at Pune Institute of Computer Technology. He was selected from around 200 applications to undertake 2 months of Internship with Yes! I Am Happy. Post the completion of his internship which included executing the on-field sessions at Municipality School, Karve Nagar, Pune with co-intern, Snehal Gunjal, this…

Collaboration over Competition

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 by Happiness Agent

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Collaborative education has transformed the way students interact with others by breaking down the walls both literally and figuratively. Collaboration over Competition has become the new norm. In the Competitive mode, studying is like a game where they can only be losers and winners, where one student succeeds and the…

School without Teachers

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by Happiness Agent

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School is a meeting place of students with their urge of learning and a teacher is its decorum. He benefits the students in no. of ways. It’s not only the matter of learning of new language, subject or a theory but also the development of thoughts, competence, desires, innovations etc.…

Tweaking the Indian Education System

February 8, 2017 by Happiness Agent

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India’s education system consists of over 14 lakh schools and more than 23 crore enrollments. These schools come under various boards of education in different geographical locales. India is unique in its diversity with 29 states and 2000 languages. The Indian Education system is however not flexible enough to account for…

“Guiding Souls” – Teachers are the heart of education system.

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 by Happiness Agent

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“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”- Khalil Gibran. Some say that teaching is not simply a profession but it is a calling. Teachers see what everyone fails to see,…

All you need to know about “Child Labor” & “Education”

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 by Happiness Agent

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Let us start with numbers to ensure that the seriousness and rawness of the reality stays intact and does not get diminished by proposals comprising of theoretical, conceptual, short-run solutions. The 2001 National Census of India calculated the total number of children employed as labourers, aged from 5 to 14…

FALAKUNAMA TALES – Story of Rupees 10!

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 by Happiness Agent

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Hyderabad! The city of Nizams, royalty and not to forget the city of Pearls! The city has many feathers in its cap but this glory, wealth & grandeur has a contracting edge too. Amongst those, one is OUTSKIRTS OF FALAKANUMA! This anecdote is not about the affluence & prosperity of…

Government Schools | The Dark Side

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 by Happiness Agent

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Government Schools follow the Right to Education Act and Twenty Five per cent of seats in these schools are reserved for the under privileged and minority sections. But not everything is black and white. Government schools as we know runs on the states revenue , though it spends more money , its…

Fascinating Facts about the Indian Education System

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 by Happiness Agent

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Nelson Mandela said, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ Well, in India that ‘education’ and ‘power’ both are the ‘weapons’ of the privileged. Although education is reaching street to street and house to house, but in the process of catering to the…

Government Schools | The Gloomy Side?

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 by Happiness Agent

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Lack of basic infrastructure, teacher absenteeism and low learning levels of students are the first things that would pop into one’s head when they hear of Government Schools in India. Although this is true, there are certain Government schools in our country which entirely contradict this image of conventional Government…

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