India has one of the lowest teacher-student ratios: Expert - The Times of India
Should India spend more on increasing the number of teachers, which move would also create employment or should ICT be used so that the 'better teachers' are accessible to a larger group of children? I am unable to categorically take a stand. Given the way a significant proportion of teachers at all levels operate, I sometime feel technology may be at least more cost effective for the same result achieved. Rather a sad thought on my part, given I belong to the community of teachers!!
Continued on Feb 11: http://tinyurl.com/4k5zmro
The blog above was triggered by what I read in the link given above arguing for use of ICT for education. A response from a friend of mine, (which is discussed in a subsequent blog) led me to believe that I set the context for my blog by sharing that trigger.
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Should India spend more on increasing the number of teachers, which move would also create employment or should ICT be used so that the 'better teachers' are accessible to a larger group of children? I am unable to categorically take a stand. Given the way a significant proportion of teachers at all levels operate, I sometime feel technology may be at least more cost effective for the same result achieved. Rather a sad thought on my part, given I belong to the community of teachers!!
Continued on Feb 11: http://tinyurl.com/4k5zmro
The blog above was triggered by what I read in the link given above arguing for use of ICT for education. A response from a friend of mine, (which is discussed in a subsequent blog) led me to believe that I set the context for my blog by sharing that trigger.
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