the Right to Education Bill is now called the Right to Free and Compulsory Education.

It has been passed through the union cabinet and is on the verge of becoming a legislation.

this post is to link the major critiques on this bill. read more

In a major boost to education sector, the Union Cabinet has cleared the long-pending Right to Education Bill, which promises free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14.

"The Bill has been considered at several levels by the Group of Ministers (GoM). The Cabinet has approved the text of the Bill," Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters here on Friday about the decision of the Cabinet which met last night. read more

So much is being made in very self righteous and self-congratulatory tone of Times of India's Teach India campaign. Now that aamir khan has also joined the effort there is this great (though misplaced ) feel good factor.  While the spirit and motives behind Teach India is fine, we need to recognize that volunteerism will hardly help in addressing the enormity of the crisis of learning that afflicts India.  Education and teaching are intense jobs, emotionally consuming, intellectually demanding but of course can provide joy and stimulation like no other. read more