Anoop Bishnoi - Entrepreneur - Promoter at Bisco Ltd

Have you ever considered how capable your child is of taking care of themselves? Are your children mature enough to make simple decisions? Have you considered whether your child has been taught necessary life skills to face the world? It has been observed that there is a gap today between the theoretical and practical worlds, which is due to a lack of skills developed in children. In today’s globalised world, life skill development is a tool for empowering children and safeguarding their future by providing them with overall development. “Instilling life skills and well-being skills in schools benefits children and youth’s mental health now and in the future. Life skills training can be delivered as a module or as individual exercises. Teachers and other school personnel should become acquainted with and even receive training in, the teaching of life skills. When life skills are consistently taught, the results are visible at the school level, not just in individual student wellbeing...

As the use of technology in education grows, it is critical to consider its impact on student well-being. Mental health issues among high school and college students are becoming more common, and educational institutions and educators must find ways to alleviate this burden. Fortunately, EdTech is developing new solutions to assist students in dealing with such issues and developing better mental health. There are now a variety of tools available that can have a significant impact on student well-being, ranging from meditation apps to online therapy programs. While technological accessibility has its own benefits, on the flip side though, it can also create an unavoidable temptation for some to be logged on to excess. Recent data indicates that students’ frustration and stress levels have increased as a result of their use of technology. “From being our guide on roads to writing our assignments and papers, technology is both a friend and an enemy to our brains. Because technology has r...

Colleges and universities are at crossroads, dealing with declining enrollments, rising costs, the growing popularity of alternative educational options, and a dwindling perceived value of a degree. If you believe the hype, the latest threat is ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot from Silicon Valley startup OpenAI. ChatGPT, which was recently released by the company OpenAI, generates text and can even write essays. The chatbot’s artificial intelligence, or AI, has already been reported as a coauthor on four papers and preprints. What does this mean for education’s future? How can universities best address the problems that ChatGPT, or “Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer,” poses? Could the bot help with education? Is there any benefit to using it in the classroom? While some see it as a tool to improve learning and reduce teacher workload, others see it as a threat to academic integrity that allows for cheating and plagiarism. “It will be as transformative for educators as Google was ...

Education is dynamic, we all know it could be better, but it is also the best it has ever been in human history. Over the last two centuries, the world’s literacy rate has risen from 12% to 88%, and primary, secondary, and tertiary education have all seen dramatic growth (in schools and students), breaking records almost on a yearly basis. Our educational curriculum has also evolved, embracing our ever-expanding understanding of the world — and the internet’s recent boom has brought self-education to the masses. Despite its flaws, we owe a lot of who we are to this system, and its expansion has been phenomenal.  However, teaching methods, while constantly evolving, still require some modification. Modern education is still largely archaic. It works to some extent, but it is not ‘all pleasant’. Teachers have a lot on their plates, from lesson and assignment planning to teaching, grading, and the expectation of providing individualized attention to each and every student in the class...

Learning English has opened up numerous opportunities for Indians, but should this come at the expense of fluency in the mother tongue? As per research, using a child’s mother tongue in the early stages of learning has numerous unique benefits, but are we really emphasising this in classrooms? A child's first classroom is at home. When a child enters a structured learning environment such as school, he or she is already undergoing a great deal of adjustment and adaptation. Consider starting school and being unable to understand the teacher! There is no greater source of anxiety for a child than this. Having to learn a foreign language while going through other major changes makes learning difficult. “When the child’s mother tongue or a local language is used as the medium of instruction, he or she will learn concepts faster, adjust better, and show learning gains faster. This includes parental involvement in schooling as well. Parental involvement is sometimes limited in India due ...

Education is a public good, it should be a right, not a privilege. Despite this, 61 million children, the majority of whom are girls, are not enrolled in school. Educating children, no matter where they live, is one of the most important steps we can take to end extreme poverty. “We will not have an equal society until we achieve equality in education. More educated people are needed in today’s society to help bring peace and prosperity to the world. It is critical not only for economic reasons but also because we owe it to children to fulfill their right to an education. This means we must find ways to include the children who are currently absent from school. This means that we need more teachers, more classrooms, ongoing teacher training, a variety of educational materials, and an effective curriculum to ensure that children can read and write when they leave school and that they have the basic skills they need to participate effectively in their communities,” says Anoop Singh Bishn...

Women have made some of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs in history. Their stories are rarely told, but it only takes a little digging to find women who have excelled in science, technology, engineering, and maths, and still somehow women continue to be underrepresented in STEM. However, if such gaps are not due to differences in intellectual ability, what factors explain why they do not pursue education and careers in these fields? When it comes to ensuring that the next generation of women feels empowered to close the gender gap, there are some powerful lessons to be learned about what works and what doesn’t. “Young women require relatable role models. Today’s girls are fortunate to have many accomplished women to look up to. We must honor these trailblazers and share their stories with young women to demonstrate that STEM careers are open to anyone who has the curiosity and desire to pursue one. Girls may doubt their ability to turn their interest in STEM subjects into a...