A revolution in education
I was talking to a friend of mine whose cousin's kid was supposed to join classes in India but was stuck abroad due to the present pandemic. As they were wondering how to enroll and whether they will lose an year, the school announced online interviews and admissions. Now the classes are also going on online for the past couple of months. This has made me wonder whether this will really change schooling in a way not imagined before. Kids are attending schools from 3000 kilometres away. The impact of distance has been reduced to nothing. If we had trouble of children being able to reach the school before, now it is no longer true. Schools have reached the children. I see the following things unfolding in the near future: People can study in any school of their choice irrespective of the location There is going to be a big change in curriculum Curriculum and content are going to decide where a student is going to learn The importance of schools will come down and more importance will...