We Don't Need no Status Quo in Education

Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro, discusses current education, and the transformative power of schools.

Azim Premji discusses:

  • The true power of schools to drive an economically vibrant and equitable India
  • The reality of schools in India and the archaic lecture-based pedagogy
  • The broad goal for schools to give every child the opportunity to grow into someone committed in spirit 
  • True learning which helps us live productively, meaningfully and creatively
  • The resurgent progressive education movement in India, and reasons for hope for the future of education
  • The need to rediscover understanding of how each child learns
  • A learning process driven by inquiry
  • Practical steps that parents, educators, policy-makers and other stakeholders can do to effect change in education
  • How corporations can come together and leverage positive change in education

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