Published in The Telegraph Despite intense publicity there is little information in the public domain about the details of AAP Government’s policies in education in Delhi. This is significant given the national fulmination on the state of education in our country and because AAP’s work in education is an important part of its political plank in states where it’s looking to expand. While the Aam Aadmi Party has declared itself post-ideological, strains of thought processes which advocate forced vocationalisation of marginalised students and de-professionalisation of teachers are evident in the initiatives being implemented by the Delhi Government. These initiatives include the segregation of young children into groups based on their academic performance - one group for failed students (vishwas); another for “potential failures” (nishtha); and third for the bright ones (pratibha). Students of the
Power, Propaganda and Pedagogy
Power, Propaganda and Pedagogy
Power, Propaganda and Pedagogy
Published in The Telegraph Despite intense publicity there is little information in the public domain about the details of AAP Government’s policies in education in Delhi. This is significant given the national fulmination on the state of education in our country and because AAP’s work in education is an important part of its political plank in states where it’s looking to expand. While the Aam Aadmi Party has declared itself post-ideological, strains of thought processes which advocate forced vocationalisation of marginalised students and de-professionalisation of teachers are evident in the initiatives being implemented by the Delhi Government. These initiatives include the segregation of young children into groups based on their academic performance - one group for failed students (vishwas); another for “potential failures” (nishtha); and third for the bright ones (pratibha). Students of the