Jai Ho for Arvind Kejriwal’s Happiness Curriculum!
March 20
is celebrated as International Day of Happiness.
Happiness
Curriculum – the Brain Child of Kejriwal’s Delhi
Government – was launched on 2nd July
2018 in the august presence of His Holiness Dalai Lama at Delhi. The Scheme was
introduced in 1030 Delhi Government Schools to target students from
Kindergarten to Class VIII. The Scheme is hailed as a shift from
exam-and-marks-oriented education to holistic education with the focus on
cognition, literacy, numeracy, values, and learner well being.
The First
Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), Melania Trump, during her maiden visit to
India, attended a ‘happiness class’ at a government school in Delhi and
interacted with its teachers and students. While the FLOTUS and other guests
were watching a cultural performance happening on the stage, a little boy in
the audience started dancing and won their attention. Witnessing the jolly
kid’s impromptu dance, Mrs.Trump too smiled at the student, applauded and expressed her joy.
Perhaps,
the little boy’s instantaneous joyful dance had proved that the curriculum is
really imparting ‘Happiness’ !
Finland
topped the list again now – second consecutive term – while India had slipped
to 156 from 140 last year.
One of
the reasons given for Finland’s high-quality education system which aims at
improving learners’ well-being. Finns
guided by the slogan ‘there is no bad weather, only bad clothes’ – indicating –
learn to do the right thing at a young age.
‘Education
for Exams and Career’ and ‘Exam Factory Education’ mind sets in framing
curriculum are to be completely changed
to give way for ‘Happiness Curriculum’.
Happiness
Curriculum emphasizes 8 Core Competences
– 8 Cs which are as under: Creativity, Curiosity, Criticism, Communication,
Collaboration, Compassion, Composure and Citizenship.
A
question may arise: Is Happiness a skill? Can it be taught?
Finland
Model of Education answers these questions.
The Motto
of the Happiness School of Finland is: ‘Finnish Happiness is a skill – and it
can be taught.’
Finland
Model does not give meaningless homework and unproductive tests.
In
Finland, it is not easy to be certified as teachers. Only those who have the
aptitude for teaching and teaching skills are certified to become teachers.
Teachers
in Finland are highly respected and trusted. They enjoy a great deal of
autonomy to plan lessons and run classes.
Granting Autonomy to teachers results in producing
happier teachers who, in turn, play a vital role in producing Happier Students.
(Above
write-up is based on the article titled ‘Happy Classes by Albert Prayan’
published in the Hindu Newspaper Column – Education Plus.)
TOUCH
HONOURS KEJRIWAL &
SISODIA FOR THEIR HAPPINESS
CURRICULUM WITH A BOUQUET ON BEHALF OF ALL OF
US.
JAI HO TO BOTH.
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