Articles by: I Chandraiah

English medium at school level: Rote Methods and Unscientific And Undemocratic Views

English medium at school level: Rote Methods and Unscientific And Undemocratic Views

  (This is concluding and Part-3 of an article. ) English medium at primary school level is certainly harmful, more so to the rural and poorer masses. That is a key lesson in my life’s experiences, both as a student and as a teacher. It is being promoted by  ruling classes, more aggressively in much of South India : English[Read More…]

by 17/09/2020 1 comment Life/Philosophy
English medium at school level is harmful, more so to the rural and poorer students: Misleading theories of  Kancha Ilaiah as seen by a  Dalit-born Teacher

English medium at school level is harmful, more so to the rural and poorer students: Misleading theories of  Kancha Ilaiah as seen by a  Dalit-born Teacher

   English medium at primary school level is certainly harmful, more so to the rural and poorer masses. That is a key lesson in my life’s experiences, both as a student and as a teacher. It may be useful only to the elite, including those of dalit bahujans, and to the vote bank politics of ruling classes. I am a[Read More…]

by 12/09/2020 1 comment Life/Philosophy
Kancha Ilaiah’s Theories As Seen Through By a Dalit-Born Teacher

Kancha Ilaiah’s Theories As Seen Through By a Dalit-Born Teacher

I am a teacher of maths, arithmetic to be precise, not a great teacher but an unconventional one: A school teacher without a school; without a place; without a job; without regular salary. A rare kind of a teacher who taught maths to more than one lakh students over 30 years. A teacher who ‘taught’ maths-teaching to qualified teachers, while[Read More…]

by 08/09/2020 2 comments Life/Philosophy
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