If we look at the evolution of school education in India post Independence, we see a clear trend of including more and more content - overwhelmingly in the form of factual information - in the syllabus. Laboratories have declined, and even demonstrations, once common, are now confined to elite schools.
Is it not imperative to move to a new model of activity based education, in which science is not alien, but organically linked to children's experiences?
Are we giving our children enough opportunities to do things "hands-on"?
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