The Innovator from Harvard
From Teaching to Training to Co-Learning "I started with learning to teach, Then I was teaching to learn Now I am just learning to learn I remain a lifelong seeker. (Dr Amit Nagpal) During my recent visit to Udaipur, I met an interesting person, Mr Manish Jain, who runs an NGO called Shikshantar and is trying to bring a change in education through innovative and at times, radical concepts like 'Unschooling'. His philosophy can be summed up through the poster on his library wall, which says, “Learning is Natural, Schooling is Optional” During my discussions with him he shared many unique and interesting ideas which I would like to share. He says that for true learning to happen, the three generations must be present (children, parents and grandparents). In a way the past experiences, the present struggles and future hopes will come together, and then we can brainstorm and look for feasible ideas for development of human race. Mansih told me that her daughter do...