Scientists were going gaga over wonder nano-material graphene-oxide for well over a decade but it has only recently entered the minds of manufacturers and engineers on how to take advantage of its amazing properties. But what is graphene oxide ? What are nanomaterials ? How can i make them and use them ? I am…
Category: Education as Social Reconstruction
Asan Vigyan Science Education Journal – 1
Click the link given here to download —->Asan Vigyan Science Education Journal -1 Introduction: “If we teach the same way to today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow”, was quoted by Professsor John Dewey in the early 20th century of USA, a renowned professor of philosophy, promoter of rationality, pragmatism, reflective thinking,…
For scientifically looking into sewer deaths in India
Its the year 2020, and the effect of caste system and inequality in India is such that more sanitation workers die in sewage than soldiers in national borders in India. (https://qz.com/india/1074911/more-indians-die-cleaning-sewers-than-fighting-terrorists-in-kashmir/) Wonder why the deaths of sanitation workers don’t arouse the same sentiments among the society’s conscience as any other death of human being. Have we…
The anarchist educator & the age of Enlightened Ekalavya
A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.” — Thomas Carruthers For ages and ages we have been trained to see teachers as infallible, so many hymns praising their glory and indispensability. My philosophy on education is radically opposite. the best teacher is the one who makes themselves progressively less needed. It is only…