Author: Manish Sisodia
Publisher: Penguin India
Genre: Nonfiction/ Education
Format: Paperback
Length: 188 pages
Year: 2019
Rating: 5/5 stars
In his groundbreaking work 'Shiksha : My Experiments as an Education Minister', Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia sir has shared the adventurous true story of his battle for establishing the vision of 'Education for All' in the nation's capital. It is a document of his struggle to provide the students of Delhi an education model they deserve. The son of a goverment schoolteacher, Manish Sisodia sir belongs to that group of politicians who has tried bring change in the society through their endeavours. His role in passing the Right to Information Act and the contributions in the Jan Lokpal Movement is known to all.
In this work he has shared a few experiments he introduced in Delhi's Education system and how those little efforts gradually makes Delhi's Education Model an ideal model for other Indian states and the world to follow. When at first he decided to improve Delhi's Education system, he gave himself and his team a goal. The goal was to improve the goverment schools of Delhi to such an extent that parents would choose goverment schools over private schools to send their kids. It was an utopian idea when he first proposed it, but today if you visit any govt. school in Delhi you will actually witness a paramount difference.
To know what was the secret behind his success, you have to go through this brilliant work.
Let me share with you some of the amazing decisions he has taken so far to improve the education system of Delhi.
1. The allotment of 25% of the annual budget for education.
2. Improvement of the school infrastructure.
3. Principals were given more autonomy in decision-making.
4.Jivan Vidhya Shivir
5.Happiness Classes
6. Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC)
7. Equal payment of permanent and guest teachers
But apart from these, you will find many more changes that he has introduced so far in Delhi's education system. The thing I loved the most about this work is the way Manish Sisodia sir has presented each and every aspects in a sequential order and showed us how the people in power can change this education system with proper planning and execution. The conversation style of the work makes it an interesting read. Infact, the book is written in such an interesting manner that it only took me two days to finish it. The insights and advices given in this work are worth reading.
It was truly an eye-opening read and I would highly recommend everyone to go through this work.
Happy Reading
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