[Core] Education Emergency
Tanya Aggarwal
tanya98 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 3 14:31:11 IST 2021
Thank you.
*Prof. Kumar*, please see below the message I posted earlier. Would
appreciate it if you / other Delhi-based people could sign on.
_________________________________
So far, our representations/letters for opening schools have fallen on deaf
ears.
In Delhi, schools remain closed for classes up to class 8 (for 1.5 years
and counting). However, festive gatherings have been allowed, and of
course, everything else remains open as usual.
We are now trying a much more scaled down request to Delhi authorities to
allow children up to class 8 to come to school at least once a week for
sports/music, etc.
If you know of any Delhi-based people who would be willing to sign, the
document is available here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqUHxS6Eqv_2Dk0uNjGprPirfxceGPpf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107516627802191781674&rtpof=true&sd=true
If anyone is unable to comment to add their name, then please email me with
your name, profession, location, etc.
_________________________________________________
Best regards,
Tanya Aggarwal
+91 98184 29893
LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-aggarwal1/>; Twitter
<https://twitter.com/tanya_aggarwal1>
On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 2:28 PM Madhu Belur <belur at ee.iitb.ac.in> wrote:
> I have included Prof. Lalan Kumar of IIT Delhi into this
> email.
>
> There surely would be more from IIT Delhi (in addition to
> Aaditeshwar Seth and Lalan Kumar)
>
> With regards,
> Madhu
>
> On 03-10-2021, Tanya Aggarwal <tanya98 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Many thanks - we need another 13 to reach (a respectable) 50 so would
> > appreciate it if you and others could get more to sign on.
> > On Sun, 3 Oct 2021 at 2:40 AM, Guru <[1]Guru at itforchange.net> wrote:
> >
> > I have shared the link with our networks in Delhi and also endorsed
> it
> > on behalf of the [2]National Coalition on the Education Emergency
> (NCEE)
> >
> > The [3]NCEE recently released a 'Research Brief''which collates
> Indian
> > and global research studies on Covid and Education carried out over
> the
> > last 18 months. This research brief is available in [4]Hindi and in
> > English and can be shared with the Education Minister as it is
> > univocally in favour of school opening. The [5]NCEE Policy Tracker
> also
> > shows that most states in India have opened high schools and some
> have
> > also opened higher primary schools.
> >
> > regards,
> > Guru
> >
> > Gurumurthy Kasinathan
> > [6]www.ITforChange.Net| Cell:91 9845437730 | [7]Tel:91 80 26654134,
> > 26536890
> > My search engine is [8]https://duckduckgo.com. Make it yours.
> > On 01/10/21 2:37 pm, Tanya Aggarwal wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> > So far, our representations/letters for opening schools have
> fallen on
> > deaf ears.
> > In Delhi, schools remain closed for classes up to class 8 (for 1.5
> > years and counting). However, festive gatherings have been
> allowed,
> > and of course, everything else remains open as usual.
> > We are now trying a much more scaled down request to Delhi
> authorities
> > to allow children up to class 8 to come to school at least once a
> week
> > for sports/music, etc.
> > If you know of any Delhi-based people who would be willing to
> sign,
> > the document is available
> > here: [9]
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqUHxS6Eqv_2Dk0uNjGprPirfxceGPpf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107516627802191781674&rtpof=true&sd=true
>
> > If anyone is unable to comment to add their name, then please
> email me
> > with your name, profession, location, etc.
> > Best regards,
> > Tanya Aggarwal
> > +91 98184 29893
> > [10]LinkedIn; [11]Twitter
> > On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 3:10 PM Guru <[12]Guru at itforchange.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Reetika for your response.
> >
> > I understand you are super busy, so two requests for your
> support,
> > which are based on what you are anyway doing:
> >
> > 1. Making media cover the '[13]Education Emergency' is vital
> and
> > the series in Scroll etc have been good. Do refer any media
> > people to a [14]brief note about this coalition and if they
> > have any questions for us, we will be happy to respond.
> If you
> > think the term '[15]Education Emergency' is evocative, do
> use
> > it in your interviews/writings etc and refer to the National
> > Coalition being formed to discuss/raise awareness of this
> issue.
> > The more individuals/institutions that are a part of this
> > coalition and can work together to raise awareness
> including of
> > parents, across states, the more chances we have of
> persuading
> > some governments to open schools and serve as a model to
> other
> > states. We are also translating materials to
> > Hindi/Bengali/Marathi/Tamil/Kannada/Malayalam etc and this
> can
> > also be shared with the regional language publications.
> > 2. We have a '[16]working group on research' that is collating
> all
> > the studies/surveys done and periodically release
> compilation of
> > these studies. So do share your survey with us.
> >
> > If there are individuals/organizations in your network who would
> > like to form part of the national coalition, do share the
> > [17]Education Emergency link with them. You can follow
> > [18]https://educationemergency.net where we will be updating
> media
> > articles, research reports, policy trackers, mobilization
> programs
> > on the [19]Education Emergency regularly.
> >
> > regards
> > Guru
> >
> > On 06/08/21 12:08 pm, Reetika Khera wrote:
> >
> > Dear all: With some colleagues, we are planning to do a small
> > survey on the situation with online schooling in the coming
> two
> > weeks. Besides that, I don't think can do much because I'm
> badly
> > swamped with admin duties at IIT Delhi. Even the interview
> with
> > Karan Thapar, my main role was to send him some reading
> material
> > and to agree to be a prop while he spoke :)
> >
> > I've been trying to get a few media people interested in doing
> > ground reports and they are coming in a trickle (NDTV/Alok
> Pande
> > did one from UP; today there's something from
> Jharkhand/Latehar by
> > Saurav Kumar in Newsclick; scroll has done a few case studies
> or
> > they are on the anvil and so on).
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > R
> >
> > On 05-08-2021 17:55, Guru wrote:
> >
> > Thank you Aadi for connecting
> >
> > Dear Bhaskar,
> > So encouraging to hear from you, I will call you tomorrow
> > morning around 11 if that is Ok for you. If not do indicate
> > anytime tomorrow.
> > We have a meeting on Aug 7, at 6 pm of a 'working group on
> > social mobilization' whose aim it is to create a larger
> social
> > pressure for school opening and it would be great to have
> you
> > and other colleagues in that group.
> >
> > regards,
> > Guru
> >
> > On 05/08/21 2:19 pm, Bhaskaran Raman wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Aadi for connecting.
> > Dear Guru,
> > I am taking the liberty of copying a few of my colleagues
> and
> > friends; a group of us have been doing what we can do
> push for
> > reopening schools.
> > I am attaching an OpEd my colleague Om Damani and I wrote
> in
> > The Hindu a couple of weeks back.
> > A group of 50+ of us also wrote an open letter to CMs of
> > Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka:
> > [20]https://tinyurl.com/schooltaskforceletter and this
> got
> > some media attention on the issue too.
> > Do call me any time: 9820082064 . I wish to talk to you
> about
> > your effort which seems sorely needed, and how we can all
> work
> > together.
> > Regards,
> > Bhaskar.
> > On 05/08/21 12:53 pm, Aaditeshwar Seth wrote:
> >
> > Dear Guru,
> >
> > Yes for sure, I'm CCing Reetika. She is of course the
> > front-runner here in raising these and other social
> issues
> > to public attention.
> >
> > I am also CCing Professor Bhaskaran Raman from IIT
> Bombay
> > who has also been championing the aspect of re-opening
> of
> > schools. He recently put in a letter to several state
> CMs
> > endorsed by a wide network of academics, lawyers, and
> > educationalists.
> >
> > Dear Reetika and Bhaskar, Guru leads IT for Change in
> > Bangalore. He has a very rich experience of working
> with the
> > education system especially in Kerala and Karnataka,
> and is
> > also a strong advocate for the use of FOSS (free and
> > open-source software) in schools to replace the use of
> > proprietary software in teaching and the education
> > curriculum. Please do see the links below on the
> education
> > emergency.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Aadi
> >
> > On 8/5/2021 12:44 PM, Guru wrote:
> >
> > on another note Aadi
> >
> > I am part of a National Coalition on the Education
> > Emergency, which has been formed, to create a wider
> > social mobilization around the issues connected to
> school
> > closure.
> >
> > I saw an interview of Reetika Khera, IIT-D on
> > [21]
> https://m.thewire.in/article/education/watch-karan-thapar-online-education-covid-schools
>
> > and she has discussed many of the points we have been
> > speaking about. While many are saying clearly that
> > schools and colleges must open (carefully), bringing
> them
> > together and connecting these ideas to communities,
> mass
> > organizations would make the task of persuading
> > governments less difficult.
> >
> > Would it be possible for you to forward this mail to
> her,
> > I would like to discuss and see how she could amplify
> the
> > messages as well as support us in building a larger
> social
> > mobilization around this issue.
> > [22]
> https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/
> > [23]https://educationemergency.net/
> >
> > thanks and regards
> > Guru
> > --
> >
> > Gurumurthy Kasinathan | Director
> > [24]IT for Change
> > (In special consultative status with the United
> Nations
> > ECOSOC)
> > 91-80-26654134 | 91-9845437730
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Tanya Aggarwal
> > +91 98184 29893
> > [25]LinkedIn; [26]Twitter
> >
> > References
> >
> > Visible links
> > 1. mailto:Guru at itforchange.net
> > 2. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 3. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 4.
> https://educationemergency.net/2021/09/coalition-releases-research-brief/
> > 5. https://educationemergency.net/policy-tracker/
> > 6. http://www.itforchange.net/
> > 7. file:///tmp/Tel:91
> > 8. https://duckduckgo.com/
> > 9.
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqUHxS6Eqv_2Dk0uNjGprPirfxceGPpf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107516627802191781674&rtpof=true&sd=true
> > 10. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-aggarwal1/
> > 11. https://twitter.com/tanya_aggarwal1
> > 12. mailto:Guru at itforchange.net
> > 13. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 14.
> https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/
> > 15. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 16. https://educationemergency.net/coalition-members-participants/
> > 17. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 18. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 19. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 20. https://tinyurl.com/schooltaskforceletter
> > 21.
> https://m.thewire.in/article/education/watch-karan-thapar-online-education-covid-schools
> > 22.
> https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/
> > 23. https://educationemergency.net/
> > 24. http://www.itforchange.net/
> > 25. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-aggarwal1/
> > 26. https://twitter.com/tanya_aggarwal1
>
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