| |9 September 2020HIGHERReviewAn IIM-Kolkata alumni, Ashish founded uFony, the parent company for School Dairy, in Pune. uFony, meant to rhyme with "euphony" - meaning a pleasing sound, created its first product, the School Diary App, in 2012, as a specifically designed technology solution for the education sector, aimed to simplify and streamline the parent-teacher communication.Ashish Chaturvedi, FounderAs one of the most strategic educational reform policy introduced in the past 34 years, NEP is a testament of supportive government initiatives that will be instrumental in making the progressive learning formats more accessible even to the remotest schools in Indiasibility of raising children. As a result, while the demands on a child's academic success have increased, so has the need for parents to stay connected and involved with the child's development. As a result, in addition to the above mentioned factors, more and more parents/guardians are seeking active engagement with schools, as valuable con-tributors to the child's success. From the traditional PTA meetings and `open house' declaration of annual report cards, the parent-school relationship has now evolved to daily and weekly app based updates, monthly meetings, participation in projects and events, and also feedback sessions and one-on-one discussions. · Continuous Learning for Teachers: While all of the above are increasingly student centric, the new norms of education levy considerable focus on the educators as well. It's no longer sufficient to just hold a master's degree in education or a PhD in a particular subject, to be count-ed as an efficient teacher. Modern educators are waking up to the need of constantly remaining relevant and up-grading their own knowledge and teaching skills, in tan-dem with the new norms of technology assisted learning. Be in specialised training in STEM and Robotics to curate customised curriculum or designing innovative classroom activities, methodical learning programs and even inte-grated teaching techniques, schools today are focussed on ensuring their teachers are well equipped and updated, at all times.The above mentioned factors are some of the key driv-ers in transforming school education in India. And the re-cently announced National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) further promotes this new understanding based learning methodology. As one of the most strategic educational re-form policy introduced in the past 34 years, this is a tes-tament of supportive government initiatives that will be instrumental in making the progressive learning formats more accessible even to the remotest schools in India. With a focus on building competence, stimulate critical thinking, and problem solving abilities, the new learn-ing methodology is designed to provide holistic education that can build a generation that is not only knowledgeable but also intelligent and creative.
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