Rocket Learning: Reforming Early Childhood Education Through Technology

I recently read an interview done by the founder of Rocket Learning, an NGO that aims to ensure that every child in India has access to high-quality early childhood education. It does this by training Anganwadi Workers (The Anganwadi System is a public daycare system that has been set up by the government) and providing parents of children who go to the Anganwadi Centres with short digital practice lessons every day. Students are encouraged to watch these lessons and do the activities done in them. These students are also given rewards and nudges once they do activities. These rewards and nudges are given in the form of virtual 'report cards' and certificates.

I believe that Rocket Learning is doing great work as they are focusing on the most important group - students between the ages of 3 to 6. This group is very important as these are the years when humans start gaining curiosity and education is the only way to sustain this curiosity through high-quality education. At the same time, I believe that there also needs to be some focus on children between the ages of 0 to 3.

https://morungexpress.com/rocket-learning-using-advanced-ai-to-reform-early-childhood-education-in-india

https://ianslive.in/Rocket-Learning-using-advanced-AI-to-reform-early-childhood-education-in-India--20231123115705

World Bank along with other Multinational Development Banks boost lending power!

The World Bank recently announced that it was partnering with other Multinational Development Banks, such as the Asian Development Bank and The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to its lending power. It states that through this collaboration lending power could increase by somewhere between $300 to $400 Billion. This is great as Developing countries can now use this money to deal with "a perfect storm of intertwined crises - from climate shocks and conflicts to pandemics and surging debts."

Ajay Banga, the President of the World Bank also talked about how all these banks needed to collaborate and work together to be able to provide more funding and share their experience and knowledge.

I believe that this is an important step in helping developing countries solve the issues that they are facing in today's day and age. This extra lending power of international institutions like the World Bank will lead to more developing countries being able to borrow this money to solve global challenges that they face.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/world-bank-multilateral-development-banks-jointly-seek-boost-lending-power-2023-10-13/

IIT Students help mentor JEE Applicants through their Youtube Channels!

I recently read an article about how students, currently studying in different Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country, are helping mentor applicants for competitive engineering exams across the country, such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET). Despite the pressures of studying in IITs these students have set up YouTube channels where they help provide tips to pass these super competitive examinations, teach some important lessons, and also talk about campus life in general.

One of many students who has started a YouTube channel is Eknoor Singh, who is studying at IIT Bombay. Through his YouTube channel, he has been giving people study tips and has also talked about important habits that JEE and NEET applicants should have in the lead-up to these examinations. He also talks about common mistakes that many people make in these examinations.

I am delighted to see that these students are willing to help mentor and coach future engineers and doctors in India. This is absolutely wonderful as many in India find these examinations very stressful and this mentorship while helping them do better in these examinations also has a positive impact on their mental health. I hope that in the future there will be many more students like Eknoor who will help these young students succeed in life.

https://indianexpress.com/article/education/how-these-iit-students-are-mentoring-jee-aspirants-through-their-youtube-channels-jeemain-2024-advanced-8949779/