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Distractions-Why They Happen And How To Focus Better As Told By An Expert
Sakshi Kore , 16 May 2021 Illustration Of A Distracted Mind By eamesBot | www.shutterstock.com & Ms. Priyanka Varma Distractions are an inevitable part of our lives and no one can escape them. It’s possible to minimise them but never completely get rid of them. However, the current times have made dealing with distractions a lot more difficult for most of us since we’re all leading 90% of our lives from home.
Indian Housewives' Depression and Suicide Rates Are Worrying
Two recent reports, when superimposed, paint a dismal picture of the mental health landscape in India, especially women’s mental health. More Indian women suffer from depression and anxiety disorders than men, and women with depression commit suicide more often than men with depression, according to a first-of-its-kind study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, which quantifies the burden of mental disorders in India.
How to get millions learning: From evidence to action | Brookings Institution
One year ago, the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution launched Millions Learning: Scaling up Quality Education in Developing Countries. The report tells the story of where and how improvements in quality education have expanded, or “scaled,” in low- and middle-income countries so that many more children have the opportunity to learn.
WATCH: Pathways for scaling up quality education in developing countries
The recent study, Millions Learning: Scaling up quality education in developing countries, tells the story of where and how quality education has scaled in low- and middle-income countries. The story emerges from wide-ranging research on scaling and learning, including 14 in-depth case studies from around the globe. In the study, we use the term “scaling” to represent a range of pathways that expand and deepen effective approaches that help ensure that millions of children are learning.
World Teachers’ Day: A time to recognize the challenges facing our teachers | Brookings Institution
Teachers are one of the most important factors affecting whether and what children learn. Outside of immediate families, teachers have the greatest influence on young women and men during their transition to adulthood, while the quality of teaching has a significant impact on children’s learning in school. In a study of 15,000 teachers across Latin America, students’ learning outcomes were more influenced by a strong or weak teacher than by bad or good school.
Getting millions to learn: An in-depth look at 12 case studies
As a continuation of the report, Millions Learning: Scaling up quality education in developing countries, which tells the story of where and how effective learning interventions have scaled up around the world, the Millions Learning case studies provide an in-depth look at 12 of the programs and policies explored in the report.
WATCH: Deema Bibi discusses how INJAZ partners with the private sector to help bridge the skills gap for Jordanian youth
As part of our Millions Learning video series, we learn about INJAZ, one of the 14 case studies explored in the Millions Learning report. INJAZ, an independent Jordanian nonprofit, provides youth from grade 7 to university level with workforce readiness and entrepreneurial education to prepare them for changes in the labor market. Since its inception, the INJAZ curriculum has been delivered through a network of 28,000 trained volunteers across Jordan, reaching 1.2 million youth to date.
WATCH: Wendy Kopp discusses Teach For All’s approach to building a pipeline of future education leaders around the world
We are kicking off the new Millions Learning video series with a spotlight on Teach For All, one of the 14 case studies examined in the Millions Learning report. Teach For All is an international network of local, independent partner country organizations dedicated to improving educational opportunities for children and youth around the globe.
WATCH: Why developing countries must focus on getting millions to learn
Over the past few decades, there has been tremendous progress getting more children into school around the world. However, too often students are still not mastering core academic content and higher-order thinking skills. In other words, this rapid scaling of schooling over the past 150 years has not translated into the scaling of learning.
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