NEP 2020: PM Modi addressed 21st century schooling conference

New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed an ’21st century schooling’ conference under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 through video conferencing. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement, the Ministry of Education is organizing a two-day conference, which started as a festival of education from Thursday.

Speaking on the topic of school education in the 21st century, PM Modi said that the new education policy is a means of meeting new India, new expectations, new needs. Behind this is the hard work of the last 4-5 years, people of every field, every genre, every language have worked on it day and night. But this work has not been completed yet.

Earlier on September 7, PM Modi has also addressed the conference of governors and education ministers of states regarding national education policy. In which he gave the complete roadmap of implementation of education policy. Also said that a more flexible approach should be adopted regarding its implementation.

Important points said by Prime Minister Modi :

• We need to understand one scientific thing that language is the medium of education, language is not all education. Whichever language the child can easily learn, learn things, the same language should be the language of learning: PM 
• Children still learn when they are playing, when they are talking in the family, when they go out with you. But often parents do not ask the children what they have learned: PM
• A test, a marksheet, can be a parameter for children’s learning, but today the truth is that marksheet has become a mental pressure sheet: PM 
• We have to advance our students with 21st Century Skills. What will these 21St Century Skills be? These will be: – Critical Thinking – Creativity – Collaboration – Curiosity – Communication: PM Modi
• Mathematical Thinking and Scientific Temperament should develop in children, it is very necessary. And Mathematical Thinking does not only mean that children solve Mathematics problems, but it is a way of thinking: PM
• We have to increase easy and innovative methods. Our experiments should be the core of New Age Learning – Engage, Explore, Experience, Express and Excel: PM
• The NEP has been designed in a similar way to reduce syllabus and focus on fundamental things. A National Curriculum Framework will be developed to make learning integrated and Inter-Disciplinary, Fun Based and Complete Experience: PM
• There are so many professions which require Deep Skills, but we do not give importance to them. If students see them, then there will be a kind of emotional connection, they will respect them. It is possible that many of these children grow up to join such industries, pursue them: PM
• When education is combined with the surrounding environment, it has an impact on the student’s entire life, and also on the society as a whole. Today, if we see, pre-school playful education is limited to private schools in cities.
• As children progress, they should develop a greater learning spirit. It is very important that children develop Mathematical Thinking and Scientific Temperament.