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Rubaiya Murshed
Rubaiya Murshed is a PhD researcher at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. She is also a lecturer (on study leave) at the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka.
Rubaiya Murshed is a PhD researcher at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. She is also a lecturer (on study leave) at the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka.
In many countries around the world, girls are not given access to the same educational opportunities as boys.
We need to support children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds.
For a lesson to be effective, capturing and holding the interest of the audience is key
Teaching is one of the noblest things a person can choose to do with their life. But sadly, that’s not the narrative that exists today.
The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.
Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
When a student is in a place of despair, on the brink of taking their own life, what does one do as a teacher?
We need a peak in social consciousness, and not just in our GDP.
In many countries around the world, girls are not given access to the same educational opportunities as boys.
We need to support children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds.
For a lesson to be effective, capturing and holding the interest of the audience is key
Teaching is one of the noblest things a person can choose to do with their life. But sadly, that’s not the narrative that exists today.
The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.
Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
When a student is in a place of despair, on the brink of taking their own life, what does one do as a teacher?
We need a peak in social consciousness, and not just in our GDP.
Universities should be about creating the next generation of thinkers, right? Even in terms of skills, haven’t we been failing largely?
There is an inherent bias in our thinking when we imagine the aspirations and career trajectories of students from different socio-economic backgrounds.