Shaheen Mistri Quotes:

School leadership has been identified as another critical element of student success, and subsequently enough resources and training should be provided to our school principals and administrators to allow them to create a strong ecosystem in our schools and support teachers and parents as well.

source: - "The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right - India". Interview with C. M. Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 21, 2015.

Topics: Teacher, Strong, School, Administrators, School Principal

There is a disconnect between policies and real picture of primary education in India

Topics: Real, India, Policy

A greater national focus on the criticality of educational equity is needed in order to mobilize the masses and invite everyone to be a part of the solution. Only when every person on the street realizes the role she can play in this movement, can we begin to change the conversations around education.

Topics: Educational, Order, Play

At the local government level, policies must be championed to increase the number of instructional hours in our schools as well as make the process of admission easier in order to enroll and keep a higher number of students in class.

source: - "The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right - India". Interview with C. M. Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 21, 2015.

Topics: School, Government, Order

Teacher training institutes should impact training of our nation's teachers in a manner that encourages them to support the holistic development of the child and to continuously refine their own skills to create the best possible learning environments for our children.

source: - "The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right - India". Interview with C. M. Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 21, 2015.

Topics: Teacher, Children, Skills, Learning Environment, Holistic

There is a massive disconnect between requirements of our education system and the framed policies. Education policies in our country [India] are not thought through enough.

source: - "'There is a disconnect between government policies and ground realities of primary education in India.' – Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India". Interview with Alok Soni, yourstory.com. January 17, 2013.

Topics: Real, India, Primary Education