Andhra Pradesh reforms school education to target gender stereotypes and technology
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The Andhra Pradesh government is updating its education system to remove gender stereotypes and integrate technology and value-based learning.
The Hindu — Andhra Pradesh
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- The Andhra Pradesh government updated school textbooks to portray men and women sharing household responsibilities equally.
- New initiatives include a Saturday No Bag Day that focuses on practical skills and introductory lessons on Artificial Intelligence.
- Officials are implementing a data-driven Learning Management System to identify student learning gaps and provide personalized content.
- The state is also aligning vocational and higher education curricula with industry requirements through partnerships with companies like Suzlon and Royal Enfield.
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- The Hindu — Andhra Pradesh[2]A.P. textbooks revised to challenge gender stereotypes, says HRD Minister Lokesh
- Deccan Chronicle[3]School Textbooks Revised To Erase Gender Stereotypes: Lokesh
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Nara Lokesh
HRD Minister
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“Andhra's textbooks reformed to erase gender stereotypes and instill respect for women from an early age. Focus on respect for women and eliminating gender stereotypes from an early age,”
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…1 and 2 earlier depicted household chores as being performed entirely by women, which changed to men and women equally sharing the workload, aiming to avoid gender stereotyping from the first grade itself, he noted. " Andhra's textbooks reformed to erase gender stereotypes and instill respect for women from an early age. Focus on respect for women and eliminating gender stereotypes from an early age, " Lokesh said in a recent meeting in New Delhi. The southern state's ongoing reforms in school and higher education are focused on value-based education, gender sensitivity, technology-enabled learning, curriculum…
“The revised textbooks depict men and women sharing household responsibilities equally, with 50% of the chores assigned to each, to discourage gender stereotyping from the early years”
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…stereotypes and inculcate respect for women among children from an early age, says HRD Minister Nara Lokesh. Textbooks for Classes I and II have earlier predominantly portrayed women performing household chores. “ The revised textbooks depict men and women sharing household responsibilities equally, with 50% of the chores assigned to each, to discourage gender stereotyping from the early years ,” Mr. Lokesh said while speaking at a fireside chat organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI) in New Delhi on Thursday. The Minister said school education was particularly close to his heart and that his…
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NamedIndia · LEAP · Andhra Pradesh · Government of Andhra Pradesh · Nara Lokesh · Public Affairs Forum of India · Royal Enfield · Suzlon
- Hindustan Times[1]Men doing household chores, AI's impact: Andhra's edu reforms erase gender stereotypes, focus on tech
- The Hindu — Andhra Pradesh[2]A.P. textbooks revised to challenge gender stereotypes, says HRD Minister Lokesh
- Deccan Chronicle[3]School Textbooks Revised To Erase Gender Stereotypes: Lokesh
- Hindustan Times[4]Andhra school textbooks revised to erase gender stereotypes: Minister Nara Lokesh
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