Making new education policy more innovation and excellence based
(WorldNews India)

Finland which often tops global PISA test to judge school level competency among children made music teaching mandatory for first six years of education. It is believed that music enriches, the "experiences, exploration and excitement" of the children and they do well in other subjects as well. Vietnam, did not withdraw from PISA test, used ranking to find its weaknesses and then came up almost near Finland in global ranking. The NEP could have reflected on such experiences, and found out the reasons for persistent neglect of quality of school education by most states. There are only six times word innovation has been used as against regulation or...