Sarah Jacob

Sarah Jacob

Sarah Jacob is a journalist and the anchor of 'We the People', one of NDTV’s flagship programmes that airs at the prime time of 9.30 pm every Sunday. Previously, Sarah has been the US correspondent for the group. She has covered both the 2008 and 2012 Presidential Elections. As a reporter, Sarah has worked extensively in the fields of health and education and the environment.

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Reimagining Education for an inclusive Future

From start-ups with foresight to new innovations in the field of VR-fuelled education and changes planned in current education systems, education is set to undergo a paradigm shift in the post-pandemic world and in the years to come. Can future policies pave a way for change and if indeed they can, will blended learning stay as a gamechanger wherein education can actually impart lifeskills, mental sustenance, and awareness about global issues to large tracts of students with targeted outreach plans rather than centre around prescribed and time-honoured syllabi? The time is ripe for us to take a good look at our education systems and ask what is their real purpose - imparting knowledge, increasing employability or creating well-rounded, kinder and thinking adults? In ancient times, Plato's Academy taught a range of topics such as philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, politics, physics and more, and it was all part of the 'Platonic Philosophy'; interestingly, now some private universities are again focusing on the liberal arts that cover Humanities; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences and Formal Sciences. Can we start re-looking at education's larger goals in the midst of our bid to equip children for the rat race? Join us, along with our diverse panel of experts, to explore these topics in greater detail.