𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀?

𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀?

Over the last few years, I’ve had the chance to visit 𝟭𝟱𝟬+ 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 across 𝟯 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

I've walked into classrooms where:

*Students sit on the floor because there are no benches
*Girls skip school during their cycle because the toilets are unusable
*Teachers manage 5 grades at once or don’t show up at all, in some there is one teacher over 100+ students
*The electricity connection exists, but the fan hasn't worked in months

And yet, in the middle of all this,
you’ll find a “𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀” setup, locked in a cupboard.
A PAL Lab. A stack of tablets. An AI dashboard login sheet filled out manually.

That’s when the contradiction hits you in the gut.

Now step into 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱:

📊 ₹1.28 lakh crore allocated to education up 6.5%

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯:
💡 ₹500 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩
🔬 50,000 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘈𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘴
📱 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

But here’s what gets sidelined:
🧱 Crumbling classrooms
🚻 Broken toilets
👩‍🏫 Vacant teaching posts
⚡ Non-functional electricity in schools that are supposed to be “smart”

So here’s the real question:
Are we solving for learning or just launching?

𝗘𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀.
Tech can transform learning, yes but not when it’s used to mask foundational neglect.

You can’t fix poor attendance with tablets.
You can’t fix trust deficits with dashboards.
And no amount of adaptive learning can replace a motivated, trained teacher in a safe, functioning school.

Real reform means starting with the basics:

1. Fix the roof.
2. Hire and support teachers.
3. Build trust with communities.
4.𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 bring in EdTech to amplify learning

Until then, dashboards and devices will remain 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀.

🔍 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘰?
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴?

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