~Abhishek Vij
A new UNESCO report reveals that new challenges have arisen in the education of young generations across the country and the world. Old curriculum, old textbooks, and old teaching methods are now a thing of the past. Even in classrooms, old blackboards will have to be replaced with digital smartboards, as digital technology education, emerging from the realm of computers and the internet, coupled with the ultimate learning curve of artificial intelligence, is posing a new challenge. The old method of education is becoming stale. The education imparted to young people in India and Punjab, designed to test them against the test, will have to be digitalized. This education will navigate the journey of artificial intelligence and face new challenges of climate change, inclusion, migration, and displacement. It’s no longer enough to simply say that every child is enrolling in school to receive an education. To reach preprimary and secondary education by 2030, countries and states will need to meet many additional needs. By 2030, the world will need at least 50 million additional teachers. Currently, there are 107 million teachers worldwide. Applying this scale to India and Punjab, it becomes clear that the number of teachers currently working will need to be increased by 50 percent. It’s the teachers who will meet the challenges of the new education system. They will transform everything from curriculum to textbooks, utilize new digital boards, and introduce the new generation to the global power of computers and artificial intelligence. Another thing, in India, an agricultural country, it will also have to be seen that for the development of the computer sector in rural areas of India, provisions should be made from mobile towers to additional electricity. The need for skilled teachers trained in new age education is being estimated from the fact that to meet the shortage of teachers who are retiring or are leaving the teaching profession after finding themselves unable to face the new challenges, at least 58 percent more teachers will have to be recruited to meet everyone’s needs. To make teachers leave the old system of education and adopt the new system of education, the old campus of education will have to be changed by 2030. Arrangements will have to be made for everything from their degrees to new education. The curriculum has been changed, but to disseminate this knowledge, a new community of committed teachers, additional electricity and computerized capabilities will be needed. Skilled professionals and committed assistants who contribute to nation-building will need to be brought in. Laying this foundation in Punjab will require greater breadth and depth. The goal is to provide employment-oriented education to the new generation, provide comprehensive knowledge of artificial intelligence, provide guidance on climate change, prepare for inclusion and gender equality, and prevent student migration. Another challenge is that learning is becoming more complex. Teachers must now be paid equitably. UNESCO states that in 27 countries, teachers’ salaries are lower than those of other professionals with similar qualifications. This shortcoming must be addressed, and an education system must be created for students that allows them to earn money through part-time work while studying. Only by successfully overcoming these challenges will a new stage in the education world be created in India or Punjab.