NEP 2020 – Enhance Critical Thinking and Creativity

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The second expert talk in the NEP 2020 series was held on 24th February, 2022. Mr. Hussain Dohadwala spoke about NEP 2020’s mission to enhance critical thinking and creativity. He elaborated on the policy’s emphasis on developing the “creative potential” and “higher-order cognitive capacities” of students which includes “critical thinking and problem solving” apart from “social, ethical, and emotional capacities and dispositions”. He emphasized the importance of teachers in the education system and the role of teachers along with the desired attributes of teachers for nation-building as outlined by NEP 2020.