India cuts the periodic table and evolution from schoolbooks – DW – 06/02/2023
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Crucial science topics will no longer be taught to a large swath of Indian students, according to new government guidance.

In a statement, the council rationalized the reduction by stating they wanted to reduce the content load on students in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. On June 1, India cut a slew of foundational topics from tenth grade textbooks, including the periodic table of elements, Darwin’s theory of evolution, the Pythagorean theorem, sources of energy, sustainable management of natural resources and contribution of agriculture to the national economy, among others. These changes effectively block a major swath of Indian students from exposure to evolution through textbooks, because tenth grade is the last year mandatory science classes are offered in Indian schools.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/evolution-periodic-table-to-stay-part-of-class-9-10-syllabus/articleshow/101058188.cms

        • Aatube@kbin.melroy.orgOP
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          8 days ago

          What secondary sources do you propose we trust? Deutsche-Welle has a reputation for fact-checking and retractions. What’s your source that students who don’t major in math or biology will learn these?

          • Voltage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            8 days ago

            the source is the link to the ncert textbooks he linked, Go through that from 7th Grade to 10th. “Douche-willi”.

              • Voltage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                42·
                8 days ago

                that’s because you didn’t even take the effort to read even the index pages. You want to believe what you are already believing. Stop trying to act like you care.

                • Aatube@kbin.melroy.orgOP
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                  8 days ago

                  The article says that only students who choose to major in a subject will learn the information’s 11th and 12th grade subject textbooks. I don’t see how the textbooks themselves will tell me anything on Indian majors, especially textbooks from 10th grade and below. I feel like I’m missing something:

                  • Voltage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                    31·
                    8 days ago

                    The article says that only students who choose to major in a subject will learn the information’s 11th and 12th grade subject textbooks

                    Students will learn about pythagoras theorem and some trigonometry and periodic table starting from at least 7th grade. Just not at the advanced level it used to be. Unless they choose Science stream. They will learn what an atom is and very basics about it.

                    I don’t see how the textbooks themselves will tell me anything on Indian majors, especially textbooks from 10th grade and below

                    The textbook answers your previous comment. “What’s your source that students who don’t major in math or biology will learn these?” It is still in the textbook and is taught in school. Source: I have a brother studying in 10th Grade.

                    I feel like I’m missing something

                    That douche-willy is wrong.