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Unlearning learning, to earn
Updated On: 09 April, 2023 02:22 PM IST | Mumbai | Christalle Fernandes
A mission to challenge the notions of teaching those with developmental hurdles
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Rushil Kirpalani with his powerpoint presentation of Lebanon. Pics/Aishwarya Deodhar
Laughter erupts inside the white-walled classroom in Skill Shakti Community, located in a quiet neighbourhood in South Mumbai. This interactive learning community is a fun-filled, non-judgmental space for differently-abled people. A session on graphic design is in progress, and colorful artwork is propped up against the wall. There are laptops and iPads instead of notebooks, and conspicuously absent is the pressure to form the perfect ‘A’ or write in shapely cursive.
“There’s no disability if there’s learnability,” Sangitaa Advani, the founder of Skill Shakti Community, emphasises. As parent to a daughter with Down syndrome, she knows all too well how the mainstream education system handles people with disabilities. “Neurodivergent students are actually good learners; they just file information differently,” she says. “They require an educational environment that does not stress on academic milestones and completing work as per standards of perfection. This gap in the curriculum design and teaching methodology excludes students who need a different approach to teaching. Then there’s also the constant bullying when all they need is an understanding learning environment.”
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