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I Never Wanted to be an Educationist
Though I never wanted to become an educationist or a curriculum developer in my teenage years, I asked my teacher in 8th grade why the contents of our textbook seemed disorganized and repetitive. Moreover, why do they have different information and points of view on the same incident in various subjects? My teacher looked at me and said, "You should write it down and post the letter to the NCTB someday!" At 13, I was unaware of a career where I, as an educationist, could develop learning interventions, try them out with the communities, and develop a curriculum for mainstream students...
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National Education Policy-2009 (Final Draft): Some Questions to be Clarified before Finalizing It
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Philosophical View on Teachers and Teachers in Real Work Place: A critical Writing in Context of Bangladeshi Primary Education – 1
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Medium of Instruction at Education level: Instigating Social, Cultural, and Economic Division and Inequality in Bangladesh
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