Why Curriculum framework committees and Descision making academicians are not including the Design Thinking concepts in Textbooks in india?
Why Curriculum framework committees and Descision making academicians are not including the design thinking concepts in Textbooks in india? Author: Ramesh Vanapalli The absence of design concepts integrated with core subjects (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics) is not accidental in India—it is due to systemic, historical, and mindset-related reasons. Below is a clear, honest, academic-level explanation, especially relevant for curriculum framers, teachers, and policy thinkers. 1 . Historical Reason: Education Was Built for the Industrial Age 🏭 Most present curricula were designed to: Produce clerks, engineers, technicians Emphasize uniform knowledge Test memory and procedural accuracy Design thinking requires: Open-ended problems Multiple correct answers Creativity + reasoning ➡️ Traditional systems are not naturally compatible with design-based learning. 2. Silo-Based Subject Structure 📚 Academicians usually: Work within one discipline Write textbooks only for the...