Comments on: StudySriLanka Page

By: m.d. nilisha deshani

m.d. nilisha deshani — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:33:33 +0000

6822088

By: Coordinator

Coordinator — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:27:42 +0000

To Nilmini: Please specify what you think needs updating on this site. This particular blog had two tables with incomplete information. The idea was to give the best available information. Those two tables were deleted.

By: Nilmini

Nilmini — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:40:59 +0000

When do you hoping to update this site? It’s terrible to have a website like this

By: Asarim

Asarim — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:46:36 +0000

Asarim tells the truth. Do you agree? http://www.asarim.com

By: sujata

sujata — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:31:36 +0000

Ashley has asked some good questions. As the introduction indicates, there is no charter or even stated objectives for the Forum. Pathfinder Foundation which is a registered non profit orgnaization gives the forum some administrative support and other resources for organized events etc. for the time being. Although it was not inteneded that way, the Forum seem to have become my blog (i.e. done by an individual on private time with private funds). It is just as well. I am now not so sure whether a Forum that is totally dependent on volunatary public contributions would work. According to the stats on visits to the site, people seem to come for the information and leave without participation.That would fit with a ‘change through information’ mission. I am not too keen about setting up yet another non-profit organization and depending on donor funds for survival. I am talking to some media groups for a joint effort whereby we can deliver a public good using a possible income generating activity such as studysrilanka to cover the costs.

To answer Ashley’s questions, I don’t envisage a Forum of this nature to pursuade relevant powers, becasue I believe the focus should be in pursuading and supporting private citizens and civil society organizations–private citizens to make the most out of the market place for education, and civil society to help the disadvantaged groups to face the market forces.

For the time being, the EducationForum will function as it is–i.e. a private effort delivering a public good. I collect and analyze data on education, and write reports, for a living and also for fun. The Forum provides me a venue for the fun part.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 03:16:10 +0000

You’ve chosen to answer your opening question by directing your attention to rankings. It is no doubt an undertaking of immense value. My question to you is, what could you do ? What is the charter of this forum ? Will ideas discussed here be heard by the relevent powers ? How likely is it for this forum to cause a change in education practice in Sri Lanka ? If such change is possible I’d love to know how. If not, what would it take to be able to bring about change if necessary ? I’m looking for confirmation or refutation of assumptions readers are likely to make, by, for example, reading the introductory paragraph on the main page or looking at the invitee list for the year-1 admissions seminar.

What you’ve started looks promising. It is good to get an understanding of its potential.