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Steps that can be taken to improve education system

1) MOOCs for Teacher: Every body cares about student education, but no body thinks about teachers. They can only transfer knowledge only if they themselves are well educated with the subjects and knows how to teach scientifically so that the teaching is most productive and knowledge reaches to maximum students. Like students, teachers should also be motivated daily. So there should be 1 hour MOOCs for teachers even, where they can listen the lectures and appear exams. 2) Including courses like Learning How to Learn ( Page on coursera.org ) and Becoming a Resilient Person ( edX ) and many other study techniques in the syllabus itself. So that students knows how he should study productively without rote learning the things and also learn to cope up with the stress. 3) MOOCs for Students: In the first phase for about 6 months we should give MOOCs for teachers, than when they are well versed with all the computer technologies, than time for MOOCs for students. But computer (e.g.  cheaper R

What are the innovative books that every teacher/student must read in order to become an efficient teacher/student?

For maths at school level, I would suggest “ Speed Mathematics: Secrets Skills for Quick Calculation by Bill Handley ” It is a fantastic book on mathematics, students start to feel and love mathematics like never before. The phobia for math goes away and students become more creative when the techniques of the books are taught to the students. No more learning of table, just by reciting the table (rote learning). For improving reading skills school going students, I would suggest “ Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner ” Presently I am working on it and looks very promising. I will share my views about it after I taught the exercise completely to my students For memory improvement, I would suggest “ Secrets of Mind Power” by Harry Loryane It is based upon photographic memory, it really helps to the things that are very difficult to memorize (e.g. periodic table) A teacher or student should also read psychology books i