The Union Education Ministry on Monday notified guidelines for implementation of bag-less days and making learning in schools more joyful, experimental and stress-free. The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 has recommended that all students in classes 6-8 participate in a 10-day bag-less period. The idea behind this move is to make them an integral part of the learning process rather than the existing education. It will give them a first hand experience of important vocational crafts such as carpentry, electric work, metal work, gardening, pottery among other disciplines as decided by the states and local communities. In Goa it would be desirable to introduce music classes in schools covering different music genres including Indian classical music. The talent in children needs to be nurtured from an early age. It ignites creativity thereby allowing kids to delve deeper into their passions. A talent can be something that a child is born with, but it can also be something that a child learns, develops, and comes to love. Goa government could start an annual programme “Goa’s Got Talent” on the same line as “America’s Got Talent” and "Britain’s Got Talent”
