Advocate Peesh Chopra

Somewhere between lesson plans, parent calls, and exam pressure, Indian teachers were handed something new: technology. Not as a choice. As an expectation. A new app. A new dashboard. A new login. A new “training session” squeezed into an already exhausting day. And slowly, a question has started to surface in staff rooms across India: “When did teaching become troubleshooting?” The Silent Burden No One Talks About We often cheer digital learning. Smartboards. LMS platforms. Homework apps. But we rarely ask the most important question: Are teachers actually prepared for any of this? Most are learning on the go, not because they want to — but because they have to . And that creates a quiet, unspoken burden. Here’s what that burden looks like: 1. Tech training is rushed, not thoughtful One workshop. One slideshow. One overwhelmed room of teachers. That’s not training — that’s checking a box. 2. Tools change faster than teachers can adapt Today’s app is tomorrow’s upgrade. By th...