Matter of shame

[rkumar]

Dear friends,

This is what the reality is as far as education reach is concerned in India.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1153274,0008.htm

If left to the govenment alone, nothing significant is going to happen even in coming 50 years. However, the best government can do is, make provision of school lands in rural areas. Special incentives can be provided to those who are willing to provide education to the masses.

Rajendra

[raj2rif]

It has been a sorry state of affairs as far as education in our country is concerned. We did not even have education policy until Rajiv Gandhi became the PM. But then the newly formed HRD Ministry has done more of lip service rather than improving the education system. The budget for this important problem has always be much less than the desired level. That is the government's story. Now the people. I had seen the misuse of funds at Primary school level once Mr. Narsimha Rao started the mid day lunch program. The Primary School Teachers and the Gram Pradhans ate away every thing and very little went to the students. I had seen a Namkeen Halwa being served in the school as the sugar was sold by the Principal.
I am against any thing free unless and until it is well accounted for. We rarely admire any thing that comes free and tend to misuse it.

On the otherhand the private schools are extremely expensive considering India's mass populations annual income. Then what is the solution. Let us think and debate on this issue. May be we can come up with some thing practical and meaningfull.

[kulwant]

I agree with you on this issue,but the problem is that the educated citizens wont suite the politicians.
Because education will bring awareness and awareness will eventually lead to demand for the very basic amenities.
Our politicians are very good at making false promises and mere gimmicks.
The first thing a politician wants is that his electorate remains illiterate, unaware and divided.
Just by a look at the back ground of our Politician we can form an oppinion that, what kind of leadership we have and it doesnt even require any discussion or debate.
Mass awakening is the only solution and that also with least dependency over our so called leaders.

[sphougat]

This is totally white lie.
India's education is best in the world.
These people favour their own system.
Andha baate rewadi, aapne aapne ne de.

[raj2rif]

This is totally white lie.
India's education is best in the world.
These people favour their own system.
Andha baate rewadi, aapne aapne ne de.

The discussion here is not whether or not India's education system is best in the world. The discussion is how many get the education? Perhaps you did not get the opportunity to see the villages where they don't even have a black board available. New Delhi, Mumbai or for that matter any other big city does not represesnt the true and whole India.

Being in the Infantry, I did get the opportunity to see some of the remote areas of the country and believe me, the situation is not as good as you may think. There is a lot, I can write on the groud situation, but that is not the issue here. Let us discuss what we can do to get our system better where every one gets the good education.

[mukeshkumar007]

The discussion here is not whether or not India's education system is best in the world. The discussion is how many get the education? Perhaps you did not get the opportunity to see the villages where they don't even have a black board available. New Delhi, Mumbai or for that matter any other big city does not represesnt the true and whole India.

Being in the Infantry, I did get the opportunity to see some of the remote areas of the country and believe me, the situation is not as good as you may think. There is a lot, I can write on the groud situation, but that is not the issue here. Let us discuss what we can do to get our system better where every one gets the good education.

Virendrji
i may not be aggreed with you on this issue.
i am belonging from rural area. And in present education system in villages is good. i can not found a single children without education in my village as well as surrounding villages also. Every village children is getting education and performing very well at state level or national level. i also did my senior level education in village. so how can i be agreed on this serve. i think it is totaly lie.

[raj2rif]

Dear Mukesh,

How many villages have you been exposed to. You are talking about a particular area. I have travelled extensively and situation is really bad. Now question of it being lie vs. wrong. I think Lie word is offensive in nature and should not be used on the forum unless you have seen the 100% sample that is being discussed. May be word "wrong" be more appropriate if you wish to disagree with a point.

Now coming on to the point under discussion. I have seen in my village and in nearby villages, where the teachers in primary school don't even attend the school if they have some work in their field. Some of them are employed by the state government, but do full time farming and teaching remains only secondary. I agree they are not paid very well and thus need to have a second profession. Nothing wrong in it so long they consider teaching as their primary profession. Not only that my own cousin brother teaches in a primary school, they are totally two to three teachers average for upto a 5th grade school. This I am talking about in a comparatively developed area of the country. And interestingly, this situation has persisted for a long time now.

I had visited a place near Hastinapur in UP. They call it Khadar, the area along the Ganges River. The people told me that they did not have a primary school in a 10 mile radius, and only education system available to their small children was private school opened by some young people who after doing their 10th or 12th cound not find a job and thus took teaching as a way of earning their livelyhood. There is nothing wrong in this either, but how many of such one teacher school will be able to contribute to a childs all round development, or that is the quality of education we want to provide to our future generations.