tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post114996724647716546..comments2023-11-19T00:42:48.156-08:00Comments on balancing life: Schools, reservations, vouchers and usSunilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1150388050493759732006-06-15T09:14:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:14:00.000-07:00Projec why..........you elaborate very nicely the ...Projec why..........you elaborate very nicely the points that a common school system will enforce......<BR/>the social change (especially in attitudes and class) that persist in India will continue....and common schools address many of those problems.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous.....you're absolutely right. But the government knows it can get away by not doing anything.......since votes aren't at stake. Its going to require a lot of committed effort and a lot of people support to change this......and we all need to play our parts in this.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1150088044764332192006-06-11T21:54:00.000-07:002006-06-11T21:54:00.000-07:00"the government would move towards a good central ..."the government would move towards a good central schooling system, where schools serve areas, and all children from the area study there."<BR/><BR/>more and more people should be demanding this in fact. it's one of the primary duties of the govt to give quality education to the future generation. the thrust on reservations, vouchers etc is only helping the current political class to shun its basic responsibility. in a welcome move, the vice chairman of the knowledge commission has requested the govt to consider setting up 400000 quality schools funded entirely by the central govt but run by the the local administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1150076789025142022006-06-11T18:46:00.000-07:002006-06-11T18:46:00.000-07:00sunilyou have in my humble opinion hit the nail on...sunil<BR/>you have in my humble opinion hit the nail on the head<BR/>I am a rabid supporter of the common school and I go a step further by saying that all teaching shops should be banned<BR/>in the area in which i work there is a proliferation of such shops with names like - mother kesari school and holy whatever and the base line: english medium<BR/>a nano second spent there is sufficient to see that NO one speaks english<BR/>but poor parents who want a better future for thei kids painfully gather the requird sum and put their kids - often the son - there.<BR/>we at pwhy insist everyone goes to the government school and then with local resources help the kids after school.. for 6 years we have had every kid pass and this year two of our kids secured 80% in class X..<BR/>If the government school was the only option then the social cocktail would change and kids benefit from each other. i have always held that literacy alone is not sufficient and that slum kids often have better survival and life skills than ours.<BR/>if two kids share a bench in KG then by the time they understand what divided them the bonds will be strong enough to take care of it.. I have also held that there should be an Indian education Service on the lines of the IAS so that people get attracted to school teaching..<BR/>Even if slum kids are integrated into private schools, it will not succeed if their origin is stamped on their forehead<BR/> a case of force majeure is having us put Utpal<BR/>http://projectwhy.org/utie.htm<BR/>in a private school<BR/>For me it will vindicate many things..<BR/>I have hoped that some like minded people come forward and sponsor a few such kids and then watch what happens..<BR/>let us hope one day things change<BR/>btw i am a product of common schools as my father - a diplomat - use to pack me up to the local school<BR/>bless him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684947205056431063noreply@blogger.com