Our educational policy should be child centric

Education is a boon for any society. It is necessary for personal as well as professional development. India still is lacking behind in these objectives. Government as well as private machinery both are trying to make our child literate. In spite of all these efforts we are still lacking in both quality as well as quantity in education. This is so because the efforts and policy are not in favor of child i.e they are not child centric in nature.We often blame the private institution for the commercializations of education imparting process. Now providing education is considered as a noble business. But have we ever thought what are the reasons for this commercialization? Still majority of our children are dependent on our Government machinery of providing education. The private institute are mostly in urban and semi urban areas where people can afford expensive education provided by them. Our Govt. Machinery are not performing up to their potential and in fulfillment of their responsibilities. People have lost their faith in them which is a matter of concern for all of us and introspection for those who are attached with it. No doubt the private institution have the greener pasture to book more profit on the name of quality education. Most of them make policy to have more profit rather than their aim to impart quality education at affordable and reasonable prices. Govt to try to impose certain rules on them and control over them which are obviously disliked and opposed by them. Most of the private school do not pay good salary to their teachers and provide low infrastructure to their students. Underpaid teachers are unwillingly forced to take private tuition to meet their expenses and basic needs.On the contrary the Govt teachers are getting all the benefits for this work but they are not performing up to their expectation. This is so because our children are not the whole center of beneficiary. We have decided the budget of RS.3 for the Mid Day Meal program which seems to be unrealistic. Will the policy maker will give the same amount to their wards to have their lunch? All this discrepancies happens because we do not think of Children First before making our policy or plan. we have certain hidden interest which shadows or dilute our efforts of attaining sarv siksha abhiyan. Mere enrollment to school is not going to help the situation either it has to be rich and beneficial to all.

Students' Oxygen movement view

06/02/2011