[FONT="]NEW EDUCATION SYSTEM PROPOSED[/FONT]
[FONT="]1.[/FONT][FONT="]I am really worried on seeing the plight of the present generation students. In spite of repeated warnings from the social scientists and educational psychologists, parents want to begin schooling for their kids even before 3 years. Kids shall be let free until they complete 5 full years of age.[/FONT]
[FONT="]2.[/FONT][FONT="]Mother tongue must be the medium of instruction until 5th standard (basic, primary education).[/FONT]
[FONT="]3.[/FONT][FONT="]More than 1 language must not be taught or imposed on a child, until 8 years.[/FONT]
[FONT="]4.[/FONT][FONT="]Till the age of 10, only 3 to 4 subjects must be taught. [/FONT]
[FONT="]5.[/FONT][FONT="]Grammar is to be taught only after the child attains 10 years.[/FONT]
[FONT="]6.[/FONT][FONT="]Similarly, complex subjects/topics in Mathematics, Advanced Sciences are to be taught only after 15 years.[/FONT]
[FONT="]7.[/FONT][FONT="]Examinations are not to be used as a tool to filter children going from one class to the next higher class. Instead, simple tests may be conducted to enable the children remember and internalize what they have learnt and to apply them in practical situations in life. This is especially so, up to 5th standard.[/FONT]
[FONT="]8.[/FONT][FONT="]Apart from mere tests and exams, activity based learning, inter-active learning, peer group learning and other simple, effective tools and techniques to be adopted.[/FONT]
[FONT="]9.[/FONT][FONT="]All children shall not be treated alike. Depending on a particular child's interest, aptitude and capacity or IQ, they must be exposed to different teaching methods.[/FONT]
[FONT="]10.[/FONT][FONT="] Under-performing students and sub-normal students require special care and attention. They need constant monitoring and help. Their self-esteem must remain intact and whatever is felt unfavourable or adverse is to be removed.[/FONT]
[FONT="]11.[/FONT][FONT="]Home work and bulky school bag must be abolished. Excessive home work imbibes fear and negative image in the minds of the young children. Further, too much of home work exposes the weaknesses and deficiencies of the school as well as the teaching staff.[/FONT]
[FONT="]12.[/FONT][FONT="]Corporal Punishment must be declared illegal and even criminal. Instead, positive reinforcements and reward for better performance are to be provided.[/FONT]
[FONT="]13.[/FONT] [FONT="] The ratio of teacher to students is not to exceed 1:40. (Ideally, it is to be at 1:30).[/FONT]
[FONT="]14.[/FONT][FONT="]Private Tuition on commercial lines to be banned and teachers and schools who [/FONT][FONT="]tacitly encourage them must be de-recognized and stripped of their approvals and licences. Any government support also to be stopped or withdrawn.[/FONT]
[FONT="]15.[/FONT][FONT="]The schools shall not become a commercial organization by selling everything from uniform, note books, text books and tools.[/FONT]
[FONT="]16.[/FONT][FONT="]Story-telling sessions and moral instructions period to re-introduced.[/FONT]
[FONT="]17.[/FONT][FONT="]A separate period on general knowledge/awareness to be kept every week.[/FONT]
[FONT="]18.[/FONT][FONT="]Games, music and fine arts to be promoted.[/FONT]
[FONT="]19.[/FONT][FONT="]Educational tours with government subsidy (not less than 75%) to be arranged at least once a year.[/FONT]
[FONT="]20.[/FONT][FONT="]Students shall not be persuaded, directly or indirectly, to adopt the religion of the management of the school.[/FONT]
[FONT="]21.[/FONT][FONT="]Students should not be utilized to mobilize donations for whatever cause.[/FONT]
[FONT="]22.[/FONT][FONT="]No student, who could not pay the fees in time or could not score a minimum cut off marks in an internal test, shall be denied the right of appearance for the annual examinations.[/FONT]
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