School ImprovementsNumber Recognition |
Status of Education Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. There are many children who still do not have access to an education in the world. Even here in the United States there are some children who are not able to take advantage of a public education. If education is such a powerful weapon why can we not make education accessible for all children? In India education has been a hot topic of discussion for years. Today acceptable schools are more accessible for children all over the country. The number of school enrollment in primary schools in India has also risen to about 96% of children and it has continued to stay at that percent for recent years. However even with such a high enrollment rate India is struggling with education and that in part has a lot to do with what schools focus on during class time and resources available.
India has done much to build proper learning environments and to improve existing facilities. Many of the school buildings in India today, about 75.6%, have proper toilets and drinking fountains for its students. Facilities have added libraries and availability of technology such as computers. For example in 2010 only 62.6% of schools had libraries and in 2014 that number has risen to 78.1% of schools. Even with great improvements in facilities many children are left out of o proper education in the rural areas of India. Children in these rural areas have less of an income at home which makes it difficult for them to find transportation to and from schools. Many of these children lack proper teachers and this is due to the pay of teachers in rural areas. With such improvements and access to learning facilities it is no surprise that primary school enrollment has improved and risen to an impressive 96%. So many children enrolled in school one would expect good outcomes and educated children, but that has not been the case in India. In primary schools only about 25% of children in class 8 can’t read simple text and 20% can’t recognize basic numbers 1-9. This poses a huge threat to the children’s future in education and in their life. These percentages show the poor job that the education system has done in Indian schools. There are many reasons that India has not had good outcomes in its primary schools. Some things that have affected student’s outcomes are teacher-students ratio, curriculum speed, economic status of students, parent education level and many more. It seems that the quality of education in India has sharply declined and much of that has to do with the focus in the classrooms. India has struggled with the availability of teachers and even with teachers the huge amount of students has overwhelmed them. For every one teacher there are about 40 students in one class. That is a lot of work for one teacher and it can be difficult to teach when children are all at different levels in knowledge. Many children have moved on to higher grades without learning the skills they need to succeed later on. Many teachers have struggled with students who do not even have the basic building blocks necessary for higher education. This is a problem that much of the country has been facing and there has been much debate as to how to solve the situation. In conclusion India has done a great job of enrollment in primary schools. Higher enrolment rates can be correlated to improvements in facilities. These improvements have made schools much more attractive for parents and students. This is great because education early on will encourage students to stay in school and will allow them to see the importance of an education. However a higher enrollment does not necessarily mean better education outcomes. India has scored really low on reading and mathematics recently and there are many reasons for this. India is looking into improving its standards and setting basic building blocks that all students must have in order to progress into higher grades. India still has much work to do when it comes to education for their future generations. |
References
The NDTV Dialogues: Status of Education in India. (2015, January 13). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-ndtv-dialogues/the-ndtv-dialogues-status-of-education-in-india/352163
The Challenges of Education in Rural India. (2013, December 31). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.edtechboard.com/the-challenges-of-education-in-rural-india/
ASER 2014: ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT. (2015). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://img.asercentre.org/docs/Publications/ASER Reports/ASER 2014/National PPTs/aser2014indiaenglish.pdf
Sahni, U. (2015). Primary Education in India: Progress and Challenges. Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2015/01/20-primary-education-in-india-progress-challenges-sahni
Inside Primary Schools A study of teaching and learning in rural India. (2011, October 1). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://img.asercentre.org/docs/Publications/Inside_Primary_School/Report/tl_study_print_ready_version_oct_7_2011.pdf
The NDTV Dialogues: Status of Education in India. (2015, January 13). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-ndtv-dialogues/the-ndtv-dialogues-status-of-education-in-india/352163
The Challenges of Education in Rural India. (2013, December 31). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.edtechboard.com/the-challenges-of-education-in-rural-india/
ASER 2014: ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT. (2015). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://img.asercentre.org/docs/Publications/ASER Reports/ASER 2014/National PPTs/aser2014indiaenglish.pdf
Sahni, U. (2015). Primary Education in India: Progress and Challenges. Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2015/01/20-primary-education-in-india-progress-challenges-sahni
Inside Primary Schools A study of teaching and learning in rural India. (2011, October 1). Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://img.asercentre.org/docs/Publications/Inside_Primary_School/Report/tl_study_print_ready_version_oct_7_2011.pdf
Government
Economic System
1. What will be produced with your country's resources?
2. How will these goods be produced?
3. Who will use these goods?
4. Will these goods be exported?
- Diamonds and Gold jewelry
- Basmati Rice
- Alfonso Mangos
- Clothes and Garments
2. How will these goods be produced?
- These goods will be produced in factories or on farms harvesting fruits/vegetables.
3. Who will use these goods?
- The majority of these goods will be exported to other countries such as the United States and sold.
4. Will these goods be exported?
- Yes they will.