http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article2745141.ece
My first (and last) article this year as a Fulbright-Nehru scholar.
More to come in 2012.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all.
My first (and last) article this year as a Fulbright-Nehru scholar.
More to come in 2012.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all.
Hema, you have well articulated and pointed out the prevalent ills in the current private schooling systems
ReplyDelete*the lack of social cohesion
*marginalisation on the basis of financial status
I believe addressing these requires an attitude shift among all the stakeholders - teachers, school administrators, students and parents. I only hope that the enforcement of 25% reservation will mandate rethinking to achieve these holistically.
Hema, congrats on your article. As a current Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) at a government school in New Delhi, I am curious to hear your thoughts on the proper placement of ETAs.
ReplyDeleteAs of now, all of the ETAs in India (10 in New Delhi, 5 in Kolkata) are placed in government schools. However, it has been suggested by some that ETAs would be more effective in private schools (which I suppose would be called "public" schools in India), where the students' level of English is at least above elementary, and with infrastructures that could better support our goals.
My initial reaction to this suggestion was, "No way should ETAs be put in private [Indian public] schools!" After all, one of the tenants of the program is to reach out to those schools/students that might not otherwise have access to a native English speaker. However, after reading your article, I find myself re-pondering the question:
Would we actually be more effective in private schools? Would we still be fulfilling the mission of Fulbright?
Hema raises the important ideas and evidence of educational changes.
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It investigates how men and women, older and younger teachers, students, parents, and others experience change. The changes will impove the whole scenerio of the nation. Good thought.
Good to read :)
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