PRIMARY EDUCATION The destiny of India is now being shaped in classrooms.

LEARNING TODAY LEADING TOMMOROW

Delhi (86.21%)

PRIMARY EDUCATION “ EVERY CHILD MATTERS ”

Education Development Empowerment

The World Development Report 2000-2001

indicates that the biggest problem of poverty,

besides the lack of food, is the lack of power directly

related to a lack of knowledge.

Worldwide almost 1 billion people lack a basic skill

to acquire knowledge i.e. they are illiterate.

Preparing children for facing the challenges so that

their base will get strong and they would move

towards empowerment.

Mumbai (85.60%)

Bihar (61.80%)

Kerala (93.91%)

Highest Literacy rate

Lowest Literacy rate

Average Literacy rate

“Primary education needs to be approached more creatively where dedicated teachers

urture you g hildre ho a prepare the sel es for the halle ges of the future. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

FACTORS AFFECTING

EDUCATION IN INDIA Lack of awareness .

Lack of basic teaching facilities like

blackboard, chalk, safe drinking water & food

etc.

Incompatibility in the perceptions of parents

and children.

Unavailability of modern facilities.

Number of schools are less in remote areas.

Corruption.

Poverty among the masses.

Poor quality education in the public schools.

Laws are made but not being implemented.

Factors leading

to school Drop-out

School factors( poor teaching bad infrastructure

etc.) Long journey to school +

Harsh environment.

Peer pressure

Negative attitudes towards

education within family.

Household poverty

Loss of one or both parents.

Early marriage.

The task of the oder edu ator is ot to ut do ju gles, ut to irrigate deserts.

C.S. Lewis

FACTS (ACROSS THE GLOBE)

According to UNESCO, 61 million primary school-age children were not enrolled in school in 2010.

58% of children do not complete primary education in India (because they a ’t afford to lose o e la our fro their fa ily).

The ASER report also estimates that only 50% of rural children

enrolled in standard five can fluently read a standard two text

book.

While girls are less likely to begin school, boys are more likely to

repeat grades or drop out altogether.

53 % of the orld s out-of-school children are girls and

two-thirds of the illiterate people in the world are women.

Edu atio is the a ifestatio of the perfe tio already i a a . Swami Vivekananda

MEASURES ADOPTED BY

GOVERNMENT

Edu atio is the ost po erful eapo hi h you a use to ha ge the orld.

The go er e t s flagship program

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has achieved the following in

10 years :

Girls ad issio i pro ed dra atically. Gender parity is achieved.

Out of School children number has been brought down significantly (8 million in 2009, 3 million in 2012).

Big boost to additional schools -195,000 Primary and more than 100,000 Upper Primary schools sanctioned.

2 million additional teacher posts.

1.8 million additional classrooms approved. 230,000 drinking water projects approved.

The scheme supports 200 million children in 1.4 million schools in the country.

Nelson Mandela

IMMEDIATE GOALS

Reduce dropout rates of children at the elementary

level.

Develop minimum standards of educational attainment

in elementary schools, to ensure quality education.

Increase the literacy rate for persons of age 7 years or

more upto 85 percent by 2013–14.

Reduce the gender gap in literacy to atleast 10

percentage points by 2013-14.

Reduce child mortality rates in villages.

Pu li edu atio does ot ser e a pu li , it reates a pu li . Einstein

Bridging Gender Gap

at primary level

The edu ated differ fro the u edu ated as u h as the li i g differ fro the dead.

Aristotle

Girls enrolment increased from 43.7% (2000-2001)

to 46.7% (2004-2005).

Gender gap reduced from 19 to 6 %

48 distt. Gender Gap > 10% .

Reduce the rate of female foeticide .

24 %

16%

16 %

9 %

Bihar

Jharkhand

Gujarat

Rajasthan

High Gender Gap ( in %)

REMEDIAL ACTIONS Establish a Guiding Vision, Common Language and Culture. Encourage Student Exchange Programs at primary level

Overcome the myth that private schools are better than their government counterparts. Work on reasons for dropouts. Mutual understanding between parents, teachers and

students. Public-private-partnership (PPP) Actively participate in programs like Teach India to

educate poor people ho ca t afford schools.

In Favour

• Flexible than public sector • Improve basic

education pattern

Against

• Increase socioeconomic segregation • Lose support of

educated parents

Promotion

• Include parents • Online videos and

blogs • Be intentional

Real edu atio is that hi h e a les o e to sta d o his o legs. Brigham Young

SUGGESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT Fu d a d pro ote i o ati e ideas like School on wheels which provides education on a mobile van while travelling from

village to village.

Most stress should be laid on Girl Education.

Provide necessary security for female students so that parents

can let them out without any fear.

Exposure to computers and computer training at an early

stage.

Measures to be taken for easy accessibility of books at

minimum costs to all sections of students.

The focus should be on improving the processes &

streamlining the functioning of departments associated with

education.

Spread awareness through advertisements.

“tudy ithout desire spoils the e ory, a d it retai s othi g that it takes i .

Leonardo da Vinci

Appoint an official to supervise the fund transactions for

various government projects so as to minimize corruption.

Reduce homework at primary level to avoid overburden on

children.

Provide special classes for physically & mentally disabled

children.

Opening of primary schools in tribal area for promotion of

education in ST people and promote adult education.

Proper counseling.

Spread awareness through media and street plays.

Recognize talent of children at their tender age and hone it.

Take regular feedbacks directly from students and parents.

E courage a d pro ote fil s like Taare Za ee Par , 3 Idiots etc.

UNESCO.

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ASER

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