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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | School policy tonic: proud to be Indian -Basant Kumar Mohanty

School policy tonic: proud to be Indian -Basant Kumar Mohanty

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published Published on May 30, 2016   modified Modified on May 30, 2016
-The Telegraph

New Delhi: A draft education policy has suggested that the curriculum be drawn up with the objective of making every student feel proud of being Indian, a source told The Telegraph today.

The content of every subject, particularly in school, should be designed weaving in values like righteousness, truth and the students' responsibility to themselves and the country, the source said, summarising recommendations submitted to the Union human resource development ministry last week.

"People from across the globe live in America and feel proud of being American, irrespective of their route (to the US). Similarly, students must feel proud of being Indian," the source said.

According to the draft, the social science syllabus is to present India's rich diversity of cultures, religions and civilisational heritage, the source added. Science subjects are to present the relation between man and nature in way that makes the students feel responsible for the environment.

Along with the rights guaranteed in the Constitution, the students are to be taught their duties and responsibilities, too. "Values should be part of all curricula," the source said.

The ministry is examining the draft policy, submitted by a five-member panel. The last policy was drawn up in 1986 and revised in 1992.

The panel, headed by former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian, has said the current lack of special care affects the potential of children from socially and educationally backward communities.

It has suggested that schools provide remedial coaching to such children, perhaps with the help of students from higher classes and resource persons in the locality, such as retired government officials.

Many children lag behind because they are not physically strong: the draft has recommended compulsory medical tests for every child every year.

It has suggested that a block-level paramedical team visit schools with equipment and check the students' sight, hearing ability, dental health and overall condition. Students with any disorder should be provided medical help and follow-up treatment.

While the Right to Education Act says that no child should be failed till Class VIII, the draft policy says that automatic promotion should be allowed only up to Class V. If the policy is accepted without any change, the act will have to be amended.

To tackle the huge shortage of teachers, the draft policy has suggested starting an integrated BA-BEd course for Class X pass-outs. According to an Oxfam India report released last year, over 5 lakh sanctioned posts for teachers now lie vacant.

For the first time, the draft education policy has touched upon medical education, saying the existing 300-odd colleges are not enough. District hospitals with adequate resource persons could be upgraded to medical colleges, it has said.

The panel has found that around 3 lakh Indian students are pursuing higher studies abroad. The expenditure incurred by them amounts to what the Centre and the state governments spend on higher education, the source said.


The Telegraph, 30 May, 2016, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160530/jsp/frontpage/story_88384.jsp#.V0ui_SH3-ho


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