Dear All,
Some queries:
- Are all the issues and remedial measures suggested by the non-political great industrial leader new? Unknown to our great leaders and public too?
- Are our top policy makers and educationists unaware what is happening around on the world educational platform?
- Since 1947 we have many commissions and committees on education in India right from Kothari, Radhakrishnan or Yash Pal, that have recommended the same and similar measures in their reports. Who are responsible for their non-implementation?
- Unfortunately, we have designed and produced capsules for the so called social and national development, the cover of the capsule is sweet socialism with inside core of capitalism, pure commercialization! and deep tooted corruption Is it not true if you introspect the international status of India in respect of such matters as Happiness, University Ranking, Income/ca pita, GER, unemployment, etc?
From: "Prof. Bholanath Dutta"
Sent: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:38:52
To: join_mtc
Subject: [MTC Global] Azim Premji for greater public investment in education
While calling for revamping and empowering the existing public education system, Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Tuesday suggested increasing public investment in education, which at present was woefully inadequate, and observed that political will and prioritisation was essential to realize the goal.
He said that public expenditure on education in India is 2.8 per cent of the GDP, while that of other developing countries is over 3.5 per cent and developed countries, which have good education systems, is 5 to 6 per cent of the GDP.
The IT czar was speaking on 'Improving school education in India' at the centenary lecture series organised by the University of Mysore. He was earlier conferred an honorary doctorate by the university.
Mr. Premji spoke in favour of strengthening public education, which has today reached almost every village in the country. The aim should not be to create a parallel system of private schools and the existing system needs new life so that more disadvantaged children get access to decent education, he said.
Mr. Premji shared his thoughts on issues that require attention for improving school education. Firstly, the government should strongly and visibly reaffirm the importance of quality public education since it is foundational to democracy. The most developed nations have invested in developing a strong public education system as they find it critical to the functioning of a democratic society, he said.
Despite having excellent policies and intentions, their execution on ground was very weak, and this needs to be looked at, he said.
New education policy
Observing that change in education takes a very long time and therefore priorities should not change quite often, Mr. Premji felt that the new education policy that the government is working on could provide a framework for this sustained effort for the next decade.
Lamenting over the quality of teacher education, Mr. Premji said the teacher education system, including B.Ed. and D.Ed. colleges, was crucial for developing good teachers.
Unfortunately, over 16,000-odd teacher education colleges were more of commercial institutes with no real interest in education. They were often owned by powerful people, who resist attempts at change. Reforming the system will be a daunting challenge and will take political will, commitment and courage. Unless this is addressed, school education will not improve for a long time, he. explained.
In his talk, Mr. Premji cited that there have been many examples of good teacher education institutions, including the Regional Institute of Education in Mysuru.
He stressed on capacity building of teachers, and suggested revamping cluster and block resource centres and 600-plus District Institutes for Educational Training (DIET) to realise this. "If the above challenges have to be addressed, we need to invest more in public education," he said.
Former chief justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court B.A. Khan, Vice-Chancellor K.S. Rangappa, and Registrar C. Basavaraju were present.
Things to do
Strong and effective execution of education policies on ground
Shunning frequent change in priorities as change in education takes a long time
Improving teacher education system
Developing the capacity of existing teachers
Ensuring early education to children
[Source: The Hindu]
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