My view
Present day education system and its reforms are not showing expected outcomes.
Present day education system and its reforms are not showing expected outcomes.
It is time to evolve and transform.
Presently teaching in the school system is driven by 'fixed time syllabus coverage' based on textbook chapters.
Teachers are overloaded and their time is fixed to complete the prescribed syllabus and to fill in the forms and show the evidence to the system organisers.
Due to heavy syllabus structures, teachers are moving from chapter to chapter in the textbook, without proper time to maintain the standards of students due to fixed time setup.
Classes are occupied by mixed ability and mixed standard children.
Active learners are showing better outcomes and slow learners and low standards are left behind.
Knowing well the particular students are lagging behind of understanding, the teacher is moving ahead as per the time frame and learning is left as a responsibility of children.
Almost 25 % of students are keeping the phase and understanding. Others are left with many learning gaps.
Parents and schools are looking at marks lists/report cards.
Students are moving from grade to grade without conceptualising but remembering.
Unfortunately, in terms of higher standards, schools are teaching many things even in lower grades, giving the responsibility to students to learn rote.
It is creating a big setback in higher education sector. Only that 25 %, who are able to grasp the concepts, are representing their abilities and are employable, but others are becoming only certificate holders.
In my opinion, entire school system up to grade 12 should evolve and transform.
Made my efforts to present my opinion. Please let me know what you feel on this.
Correct me if I’m wrong.
why can't we - "The teacher" lay the foundation/roots for the flawless and standardized education system.?
Ramanatha Sastry.D.
I do agree with you sir. Having taught in a progressive school, we have taught Science without any text books till Grade 9 and students looked at a text only in their Grade 10 for their boards. Though we had a curricular frame work, we never thought completion of portions was very important. Students were allowed to take up a lot of projects and were encouraged to take upon more of Hand -on-activities to understand the concept. Though it needed a lot of preparation from our side, the outcomes were phenomenal. Students acquired a lot of skills like reference skills, reporting skills, presentation skills and soft skills which were essential for their career. Even to this day, students get back to us with their success stories. I wish if all schools follow this, education becomes more meaningful and teachers and students can enjoy "Aha" moments in their classes.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Ms.Malini....my point is why con't we do same in other places also. when every one is saying that it is teachers accountability, let us take our responsibility mixed with freedom
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