Public servants think that career of their children will be spoiled if they are forced to send them in government run schools only. These clever, corrupt and immoral persons know very well that it is they who have looted these temples of education in the name of freedom , in the name of democracy, in the name of caste, in the name of minority or secularism and in the name of fundamental rights.
Half a century ago, there used to be government run schools, hospitals and airlines only and comparatively these institutions used to serve better then . Because options of private schools used to be negligible.People used to trust only government run schools, hospitals and all .Trust level of these institutions have faced severe erosion since 1991 when our own government started giving more value to private sector in the name of privatisation and to conceal their evil work. These people propagated a line of privatisation so that their evil work and loot of public money is not exposed . Otherwise Government run schools were not as bad as they are now.
Logically it is rightly suggested by a class of intelligent people that court should make effort first to reform the existing system . They say that court should first give order for improving the quality of these schools and then force their child to be admitted in such schools. Otherwise it is encroachment in their fundamental right.
But the question is who will come first. First egg will come or first Hen will come. It is true that wards of judges should also be admitted in govt run schools. Here essence of the judgement is that if children of public servants as also that of politicians are admitted in such schools, they will honestly work for good quality education in these schools. On a broader spectrum , if these servants treat entire country as own family, entire system will improve .We find pathetic position all where , in all offices , in all schools and colleges wherever govt has control , directly or indirectly , partially or fully. Because there is no patriotism anywhere .
People in government job or politicians who rule this country treat all these places as scope for earning wealth for their family. Heavy fund is spent on such Government schools on papers , but major chunk of it is lost in pilferage and taken away by public servants including politicians.
Appointment of teachers and supporting staff are done not on the basis of merit but on the basis of underhand dealings or value of recommendation the candidate is able to bring to ensure selection for the post. If a teacher is appointed, , merit is not seen in him , potential and capacity of teaching in the person is not assessed, , only thing in mind of selector team remains who has recommended for his appointment and what money he is ready to offer in lieu of job. Quality is not given any significance in any of govt offices.
This is why private schools, private hospitals , private airlines , private banks are getting recognition in the minds of all parents. And govt run places are meant and used for parking poor and weaker persons only.
As such when public servants are forced to send their child to govt run schools, these public servants will definitely take all possible care to provide education better in government schools than that provided by private schools.
Further it is to be kept in mind that in our country , it is only judiciary outreach which helps in improving condition in any sphere of life. Politicians and public servants do not have time for giving value to their moral and religious duty towards citizen of India . They play caste or communal cards to win the election . They are least bothered of poor or quality of performance. And it is ironical that their such cards get success many times in election. .Even religion has failed to motivate these greedy people to serve mankind honestly . People fight in the name of religion, fight for saving religion, riot in the name of religious pundits or temples or masjids but do not follow preaching and principles of religion honestly and truely.
As such when court has given a ruling , even if it appears that judiciary has surpassed its jurisdiction , it must be honoured , respected and given all weightage.
Why not we think , Why court has thought it better to go beyond their judicial area , why do they think it necessary to encroach in legislative and administrative powers . Do you think that judges who deliver such orders do not know the law and do not understand the spirit of these laws. They know what the Constitution say and they know the condition prevalent in outside world. It is good luck that at least court has taken cognizance of pathetic position of government run schools and suggested a small step which in the long run may help in improvement of these poorly run schools, hospitals, and other offices.
Those who are engaged in debate to decide whether the court order is good or bad, constitutional or unconstitutional, within power or outreach , should think why there is continuous deterioration in quality of teachings in government run schools. Why educated youth do not want to accept the job of a teacher if he or she has other option available . Why there is a mad rush to become an engineer or a doctor or a management expert? Why an educated person prefer even a job of a peon or waiter in a hotel or a cleaner in an office than to become a teacher in a school? Why youth who do not get job elsewhere and who is constrained to go for teaching, he or she tries first to go for teaching in a private school?
Further , those who are engaged in debate over said court order ,do not think that cost of education in private schools right from kids schools to schools for higher studies has gone up to such a high extent that poor or even upper middle class cannot afford it for their wards. It is hardly five percent of population who can afford costly education for their wards in reputed private schools. Why do they not talk of their fundamental right of education because admission in private schools is slowly and gradually going beyond their reach and affordability.
Million dollar question is after all why people do not want to send their children to government schools for education? Why do they no like to get treatment of their sick kith and kin in government hospitals? Why do they not like to fly by Indian airlines? Why do they not like to have account and business in public bank? Why do they not like to buy goods produced by Indian companies and prefer imported goods? Why do Indian talent prefer working in USA , UK and abroad but not for Indian Companies? And so on..
I therefore not only justify the judicial order of Allahabad Court directing UP government to force public servants to send their children to Government schools only, but also I like to request courts to give order directing public servants to get treatment of them and their family embers only in Government run hospitals. Bills pertaining to treatment in private nursing homes or private hospitals should not be paid from Government fund. Rather public servants opting for treatment in private hospitals should be punished and penalised.
I like to request courts to direct all public servants, ministers and politicians to fly by Indian Airlines only and to buy goods produced by public sector undertakings in preference to multi-national companies. Public servants should not be allowed to avail their Leave Travel Concessions when they travel by private airlines.
Last but not the least , media men who are wasting time in conducting debates on their TV channels to decide whether the said court order in as per Constitution or not should stop such debates and focus on point whether the said court order is helpful and good for common men?
Media men should debate why political class who ruled this country for seven decades failed to protect the quality of public utility services like education, medical care , transportation , roads etc ? They should debate whether rulers of this country who ruled this country for seven long decades performed their duty as per wishes and ambitions of our great Constitution and great Constitution makers or simply looted public exchequers.
Media men should debate whether executive and legislative wing of the country are performing well and whether they are not encroaching fundamental rights of common men? When services extended by government run offices and institutions is made poor and pathetic, people are constrained to opt for better services offered by private institutions.
And lastly whether media men are made and meant for projecting only negative sides of all events, all acts , all individuals, all institutions and all rules, laws and policies. Do they not find any positive point in any law or any policy.?
Whey media men point out their accusing fingers towards Allahabad court order directly or through participants chosen by them , they should also try to know what is happening in other developed countries like USA.
Education in the United States is provided by public schools and private schools.About 87% of school-age children attend public schools, about 10% attend private schools, and more than 3% are homeschooled.
State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K-12 public school systems, and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges and universities. Funding comes from the state, local, and federal government. Education provided to all American s is not only free but also mandatory and of high quality standards.
Education in USA is compulsory over an age range starting between five and eight and ending somewhere between ages sixteen and eighteen, depending on the state. This requirement can be satisfied in public schools, state-certified private schools, or an approved home school program.
The United States spends more per student on education than any other country. American students rank 14th worldwide in cognitive skills, just behind Russia.On the other hand, of the top ten colleges and universities in the world, eight are American. (The other two are Oxford and Cambridge, in the United Kingdom.)
Why India spend so little on education and why the government is so much negligent on performance and teaching standard in these schools which forced Allahabad High Court to go beyond their jurisdiction .
Allahabad HC orders UP officials, politicians to send their kids to government primary schools
-Times of India 18th August 2015The Allahabad high court on Tuesday took a serious note of the pathetic condition of primary schools in the state and directed the chief secretary to ensure that children/wards of government officials/servants, those serving in the local bodies, representatives of people and judiciary, etc., send their wards to these schools.
"Only then would they be serious enough to look into the requirements of these schools and ensure that they are run in good condition," the court observed.
Hearing a slew of writ petitions filed by Umesh Kumar Singh and several others, Justice Sudhir Agarwal directed the chief secretary to take steps within six months so as to make the aforesaid directions effective from the next academic session of primary schools.
The court also directed him to submit a compliance report immediately after the lapse of six months.
The issue involved in the writ petitions was with regard to appointment of assistant teachers in state's primary schools.
During the course of hearing, the court noticed the deplorable condition of these schools and observed that although they are catering to the needs of 90% population of children, their condition could be described as "shabby."
The court further observed that as officials responsible for running these primary schools are treating them in a shabby manner, these schools have given rise to multiple litigations.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Allahabad-HC-orders-UP-officials-politicians-to-send-their-kids-to-government-primary-schools/articleshow/48531053.cms
Education System in India
Literacy (2011) Total 74%
Male 82.2%
Female 65.5%
Enrollment (2011[)
Total Primary 93%
Secondary 69%
Post secondary 25%
Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: central, state, and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14.
India has made progress in terms of increasing the primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three-quarters of the population in the 7-10 age group, by 2011.
At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system complementing the government run schools, with 29% of students receiving private education in the 6 to 14 age group. Certain post-secondary technical schools are also private.
The private education market in India had a revenue of US$450 million in 2008, but is projected to be a US$40 billion market.
As per the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of all rural children between the ages of 6-14 were enrolled in school. This is the fourth annual survey to report enrollment above 96%. Another report from 2013 stated that there were 229 million students enrolled in different accredited urban and rural schools of India, from Class I to XII, representing an increase of 2.3 million students over 2002 total enrollment, and a 19% increase in girl's enrollment.
While quantitatively India is inching closer to universal education, the quality of its education has been questioned particularly in its government run school system. Some of the reasons for the poor quality include absence of around 25 percent of teachers everyday. States of India have introduced tests and education assessment system to identify and improve such schools.
In India's education system, a significant number of seats are reserved under affirmative action policies for the historically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
In universities, colleges, and similar institutions affiliated to the federal government, there is a minimum 50% of reservations applicable to these disadvantaged groups, at the state level it can vary. Maharashtra had 73% reservation in 2014, which is the highest percentage of reservations in India.
Although India is amongst the ten fastest growing economies in the world, it still has a third of the world’s illiterates. According to global education report of 2004, India’s ranking was 106 out of 127 countries in the education sphere. With 34 per cent of the illiterate population in the world, India has the largest number of illiterates by far – with second placed China at 11 per cent. Sixty years after independence, with 40 per cent of its population under 18 – India is now confronting the perils of its failure to educate its citizens, notably the poor.
India, being a mixed economy, needs government intervention in the area of education because education driven by profit motive cannot benefit the masses. But the condition of government schools in India is pathetic. Except for two or three states, all the Indian states have poor educational statistics. More Indian children are in school than ever before, but the quality of government schools has sunk to spectacularly low levels. The children in these schools come from the poorest of families — those who cannot afford to send away their young to private schools elsewhere, as do most Indian families who have the means.
India has long had a legacy of weak schooling for its young, even as it has promoted high-quality government-financed universities. If in the past, a largely poor and agrarian nation could afford to leave millions of its people illiterate, that is no longer the case. Not only has the high growth ensured that we have a shortage of skilled labor, the nation’s many new roads, phones and television sets have also fueled new ambitions for economic advancement among its people — and new expectations for schools to help them achieve it.
Even though many children attend schools, they remain ill-equipped. A survey in 2007which was conducted across 16,000 villages, found that while many more children were sitting in class, vast numbers of them could not read, write or perform basic arithmetic, to say nothing of those who were not in school at all.
In USA
Education is an instrument of the broader social order. When society changes, education, sooner or later, also changes. Few activities or agencies, however, change as slowly, or in such small increments, as formal education–both schools and colleges as well as both public and private institutions. Education's roots are deep and wide, penetrating almost every facet of society. Hence, education is subject to virtually every political force, including those that want change and those that want to protect the status quo.
Public K–12 education–which operates across fifty states, 14,000 local school districts, and 100,000 schools; involves 5 million employees and more than 48 million students; and costs more than $2 billion each day–is too large, too costly, and too enmeshed in political dynamics to change quickly.
American culture contains three strongly held values that significantly influence public policy in general and education policy specifically. They are equality, efficiency, and liberty. Government actions regarding national defense, housing, taxation, antitrust regulation, racial desegregation, and literally hundreds of other policy dimensions, including education, are motivated and molded by one or more of these three values.
The overwhelming majority of the public views equality, liberty, and efficiency as conditions that government should attempt to maximize. The historical roots of these values are deeply embedded in the cultural streams that comprise the common heritage of the United States. These values permeate the ideologies promulgated by political parties, religions, schools, and other social institutions.
Read more: United States Educational Policy - The Basics of Educational Policy, The Pressure for Reform in American Education, Defining Policy - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1937/Educational-Policy-United-States.html#ixzz3jMrLM2nd
Education System in India
Literacy (2011) Total 74%
Male 82.2%
Female 65.5%
Enrollment (2011[)
Total Primary 93%
Secondary 69%
Post secondary 25%
Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: central, state, and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14.
India has made progress in terms of increasing the primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three-quarters of the population in the 7-10 age group, by 2011.
At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system complementing the government run schools, with 29% of students receiving private education in the 6 to 14 age group. Certain post-secondary technical schools are also private.
The private education market in India had a revenue of US$450 million in 2008, but is projected to be a US$40 billion market.
As per the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of all rural children between the ages of 6-14 were enrolled in school. This is the fourth annual survey to report enrollment above 96%. Another report from 2013 stated that there were 229 million students enrolled in different accredited urban and rural schools of India, from Class I to XII, representing an increase of 2.3 million students over 2002 total enrollment, and a 19% increase in girl's enrollment.
While quantitatively India is inching closer to universal education, the quality of its education has been questioned particularly in its government run school system. Some of the reasons for the poor quality include absence of around 25 percent of teachers everyday. States of India have introduced tests and education assessment system to identify and improve such schools.
In India's education system, a significant number of seats are reserved under affirmative action policies for the historically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
In universities, colleges, and similar institutions affiliated to the federal government, there is a minimum 50% of reservations applicable to these disadvantaged groups, at the state level it can vary. Maharashtra had 73% reservation in 2014, which is the highest percentage of reservations in India.
Although India is amongst the ten fastest growing economies in the world, it still has a third of the world’s illiterates. According to global education report of 2004, India’s ranking was 106 out of 127 countries in the education sphere. With 34 per cent of the illiterate population in the world, India has the largest number of illiterates by far – with second placed China at 11 per cent. Sixty years after independence, with 40 per cent of its population under 18 – India is now confronting the perils of its failure to educate its citizens, notably the poor.
India, being a mixed economy, needs government intervention in the area of education because education driven by profit motive cannot benefit the masses. But the condition of government schools in India is pathetic. Except for two or three states, all the Indian states have poor educational statistics. More Indian children are in school than ever before, but the quality of government schools has sunk to spectacularly low levels. The children in these schools come from the poorest of families — those who cannot afford to send away their young to private schools elsewhere, as do most Indian families who have the means.
India has long had a legacy of weak schooling for its young, even as it has promoted high-quality government-financed universities. If in the past, a largely poor and agrarian nation could afford to leave millions of its people illiterate, that is no longer the case. Not only has the high growth ensured that we have a shortage of skilled labor, the nation’s many new roads, phones and television sets have also fueled new ambitions for economic advancement among its people — and new expectations for schools to help them achieve it.
Even though many children attend schools, they remain ill-equipped. A survey in 2007which was conducted across 16,000 villages, found that while many more children were sitting in class, vast numbers of them could not read, write or perform basic arithmetic, to say nothing of those who were not in school at all.
In USA
Education is an instrument of the broader social order. When society changes, education, sooner or later, also changes. Few activities or agencies, however, change as slowly, or in such small increments, as formal education–both schools and colleges as well as both public and private institutions. Education's roots are deep and wide, penetrating almost every facet of society. Hence, education is subject to virtually every political force, including those that want change and those that want to protect the status quo.
Public K–12 education–which operates across fifty states, 14,000 local school districts, and 100,000 schools; involves 5 million employees and more than 48 million students; and costs more than $2 billion each day–is too large, too costly, and too enmeshed in political dynamics to change quickly.
American culture contains three strongly held values that significantly influence public policy in general and education policy specifically. They are equality, efficiency, and liberty. Government actions regarding national defense, housing, taxation, antitrust regulation, racial desegregation, and literally hundreds of other policy dimensions, including education, are motivated and molded by one or more of these three values.
The overwhelming majority of the public views equality, liberty, and efficiency as conditions that government should attempt to maximize. The historical roots of these values are deeply embedded in the cultural streams that comprise the common heritage of the United States. These values permeate the ideologies promulgated by political parties, religions, schools, and other social institutions.
Read more: United States Educational Policy - The Basics of Educational Policy, The Pressure for Reform in American Education, Defining Policy - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1937/Educational-Policy-United-States.html#ixzz3jMrLM2nd
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