1. STEPPING STONES
ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU START
FOCUSSING ON A CHILD
S.MADHAN GOPI
M.MUTHUKUMARAN R.HARISH
S.NAVEEN KUMAR R.THILAGAR RAJ
2. WHATS NOW IN INDIA??
2013 BUDJET ALLOCATION
MUG UP & VOMIT IN EXAMS
POVERTY & HUNGER LEADS
TO CHILD-LABOUR
GOVT SCHOOLS FUNCTION
FOR NAME SAKE
PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE BUSY
IN MONEY-MAKING
COST OF EDUCATION
INCREASED OVER 30%
NO PROPER FACILITY IN ANY
WAY
55% OF SCHOOLS ARE BELOW
STANDARD
NO MARKS FOR SELF
INTELLECTUAL
47% OF HABITUATION HAS NO
PRIMARY SCHOOL
45% OF TEACHERS ARE UNFIT
3. OTHER THREATENING FACTORS
(IN PERCENTAGE)
SCHOOLS ARE
WITHOUT TABLES,
CHAIRS & BENCHES
LEARN IN OUTDOORS
WITHOUT ROOFS
SCHOOLS HAVE NO
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
SCHOOLS HAVE NO
SAFE DRINKING
WATER
SCHOOLS DO NOT
HAVE A LIBRARY
SCHOOLS DO NOT
HAVE A PLAYGROUND
SCHOOLS COOK MID-
DAY MEAL IN OPEN
SPACE
SCHOOLS DO NOT
HAVE A BOUNDARY
WALL
SCHOOLS DO NOT
HAVE TOILET
SCHOOLS HAVE
TOILET WHICH IS
UNUSABLE
SCHOOLS ONLY HAVE
SEPARATE TOILET FOR
GIRLS
SCHOOLS HAVE
TAP/WATER PUMP
OUTSIDE PREMISES
4. SOLUTION #1
SYLLABUS
A CHILD CRIES TO GO TO SCHOOL, THEN HOW FAR OUR EDUCATION
SYSTEM HAS FRIGHTENED THAT LITTLE HEART
▪ THE SYLLABUS QUOTIENT SHOULD GET ENTIRELY CHANGED
▪ MERE MUGGING & VOMITING IN EXAMS FOR MARKS SHOULD BE
STOPPED
▪ STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO THINK OUT OF BOX
▪ MORE PRACTICAL EXPLANATIONS SHOULD BE INVOLVED
▪ EQUAL IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITES
▪ STUDY MATERIALS SHOULD BE APPLICATION ORIENTED
WHEN EDUCATING THE MINDS, WE MUST NOT FORGET TO EDUCATE THEIR HEARTS.
5. SYLLABUS
HOW TO IMPLEMENT
▪ A SPECIAL COMMISSION COMPRISING EXPERTS FROM
VARIOUS FIELDS SHOULD BE FORMED
▪ A NEW MODE OF SYLLABUS WHICH KINDLES & DISCOVERS
THE MIND OF A CHILD SHOULD BE PREPARED
▪ FACULTIES SHOULD BE WELL TRAINED OVER IT
▪ AND IT SHOULD BE STRICTLY AMMENDED AT NO COST
▪ NO IMPORTANCE FOR MARK, ONLY MIND
▪ LET THE STUDENT THINK FREE AND INNOVATE NEW
CHILDREN ARE GREAT IMMITATORS. SO GIVE THEM SOMETHING GREAT TO IMMITATE.
6. SOLUTION #2
TEACHERS
SCHOOL IS THE PLACE WERE A CHILD SPENDS MOST OF ITS
TIME & TEACHER IS THE SECOND MOTHER OF A CHILD
▪ IF THE TEACHER IS KIND & AFFECTIONATE THE CHILD WILL
BE AUTOMATICALLY DRAGGED INTO THE SUBJECT
▪ PERSONAL PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT REFLECT IN
CLASSROOMS
▪ TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO SHOULD BE 1:20
▪ A TEACHER SHOULD TEND TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EVERY
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT
THE SECRET IN EDUCATION LIES IN RESPECTING THE STUDENT
7. TEACHERS
HOW TO IMPLEMENT
▪ PERIODICAL COUNSELLING SHOULD BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS INORDER
TO REDUCE THEIR PEER & WORK PRESSURE
▪ TRAINING ON CURRENT UPDATES AROUND THE WORLD SHOULD BE
GIVEN
▪ MORE NUMBER OF APPROPRIABLE TEACHERS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED
▪ LEAVES & APPRAISALS AT NECESSARY TIMES WILL ENCOURAGE THEM
▪ MORE ACTIVITIES & FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS CAN BE HANDLED WHICH
WILL REDUCE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TEACHER & STUDENT
A STUDENT SHOULD NOT ONLY BE TOLD & TAUGHT, HE SHOULD BE INVOLVED
8. SOLUTION #3
SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
THERE IS NO MEAN IN FINDING WATER IN MOON & STEPPING INTO MARS
BY 2015, WHEN YOU CANT EVEN HAVE A PROPER TOILET IN A SCHOOL
▪ MALNUTRITION & FAMISHED SHOULD BE EXEMPTED AT ANY COST
▪ INFRASTRUCTURE OF EVERY SCHOOLS SHOULD BE IMPROVED TO
GREATER STANDARDS
▪ THE STUDENT WILL BE IN GOOD MOOD TO LISTEN & STUDY ONLY IF THE
ENVIRONMENT IS CHERISHING
▪ TRAVELLING FROM LONG DISTANCES SHOULD BE AVOIDED, AS IT IS
DANGEROUS AT TIMES & ALSO MAKES THE STUDENT RESTLESS
9. SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
HOW TO IMPLEMENT
▪ MANY GOVT SCHOOLS WITH EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD BE
STARTED AT EQUAL INTERVALS OF LANDSCAPE AREA, SO THAT LONG
DURATION OF TRAVEL CAN BE AVOIDED
▪ MANY ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY CAN BE ADOPTED SO THAT IT
WILL FULFIL WATER & ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS & IT COULD ALSO BE
A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR STUDENTS
▪ NUTRICIOUS FOODS SHOULD BE ADDED IN MID-DAY MEAL
▪ A CLINIC SHOULD BE PRESENT AT EVERY SCHOOL & DOCTOR SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE AT WORKING HOURS
▪ PLANTS CAN BE PLANTED BY INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS & ITS IMPORTANCE
& BENEFITS CAN BE TAUGHT SCIENTIFICALLY
▪ BASIC SKILLS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CAN BE TAUGHT
10. IMPACT OF THE SOLUTIONS
▪ AS THEY ARE NOT TREATED AS MARK PRODUCING MACHINES, THEY
START TO THINK, REASON-OUT & INNOVATE NEW
▪ INSTEAD OF PRODUCING WORKERS FOR BILL GATES, WE CAN
PRODUCE LOTS & LOTS OF BILL GATES
▪ LEARNING APPLICATION ORIENTED HELPS HIM TO UNDERSTAND
EASIER AND WORK ON IT
▪ AS THE STUDENT IS MADE TO INTERACT WITH NATURE, IT HELPS
HIM TO KNOW ABOUT ITS IMPORTANCE
▪ THE ETHICAL HABIT TAUGHT MAKES HIM A COMPLETE HUMAN
BEING
11. CHALLENGES
SIMPLE CHANGES MAKE HUGE IMPACT
• THE PARENTS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED INORDER TO SEND
THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL PROPERLY
• TEACHERS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CARE & BE
COOPERATIVE IN THE STEPS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
• LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES
SHOULD TAKE INITIATIVES TO LEARN WHEN ALL THE
OPPURTUNITIES ARE MADE
ONE WHO OPENS A SCHOOL DOOR, CLOSES A PRISON
EVERY THING IN THIS WORLD IS INTERLINKED. ITS IN OUR HANDS TO OPT FOR GOOD OR BAD
YES, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!
