The document discusses solutions to two major problems affecting primary education completion rates in India: 1) shortage of teachers and 2) traditional teaching methods.
To address the teacher shortage, the document proposes conducting competitive exams for primary school teacher appointments, and providing incentives like attractive salaries, job security, health insurance and housing to increase the number of qualified teachers, especially in rural areas.
To improve traditional teaching, the document recommends training teachers to use smart classrooms with projectors and educational videos, holding special classes for struggling students, and providing encouragement and rewards for high-performing students. The goal is to make lessons more engaging and help all students succeed.
2. India , a country with more than 1 Billion population has
just one third population which can read. Primary education
plays an important role in every one life to decide him a
literate or not. But the major problem is 58% of Indian
children do not complete primary education [3].
We are considering 2 major reasons [1] for dropouts of the
students at their primary education level which are as
follows:
Problem 1) Demand far exceeds the supply: shortage of
efficient, eligible teachers.
Main reason for this is no attractive salary for teachers,
no additional facilities of health security, job security.
Problem 2) Traditional way of teaching which do not grab
the attention of the students.
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3. Solution to problem 1:
shortage of teachers
Good teachers leads to good results from that school.
Lack of teachers, in particularly efficient teachers is the major
problem. Most of the Teachers are not willing to work in rural
areas. So following are the few solutions for selection of efficient
teachers.
At present D.Ed is the minimum qualification for the primary
school teachers [4], after this the Government must conduct
competitive exams for the appointment of primary school
teachers where ranks will be allotted based on their score.
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4. To increase the competition (for the post of teachers)
trough such eligibility tests, teachers who get selected
must be provided with:
Attractive salary based on the middle class standard of
living in the location where school is located.
Job guarantee after their training or probationary period
based on their performance in probationary period.
Providing increments to the teachers if they get 100%
result in their subject in a particular academic year.
Providing extra salary who works in rural schools
especially in village schools (government schools)
Providing quarters facility for the teachers who work in
schools located in remote places with government aid.
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5. Novel primary School Teachers Appointment system
Conducting
eligibility testing
exams for
selection.
Counseling for
postings based on
rank of the
candidate
Schools upload their
requirements to the
database in prescribed
manner
Urban
schools
Rural/
village
schools
Basic facilities
Attractive salary
based on standard
of living of school
located area.
Job guarantee
Free health
insurance with
government aid
providing free or
Less rented
quarters in schools
located in remote
place.
Extra salary for
village school
teachers
Government
aid
Performance based
facilities
Increments if they
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6. Solution to problem 2: Traditional
way of teaching
Government making lot of programs for attracting students
toward school such as giving meals, milk, uniform, bicycle at
free of cost. But this increased the number of students
attending the classes but not number of students passing
their primary education. So there is need of programs which
make the students to pass their primary education [5].
Pictorial / video representation makes students easy to
understand than the hand written( chalk piece) wordings.
Smart class environment must be made mandatory from
class Ist to VIIth standard: Use of projectors and syllabus
related CD’s while teaching.
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7. Training about the usage of smart class environment must be
provided for teachers under two perspectives: newly appointed
teachers, already working teachers.
Government must provide subsidy for establishing smart
class environment.
In the view of student performance, special classes must be
taken for those who show weak performance in the monthly
tests.
Weakly ones there must be motivation classes where student
is made to realize the importance of basic education in their life.
Encouraging toppers with cash prize at the school level.
Providing free hostel facilities or bus facilities by the schools
located in remote areas. This can be done with government aid.
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8. Novel Teaching System
Training must be
conducted by
government
For Newly
appointed
teachers
For Already
working
teachers
Insisting rigid
rule for
establishing
smart class
environment
Installation
and
maintenance
aid by the
government
Government
schools
Non
government
schools
Complete
aid by
Government
Teaching in smart
class environment
along with
prescribed text
books
As like government
issuing text books,
it must provide
respective
CD/DVD s along
with text books,
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9. Motivation
classes about
need of basic
education
Special
classes for
weak
performance
students
Encouragement
giving cash prices
for toppers of each
class
hostel
facilities or
bus
facilities
in remote
schools
Government aid
To be done at School level
For parentsFor
students
Analysis of
student
performance
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REFERENCES
[1] Sunita Chug, “Dropout in secondary education, A
study of children living in slums of Delhi”,2011.
[2] www.indiaeducationreview.com/article/problems-
school-education-india
[3] www.unicef.org/india/children_2359.html
[4] Ajay Deshpande,Sayan Mitra “Primary Education in
India: Key Problems”, 2006.
[5] Marie Lall, “The Challenges for India’s Education
System”, 2005.
![India , a country with more than 1 Billion population has
just one third population which can read. Primary education
plays an important role in every one life to decide him a
literate or not. But the major problem is 58% of Indian
children do not complete primary education [3].
We are considering 2 major reasons [1] for dropouts of the
students at their primary education level which are as
follows:
Problem 1) Demand far exceeds the supply: shortage of
efficient, eligible teachers.
Main reason for this is no attractive salary for teachers,
no additional facilities of health security, job security.
Problem 2) Traditional way of teaching which do not grab
the attention of the students.
PROBLEMS & REASONS
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