Post on 22-Aug-2018
HISTORIC CONTEXT:
Pre British
• Esoteric
• Caste,Gender
British
• Wood’s Despatch
• Hunter Committee
Post Independence
• Universal
• Accessible
• Affordable
What is RTE?
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009)
A JUSTICIABLE legal framework
Under Article 21A
Article 51(A) Fundamental duty of parents
India became 1 of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child
Came into force in 2010
Provided legal support to Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan
PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
Right of children to FREE and COMPULSORY education at
elementary level
Specifies rules and responsibilities of appropriate governments,local
authorities,parents
25% reservation of seats in private schools for ECBs
Norms and standards related to PUPIL TEACHER RATIO,buildings,infrastructure
Prohibits PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT,MENTAL HARASSMENT
Prohibits Screening Procedure for admission
PROVISIONS Contd:
School Management Committee
Special training of Dropouts to bring them at par with students of
same age
Surveys to monitor all neighbourhoods,identify children
requiringeducation and set up facilities for the Act
Finance sharing
Prohibits deployment of teachers for non-educational work,other
than decennial Census,election work
RTE outcomes (2010-NOW)
43668 schools built
7 lakh classrooms
5.5 lakhs toilets
43,000 drinking water points
Increase in student and teacher attendance
Increased enrolment
Impetus given by SSA,MDM
Case study result
The result of the survey revealed the outcomes
1. Class 2nd students not recognizing the numbers – 75%
2. Class 3rd couldn’t do two digits subtractions – 61.9%
3. Class 5th who were not able to division – 50%
4. Class 3rd students not able to read book fluently - 45.23%
5. Class 3rd not able to read class 1st text book – 14.3%
6. Class 5th not able to read 2nd text book – 14.3%
7. Class 8th not able to read 2nd text book – 0%
8. No. of students week in Mathematics – 44%
Issues
No focus on “Quality”-------------------------------------ASER report
Dropouts
Falling Teacher-Pupil ratio-over 20% in last decade
Lack of trained teachers -11 lakh unqualified out of 66 lakhs
Infrastructure deficit----”playground” clause,8% schools RTI compliant
No NREGA like social auditing
Lack of inter-departmental coordination
Cultural barriers-for girl,tribal students
Lack of employment opportunities in rural areas
Increasing deadlines
ISSUES contd.
Aim of 220 school days,unaccomplished
Opposition by private and religious minority schools
Digital classrooms-issue of electricity,computer teachers
Excludes Pre-School education