RTE will ensure a high literacy rate among Indian kids
RTE will ensure a high literacy rate among Indian kids
RTE, an abbreviation to Right to Education pronounces the prominence of free and compulsory edification for children falling in the age group of 6 to 14 years.
For:
- The RTE act 2009 demands that private schools should reserve 25% of seats for the backward classes, hence enabling them as well the right to be educated
- The Right to Education act is implacable to one and all, that is, not only to the backward classes but also to the mentally as well as physically challenged children, children suffering from any medical problems
- The RTE will make the children aware of their rights through the education provided to them
Against:
- There is a very small group of individuals who are aware about this act and hence unable to take advantage of this act
- Lack of ability to meet the distance norms and troubles in procuring required credentials from government authorities
- There is no penalty on the private schools, if they fail to reserve the requisite seats
- Most of the people were not able to make use of the RTE and ended up in paying fees to the schools.
Conclusion:
- Until and unless the laws are not strictly amended, it will not benefit the masses.
Discussion
- RE: RTE will ensure a high literacy rate among Indian kids -Rajani Sharma (12/27/13)
RTE will ensure a high literacy rate among Indian Kids
For:
- RTE has made it mandatory that children from diverse backgrounds should be welcomed, treated kindly and encouraged to actively participate in learning through child-centred activities.
- Implementation of RTE act has opened 3.5 lakh schools in the last decade insuring that every child gets education.
- Today 99% of India’s rural population has a primary school within a one kilometre radius.
- 11 million more children are now enrolled in elementary schools.
- Under RTE, all states are asked to do a mapping of schools in their state and submit a report to the government. On the basis of this report, decision of opening new schools will be taken if required.
Against:
- Despite the achievements of the act, there are eight million children who fail to get proper education.
- The biggest challenge in fully implementing this Act is that of integrating children into an age-appropriate class.
- Millions of children drop out of school before completing the full cycle of elementary education.
- Implementation of RTE will not be effective as there are many schools which still follow the teacher centred rote learning, corporate punishment and discrimination.
- In most of the areas schools are not within the 1 km radius. In such cases, no mother will send her child to school if his children have to walk 4-5 km a day to reach their school.
- Socio-cultural difference between children from scheduled tribes and children from the mainstream is a main factor responsible for tribal children being deprived of basic education.
- A recent study shows that the right to education Act, 2009 will not necessarily help the tribal population of the country.
- Fundamental right to education looks good on paper. But implementation of the same does not seem to work in reality.
- The RTE aims to spread education to all, but the big question remains is whether the tribal population is going to benefit from it.
