tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post5581261321893371314..comments2024-03-29T12:03:50.891+05:30Comments on The Leap Blog: The rise of private sector education service producers in IndiaAjay Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835842741008200034noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-24283142576824586202011-10-28T17:17:20.081+05:302011-10-28T17:17:20.081+05:30i have a solution to track the absenteeism in gove...i have a solution to track the absenteeism in government schools - both faculty and students and at a extremely modest price. i had even given a proposal to the district commissioner, but the state-centre fight consumed it! and the noon-meal fraud continues. if only government can check that, they can save a few hundred crores and build better class rooms, better teaching aids, better schooling! Unfortunate.Na Ved Ahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175395457274379577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-26586996374043752372009-12-01T15:21:04.721+05:302009-12-01T15:21:04.721+05:30The reason why government expense is higher is the...The reason why government expense is higher is the salary which govt. gives to the teacher (of course mid day meals also but we should not count that as expense because it is a necessity for under privileged kids)whereas the teachers at private schools won't get such high salaries rather they prefer to have high churning rate among faculties. Now for well being of society government should provide education however with corrupt systems and huge population it is not easy for the govt. to implement so all felt the need of private schools. Many private schools has taken land and other facilities at a subsidized price by promising govt. to reserve seats for poor people, and it is evident that no poor person has ever been admitted in these schools rather these institutions earned huge some pf money from education. Govt. should tax these schools and use that money for well being of poor kids. One more important thing is the absence rate of faculties in government schools which should be checked by revolving head of institutions regularly and surprise field visit by government officials and local police and also by active participation of parents. <br />Unrecognized schools exist to earn money from education, its true that they can provide faculties and facilities but a young mind and there parents at home can not compare it by any means. We should made govt. school teachers accountable for there deeds and govt must educate poor through media to report complain on faculties absence in classes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-5374608385308511272009-12-01T10:46:57.269+05:302009-12-01T10:46:57.269+05:30That should read "Amit Kaushik" not &quo...That should read "Amit Kaushik" not "SRF Foundation". Not sure why Google changed my used id here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127223945121469403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-48341694135461304822009-12-01T10:45:52.231+05:302009-12-01T10:45:52.231+05:30There is a strong body of evidence now emerging th...There is a strong body of evidence now emerging that the private "unrecognised" school sector provides in many cases, better services that government schools are able or willing to. While it is generally accepted that the State should have responsibility for ensuring basic education, it is not clear why this responsibility cannot include the use of non-State actors like these private schools that are definitely more accountable to parents, and in which teachers actually can be found in class. The questions of their being trained/untrained, etc are matters that can be addressed; there is no evidence to show that trained teachers in government schools perform significantly better than their untrained counterparts in unrecognised schools. A system that encourages private investment in education yet regulates it to make sure that it is not exploitative would in my view, give much better results than a system which compels investors to bend the rules in order to ensure a reasonable return.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127223945121469403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-37592560995259473122009-12-01T08:52:17.208+05:302009-12-01T08:52:17.208+05:30Govt funded schools in India are unnecessary excep...Govt funded schools in India are unnecessary except in the most remote areas where it might be unremunerative for a private school system to function. Unlike the post office where the network has a fixed cost, running schools are largely variable cost. There is no reason to support public funded education in schools or colleges in India or to favour it over private education which does very well around the world.<br /><br />If we aren't careful, the Indian school system could become like California public schools - ineffective and impossible to change because of strong unions.Basab Pradhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440577462073796987noreply@blogger.com