Gangola, Anant and Khandpal, Kailash Chandra
(2018)
From policy to practice : a story from Uttarakhand.
Learning Curve (30).
pp. 23-26.
Abstract
The discourse around the dwindling state of our
Public Education System is endless and is heard
everywhere irrespective of the depth of the
analysis. The state of education affects everyone,
consequently, everyone seems to have an opinion
about it. Our judgements are often superficial and
we miss taking into account the complexity of our
Public Education System – right from the classroom
to the educational policies.
At one end of the spectrum is the classroom, which
is an astoundingly heterogenous space with each
student bringing to it hers or his own diversity
in the form of social and economic background,
emotional and intellectual temperament, response
to learning, and a variety of interests, abilities and
limitations. If we consider the education system of
the country, the complexity in terms of creating
and administering a huge system of Secretariats,
Directorates, Board of Examinations at the state
and central levels, the constitution of the basic
functional structures at the district and sub-district
levels; and the ground-level engagement with local
self-governments, parents, teacher communities
and school management – is colossal. From the
Parliament to the parent, everyone has a stake in
the Public Education System at some level. The
challenges of this vast system, with such complexity
and scale, are often overlooked when we talk of
educational reforms.
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