Shankar, G
(2013)
Educational assessment and intervention.
Learning Curve (20).
pp. 22-25.
Abstract
Since education has been commoditized, there
are two different worlds of the haves and have-
nots in education. The quality of education in
government schools is still very poor and new
assessment- based books have been introduced
which are not compatible with the delivery system.
The ‘haves’ in the existing system of education
live in an age of information overload. As there is
so much to learn, many parents and educators try
to give children a head start by introducing them
to advanced concepts early on. To put children
on fast-forward is to risk turning them off to their
natural desire to learn and, instead, increases the
risk of their becoming anxious, depressed and
unhappy. The schools meant for the ‘haves’ exert
pressure through high-powered curricula and
parents feel the need to keep children running,
lest they fall off the treadmill.
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