[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

Tue Oct 2 08:29:03 CDT 2007

>>seven kids out of a country of a billion people,
knowing what I do,

** You wanted examples which I have provided (SEVEN
against ONE which you cited).  If you are willing and
have time, you can search web to find more such kids
from India BOTH from public and private institution
(as cited by Umesh).

>>While I am unwilling to 
>>pass verdict on the condition of Indian education

You SHOULD NOT since you have no clue of today's India
nor are you willing to learn

>>Why is it that Kendriya Vidyalays get special
funding , special 
>>teachers, while the rest of the country has to make
do with what they 
>>have to?

Education is a matter of STATE Govt.  While the Govt
funded institutes in some states are doing pretty good
it is NOT so for other states.  It is analogous to
blaming me because you wasted your money on gambling
(or whatever may be) while you too had every
opportunity to utilize your money fruitfully.

In US NOT all public schools are equal ... as I
understand,  some school districts are considered
superior to others.   So let us know why SOME schools
do better then other schools.  And then  there are
Charter Schools which get more funds.

>>> What is it about Central employees that deserve
such special 
>>care, while the rest don't?  Colonialism is what
comes to mind.

Another good example of your KNOWLEDGE of India. While
KV gives priority to transferrable employees, it is
open to others as well.  My parents were NOT Central
(or even State) Govt employee but I studied in KV
anyway ... you always "Know Better".
BTW,  many educationists want GOA to adopt KV
education pattern  but again GOI cannot force it.

>>Where our children went to school is our business.
>It has nothing to 
>do with why quality of PUBLIC EDUCATION, one of the
>highest 
>priorities of any nation. 

Perfect.  I have no issues if you pay tens of thousand
dollars to send your child to Private School.  But
then Indian Education is  OUR business ... NOT your.

>>Let us assume they went to some highly exclusive 
>>private schools, because we could afford it. Should
that mean that 
>>those who could not afford it did not deserve an
equally high quality 
schooling?

If you had "EQUALLY HIGH QUALITY" in Public school, 
you WOULD NOT have sent your kid to Private School.
And since you sent your children to Private School it
shows that you DO NOT TRUST  on quality of Public
Schools in US

BTW,  the fees in KV used to be Rs5  (waived for
economically poorer section) when I was a student.  If
things have not changed it is still in same range.

>>>it still has produced some of the nation's most
important and most creative 
>>personalities and contributed to its advancement.
Shawnee Mission 
>>East High School is a good example.

Similarly  KV is a good example 

As you said earlier .....  you are quarreling for the
sake of quarreling making yourself look bad

>>Out of the seven kids, ONE, was from Kendriya
Vidyalay, a public 
>>institution, but a highly PRIVILEGED one.  While I
am unwilling to 
>>pass verdict on the condition of Indian education
from the example of 
>>seven kids out of a country of a billion people,
knowing what I do, 
>>one can reasonably conclude that the example of
these kids cited are 
>>an extraordinary exception, not the norm by a long
shot.

Why is it that Kendriya Vidyalays get special funding
, special 
teachers, while the rest of the country has to make do
with what they 
have to? What is it about Central employees that
deserve such special 
care, while the rest don't?  Colonialism is what comes
to mind.

Where our children went to school is our business. It
has nothing to 
do with why quality of PUBLIC EDUCATION, one of the
highest 
priorities of any nation.  Our circumstances dictated
where we sent 
our kids to school. Let us assume they went to some
highly exclusive 
private schools, because we could afford it. Should
that mean that 
those who could not afford it did not deserve an
equally high quality 
schooling?

While it is a well-known  fact that American public
schooling leaves 
a lot to be desired, it still has
produced some of the nation's most important and most
creative 
personalities and contributed to its advancement.
Shawnee Mission 
East High School is a good example.

At 2:37 PM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
wrote:
>There goes your knowledge about India :)
>
>Kendriya Vidyalaya (first link) is a Central Govt
>School fully funded by GOI and spread accross all
over
>India (including NE).  And with some more research
you
>will be able to find out other achivements of
students
>of Kendriya Vidyalaya ... if you are really
>interested.
>
>BTW,  did your children attend a public school or a
>private school ?  If Private school,  why?
>
>If not,  the same question remains ... why do many
>Americans send their children to highly expensive
>Private School?
>
>
>>>That was nice to note.
>
>>>One significant difference:  All of the students
>>>from India are from
>>>Private Schools. Nandinee is from a public high
>>>school ( not like
>>>Indian Public School, as in Doon School etc.),
>>>Shawnee Mission East
>>>High School, Kansas.
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>At 1:43 PM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
>wrote:
>>Congratulations Nandini
>>
>>C'da,  you might be interested in these too
>>
>>
>>http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/21/stories/2007052104521300.htm
>>
>>http://www.educationuk.org/clubukindia/1/news_india_youth.html
>>
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