How involved are we in "The Emerging Scenario in Education"?
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Constancio Rodrigues
Feb 11, 2011, 10:18:22 AM2/11/11
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Out of 1,200 million, 220 million go to school in India. This is equal
to two-thirds of the US population and half the EU population.
But only 13 million of the 220 million go to college because India’s
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is for the 18-24 age group is only 12.4%
against 50 to 70 in developed countries.
Again, for every million only 156 are engaged in research in India
against 4,700 – 7,000 in advanced countries (4,700 in the US, 7,000 in
Scandinavia).
The New Right to Education Act hopes to tackle some of these
challenges – Kapil Sibal expects it to take three years to implement
the Act and five years to get the right teachers.
He pleaded for the co-operation of civil society in this national
endeavour while delivering the 8th Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in
Mumbai today.
He wants to increase the GER from 12.4% to 30% by 2020. This means
increasing the enrolment in colleges from 13 million today to 45
million.
That means increasing the number of colleges from 26,000 today by
another 50,000 and the 800 universities by another 1,000
universities. He hopes to be able to set up.
Of the 220 million who go to school today and 45 million who he
expects to go to college, that leaves 175 million who will want a job.
For them he plans to set up a National Vocational Qualification
Framework to enable them to do vocational courses from Class 9 to 12.
Did you know that the advanced countries are already looking for work
forces from India given that India will be the most populous country
by 2050? They are already looking at investing in India for that
purpose! In fact, Quebec in Canada is already offering citizenship
(instead of scholarships) to international students who study there.
“Quebec needs skilled workers and with an aging population the
province, like the rest of the country, needs those who are just
beginning their carriers and can step up as older people retire.
Encouraging those who have trained in Canada to stay in the country
also avoids problems involving the acceptance of foreign credentials.
As well, immigrants who have spent some of their formative years in
Canada will have a much easier time integrating into society.”
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/11/18/forget-about-scholarships-quebec-offers-international-students-a-fast-track-to-citizenship/
Some gems from Sibal’s talk today:
We need to change the way we teach our children. The relationship
between the teacher and child has to change. That means the discourse
in education has to change.
Textbooks don’t educate you.
Education is when you relate knowledge to the world.
The teacher is no longer a repository of knowledge. S/he is a
collaborator. That requires a different discourse in education.
How does the teacher help the child to realize himself or herself?
Education is about children and about what children want, not what
administrators want.
to two-thirds of the US population and half the EU population.
But only 13 million of the 220 million go to college because India’s
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is for the 18-24 age group is only 12.4%
against 50 to 70 in developed countries.
Again, for every million only 156 are engaged in research in India
against 4,700 – 7,000 in advanced countries (4,700 in the US, 7,000 in
Scandinavia).
The New Right to Education Act hopes to tackle some of these
challenges – Kapil Sibal expects it to take three years to implement
the Act and five years to get the right teachers.
He pleaded for the co-operation of civil society in this national
endeavour while delivering the 8th Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in
Mumbai today.
He wants to increase the GER from 12.4% to 30% by 2020. This means
increasing the enrolment in colleges from 13 million today to 45
million.
That means increasing the number of colleges from 26,000 today by
another 50,000 and the 800 universities by another 1,000
universities. He hopes to be able to set up.
Of the 220 million who go to school today and 45 million who he
expects to go to college, that leaves 175 million who will want a job.
For them he plans to set up a National Vocational Qualification
Framework to enable them to do vocational courses from Class 9 to 12.
Did you know that the advanced countries are already looking for work
forces from India given that India will be the most populous country
by 2050? They are already looking at investing in India for that
purpose! In fact, Quebec in Canada is already offering citizenship
(instead of scholarships) to international students who study there.
“Quebec needs skilled workers and with an aging population the
province, like the rest of the country, needs those who are just
beginning their carriers and can step up as older people retire.
Encouraging those who have trained in Canada to stay in the country
also avoids problems involving the acceptance of foreign credentials.
As well, immigrants who have spent some of their formative years in
Canada will have a much easier time integrating into society.”
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/11/18/forget-about-scholarships-quebec-offers-international-students-a-fast-track-to-citizenship/
Some gems from Sibal’s talk today:
We need to change the way we teach our children. The relationship
between the teacher and child has to change. That means the discourse
in education has to change.
Textbooks don’t educate you.
Education is when you relate knowledge to the world.
The teacher is no longer a repository of knowledge. S/he is a
collaborator. That requires a different discourse in education.
How does the teacher help the child to realize himself or herself?
Education is about children and about what children want, not what
administrators want.
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