Mathematics to be an optional subject?
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Let us see the rationale behind this:
<blockquote><i>
He said that in order to prepare rural students to take up different
vocations connected to their day-to-day life, students need exposure to
suitable subjects related to their future livelihood. To stem the
recent spate of suicides among farmers in the Vidarbha region, the
minister felt that priority must be given to agriculture-based
education.
Purke said that rural students should be trained right from the primary
level so that they would ultimately opt for a subsidiary occupation
along with the main occupation of farming in their future life.
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Yes, if not, how will the lazy and useless ministers survive? If all
the students wise up to private sector and earn their livelihood at
MNCs and get wings to fly abroad? Who will remain poor and stupid
enough to be a puppet? Better yet, lets keep them poor and stupid.
How the hell will dropping Mathematics help reduce the farmer suicides
again? The man is unfit to be a sweeper let alone a minister.
<blockquote>Replying to a question on when the proposal of making Maths
optional will become a reality, he said that it was under consideration
and a final decision will be taken after due consultation with
educationists, parents and students across the state.</blockquote>
Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/apr/16maths.htm
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