SCHOOL EDUCATION - THE PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE

 

SCHOOL EDUCATION - THE PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE

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" Education is the passport to the future , for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today" 

INTRODUCTION :

I did not know much about our present school education systems in India (nor do many parents for that matter ), as my schooling was quite a while ago!

So I have looked them up in brief for a clear understanding!

THE ETHOS:

When in UK for surgical training, my mentor was Mr RCG Russel, of Middlesex Hospital,London - an eminent teacher, author and surgeon par excellence. I had to meet him in person every six months for update and advice. 

The gist of my visits to him is to think of what you wish to be in 20 years' time from today. And focus all your training in that direction and in such facilities. That is life in a nut shell . Your life in 20 years as a young adult will take you through the most productive part.

WHY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE AT THE OUTSET:

For schooling, the period is even shorter - possibly 10 years go know which way you can achieve your dreams. Parents need to be totally in tune with the ambitions of the child and aid him /her.

A child can grasp whatever he is taught quite rapidly. Fluency in analytical thinking, languages, family and traditional values, sciences, morality to say a few are all imbibed  effortlessly as a child.

I don't deny that any child can adust to life in any state, any nation as an adult like most of us adults, have done. We were not exposed to different systems of school education, yet we had done higher education in India, completed higher eduction abroad and returned to work in India. So this is very possible. But with so many school education systems present nowadays, it is easier to fit in the correct groove, so that things are easier for the child when he enters college and take on higher education.

When you see a child, think of him/ her in 10 years' time from today🕺!

Because, in a moment, it will be 10 years hence, where his early adult life will start  with higher college education!!

THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS:

If you still wish to read on, go ahead!

School systems in brief of decreasing difficulty are:

1.ICSE

2.CBSC

3.MATRICULATION &

4.STATE BOARD. 

High lights of each are:

1.ICSE:

 Indian School Certification Examination (ICSE). English medium only. Arts, science, languages, and maths have equal importance.ICSE is the toughest, more western oriented. No Hindi.

United Kingdom College Admissions Board has recognized the ICSE standards as being at par with the standards of the University of Scotland in the UK.

2.CBSE:

It is conducted by the national board of India. CBSE follows a common syllabus nationally. CBSE emphaises on Science and Mathematics, but not on English.

First language is English or Hindi. Second and third languages are Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Urdu; foreign languages like French, Spanish, and German are 4th language.

CBSE is tougher than State Board and has a larger curriculum. CBSE prepares the student for entrance exams related to IIT and AIIMS.

3.MATRICULATION:

Each state has its own their syllabus, tougher that State Board, but easier than ISCE and CBSE. Exams are conducted only till X std, unlike upto XII standards in other systems.

In general, there is more stress on memorizing and less on analytical thinking. 

4, STATE BOARD:

Every state has their own State Board and is controlled by the Education Minister for the respective state.There is stress on traditional values existing in the state.

Syllabus varies from state to state making comparing marks from two different states impractical.State syllabus is confined to the state whereas for CBSE and ICSE,syllabus in pan- India is the same.

The same school may offer the various forms of education systems. These can be discussed with the school authorities who will only be too willing to help!