Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Saturday 8 March 2014

State of the Republic



Sure , we are all worried about the cancer of corruption spreading thru the body of our Republic


Almost all political parties have made , " Elimination of Corruption " as their main election plank


People of India are mad - and very angry - with the corrupt politicians , bureaucrats , businessmen  etc


Corrupt politicians etc are " taking away " our hard-earned money


But they cannot take these money with them when they leave this world  !


Nor can those who inherit these ill-gotten monies  !


Someone has to finally " spend " these monies , in this World itself , generating some employment , somewhere , sooner or later , to produce goods or services


But what happens in cases where some persons " do not give away " what they are supposed to give away  ? - as opposed to " taking away " what they are not supposed to ?


For example :


Teachers are supposed to " give away " knowledge to students


If they fail to do so , what kind of corruption , would that be ?
  


Knowledge - deprived children suffer for their entire lives



That might cause their children and grand-children to suffer, as well



After reading the following statistics ( DNA / 08 March 2014 ) , we should feel " frightened " ( - not just " worried " ) , with the army of school teachers , who are " depriving " our children of knowledge  -  a corruption of worse kind  !



>  MSCE ( Maharashtra State Council of Examination ) conducted TET ( Teachers Eligibility Test ) in Dec 2013


>  TET is mandatory for aspiring teachers for schools in Maharashtra


>  Just after passing their own 12th standard exams , some 600,000 candidates appeared for TET


>  Only 5 %  to 6 % passed the test  !



If that was not " bad enough " consider the following :



>  MSCE exam papers contained  37 questions which were " Erroneous "  !


>  MSCE  " Answer-Key " contained  18  " Wrong "  answers  !



I would not be surprised if we come across similar sad " State of Education " in other States , if they were to conduct TET


Is " Reforming Education System " listed in the Election Manifesto of any political party  ?


I doubt


May be the people of India are not mad-enough , angry-enough with the sad " State of Our Education System "  !



*  hemen  parekh  (  09  March  2014  /  Mumbai  )   






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