THE SORRY STATE OF INDIAN EDUCATION?

25 Jul 2012

THE SORRY STATE OF INDIAN EDUCATION?

Not surprising considering the sorry state of our teachers

Mumbai Mirror [10,July2012] reports about a survey conducted by Parents Teachers Association United Forum(PTAUF) in Mumbai, covering

• 60  Schools

• 400  Students

• 150  Parents

• !50  Teachers

As far as physical punishment is concerned , what do our teachers believe in ? Here is the shocker :

• Corporal Punishment  …………  100 % of teachers

• Hitting students with rulers ……  70 %

• Slapping  ………………………  55 %

• Hitting with chalk  ……………… 60  %

• Pulling years …………………    44  %

• Hitting on back of palm  ……40  %

• Making students stand on bench……    62  %

• Making students to do sit-up  …  81  %

• Giving extra homework  ………  85  %

In this “reign of terror“, it was not surprising that:

• Students not informing parents of ill-treatment…88 %

• Parents not complaining (fear of victimization)…88 %

And talking of innovations in the methods of punishment, recently, couple of teachers (West Bengal/UP) punished students by forcing them to drink their own urine !

Apparently, our teachers have their very own unique ways for cultivating/motivating, young and impressionable minds!

Hemen  Parekh