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VIOLATION OF CHILD RIGHTS
As a journalist and social activist, I have been running major education reformation
campaigns in Delhi and I also have been running a free school for poor children
single-handedly (without any support) for the past about 3 years.
While politicians in Delhi Government are patting on their own backs for the school
education standards, I regularly meet hundreds of students and parents who tell me
that the quality of education in Delhi schools is going from bad to worse.
In order to thwart my efforts, the school teachers are intimidating students and
parents who participate in the campaigns that I run to get the quality of education
improved in schools. My public campaigns tend to expose the nefarious designs of
teachers and politicians.
Factors That Impede Student Education
Poverty As parents have limited financial resources, they force
their children to do undignified jobs.
Social Evil Parents force girl students to discontinue education and
they are pushed into early marriage.
Uneducated Parents Since most parents are uneducated, they fail to create
an academic culture in their homes.
Poor Communications Although teachers hold perfunctory meetings with
students’ parents, they fail to leverage the
communications for the improvement of learning
outcomes.
Recently, I sent a representation to Lt. Governor of Delhi, the Education Secretary /
Director of Delhi Government, the Chief Minister of Delhi, and other concerned
departments asking them to work seriously toward improving the education
atmosphere in schools.
The Law Department of Delhi Government had forwarded my representation
(Subject: Poor Quality of Education in Delhi Schools) to the Director (Education) of
Delhi Government. I had given 8 specific recommendations to improve the quality of
education in schools.
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