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REMEDIAL STEPS TO SAVE SCHOOL EDUCATION
Now, what should we do to improve the quality of education particularly in Delhi /
Indian government and private schools which are supposed to build the foundation
for higher education of students?
Here is a list of 13 remedial steps that need to be taken to achieve the desired
results.
1. Primary Curriculum
The curriculum for primary education needs to be serially structured with focus on
arithmetic, statistics, computer technology, local language (say, Hindi), and English.
Other subjects such as general science, social studies, and general knowledge
should be treated as secondary subjects on which primary schools should not spend
more than 20% of the total teaching time.
2. Education Streams
The students who clear the primary schooling should be offered to join three different
education streams:
1. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
2. Management
3. Trade and Commerce
Students should be allowed to choose any of the these streams depending on their
aptitude and performance in an admission test after the primary level.
3. New Syllabuses and Books
The specially designed courses for each stream stated above will run for seven
years (Class 6 – 12). Totally new syllabuses need to be created for these courses.
For example, the STEM courses can be further classified into life sciences,
information technology, engineering, environmental science, robotics, or math-based
microprocessor design.
Similarly, the Management studies can focus on Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP), Human Resource Management, Digital Media Management, and so on.
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