The fault In Our Classrooms
Image source: Google images Language is often taught to children in an unimaginative and inadequate ways throughout the classrooms in India and I believe that it one of the most striking issues that Indian Education System is facing today. From my practical experience in various private schools, govt. schools, tribal schools, I have observed that most of the children are not able to internalize and apply the basic concepts of Math and science. The focus of early language and literacy in these classrooms is only limited to the mechanical transfer of script knowledge to children- the endless presentation of aksharas, their combination to form words, phrases, sentences and finally passages. I have usually observed teachers practicing typically two kinds of strategies in the classroom:- > Asking children to copy write the words or aksharas or “answers” from the board > Or the teacher sometimes dictate the answers to the students. In such a scenario there’s hardly any room for...