Mohammed Younus/ Hyderabad: Parents who think that educational standards in private schools are higher than the government run schools may have to change their minds now, as the preliminary report of a State government survey tells rather a different story.Educational standards in private schools of the State are not so good and most of the schools do not follow the norms of the State government. The survey being done by the school education department reveals shocking details of the darker side of ‘private education’ in the state.
A survey says many goverment schools maintain good educational standards
It was revealed that several private schools do not even implement the syllabus, except for Telugu, prescribed by the state government and teach their own syllabi. About 25 percent students studying in them cannot do mathematical tables and 40 per cent students cannot read properly. The survey was being facilitated by the principals of DIET colleges, officials of SCERT and others. An official in the school education department said upon anonymity that it was revealed in the survey that learning levels of students were not satisfactory and students of 10th class were seen sticking to memorizing.
The survey will continue up to September 22, 2014. Sources in the school education department said that despite the GO 17 which prohibits the use of Guide books for SSC students, several private schools were found practicing it. It was also observed that private institutions were not implementing the latest reforms which were part of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation that necessitates the extracurricular and co-curricular activities in the campus. On the other hand, it was noticed that a large number of the schools were not implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Moreover some private private schools found holding quarterly examinations contrary to the directives of school education department that has decided to conduct exams from October 13.
Some schools were using their own syllabus for primary classes and skipping the directives of government for a long time. SCERT director S Jagannath Reddy said that it is a holistic survey being conducted with the instruction of state government. He informed that six teams of five members each are being involved in this survey. “The survey teams will collect the information on performance of teachers, students, learning levels of students, school infrastructure, implementation of government schemes like RTE, educational standards and other things”, he informed.
He said that presently the survey is only done in five districts including Hyderabad and will be done in across the state eventually. Jagannath Reddy said, “SCERT officials will submit the details of academic lapses, found during survey, to the state government after September 22.”
A survey says many goverment schools maintain good educational standards
It was revealed that several private schools do not even implement the syllabus, except for Telugu, prescribed by the state government and teach their own syllabi. About 25 percent students studying in them cannot do mathematical tables and 40 per cent students cannot read properly. The survey was being facilitated by the principals of DIET colleges, officials of SCERT and others. An official in the school education department said upon anonymity that it was revealed in the survey that learning levels of students were not satisfactory and students of 10th class were seen sticking to memorizing.
The survey will continue up to September 22, 2014. Sources in the school education department said that despite the GO 17 which prohibits the use of Guide books for SSC students, several private schools were found practicing it. It was also observed that private institutions were not implementing the latest reforms which were part of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation that necessitates the extracurricular and co-curricular activities in the campus. On the other hand, it was noticed that a large number of the schools were not implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Moreover some private private schools found holding quarterly examinations contrary to the directives of school education department that has decided to conduct exams from October 13.
Some schools were using their own syllabus for primary classes and skipping the directives of government for a long time. SCERT director S Jagannath Reddy said that it is a holistic survey being conducted with the instruction of state government. He informed that six teams of five members each are being involved in this survey. “The survey teams will collect the information on performance of teachers, students, learning levels of students, school infrastructure, implementation of government schemes like RTE, educational standards and other things”, he informed.
He said that presently the survey is only done in five districts including Hyderabad and will be done in across the state eventually. Jagannath Reddy said, “SCERT officials will submit the details of academic lapses, found during survey, to the state government after September 22.”
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