ONLINE SCHOOLING

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Context - According to a published report “In Delhi, Online school education has marginalized urban poor as nearly 20% kids missed a year of learning”.

Details

• The Delhi government has allocated 23% of its budget to the education sector, which is the highest in the country.
• The latest study shows that about 8% of school-going children in slums are not enrolled in any school.
• The Study stated that overall there is a positive perception of the conditions of government schools in the capital.
  • Nearly 80% of People have said that the condition of government schools in Delhi has improved in the last 2-3 years.
• The study also highlighted that the children enrolled in Delhi government schools are likely to get more facilities than those admitted to private schools.
  • Nearly 65% of households having a child in a Delhi government school reported that he or she was getting lunch and basic educational facilities like uniforms, books and stationery.
• Many children in the slums have to drop out and are deprived of education due to multiple factors.
  • Households reported that their children are both studying and working
  • Children had to drop out of school to support their families financially.
• School closure from March 2020 made online education essential, resulting in many students missing out on a year of school due to a lack of smartphones and laptops.
• Approx 20% of households having children under the age of 18 years reported that children had to completely stop their studies in the last one to two years because of not having access to a mobile or a laptop.

Challenges in Indian Education System

• India has achieved universal enrolment at the elementary level. This is a great achievement, but getting Students to School is only the beginning of human Capital formation.
• Poor quality of facilities, Shortage of qualified faculty.
• Out of date Curriculum, Limited university-industry Partnership.
• Indian origin Scientists have won the Nobel Prize, but post-independence work done in India has not led to a Science novel. If Indians Studying and working abroad can have a great impact, then obviously the problem has to do with our Systems of education and research.
• Broken governance System. There are few rewards for being a good teacher and few Punishments for being a Careless one.
  • Need more effective and accountable governance Systems.
• The greed of Private Colleges to earn the maximum from every Student puts traumatic Pressure on Students which results in mental breakdown.
• More girls than boys drop out of School. While boys drop out to work, girls usually Stay at home and help with domestic Work. Social Conception of gender roles is an important factor.
• Learning loss due to pandemics and the digital divide.

Steps by the Government

• The 86th Constitution Amendment provides the Fundamental right to free and compulsory education under Article 21A includes a Common education System where the “rich and Poor are educated under one roof".
• Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan provides funding to eligible State higher educational institutions.
• Declaration of Educational Institutions as institutions of Eminence, to provide world-class education to Indian Students within the Country.
• Creation of Higher Education Financing Agency, for high-quality infrastructure in Premier educational institutions.
• National Institution Ranking Framework for ranking our higher education institutions.
• GIAN Initiative to invite distinguished academicians, entrepreneurs, scientists, and experts from premier institutions across the world to teach in higher educational institutions in India.
• SWAYAM Portal for online Courses.
• SWAYAM Prabha Provide HD educational Channels through DTH on a 24X7 basis.
• Sodhganga to develop a national repository of universities in India, digital Study material for higher education.
• Samagra Shiksha Scheme to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-schools-aap-model-online-schooling-lokniti-csds-study-7871406/