For Students of Reserved Classes:
Personally, I don't believe in "Caste System", because it divides all of us. But it is a harsh reality that we all are divided according to the caste.
First of all the teachers has to stop thinking or dividing the students in terms of caste. We have to build our vision as all students are equal. If we have such attitude, we can build a vision of keeping all the students together and teach them and treat them as equal. What will happen is that students will also influence by the same vision.
Parents' attitude can't be change as such but we can handover them the idea of equality and importance and benefits of being unite and working together.
Mainly, our politicians have to stop playing dirty politics and have to stop dividing us. Because unknowingly by discriminating they are harming the whole country including themselves.
Personally, I don't believe in "Caste System", because it divides all of us. But it is a harsh reality that we all are divided according to the caste.
First of all the teachers has to stop thinking or dividing the students in terms of caste. We have to build our vision as all students are equal. If we have such attitude, we can build a vision of keeping all the students together and teach them and treat them as equal. What will happen is that students will also influence by the same vision.
Parents' attitude can't be change as such but we can handover them the idea of equality and importance and benefits of being unite and working together.
Mainly, our politicians have to stop playing dirty politics and have to stop dividing us. Because unknowingly by discriminating they are harming the whole country including themselves.
Very well written.
ReplyDeletebut as we all know Most textbooks are in English and since people in rural areas either speak their native language or Hindi, but not English that defeats the purpose.Provision of languages Hindi, English, Urdu/Punjabi/Sanskrit/any other regional language might reduce the dropouts.
Hey vihaan
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you on the existing caste system and strongly condemn it. But having said that, i would disagree that teachers divide the students. Well, its not the teachers, it is the system that does so. At a cetain point of time, admissions based on reservation were a requirement to uplift the downtrodden and underprivileged. But currently, i personally see no such necessity.
A teacher always imparts knowledge to each and every student irrespective of which reserved category the student belongs to or has taken admission. So it wont be correct to blame the teachers regarding this.
But you have made a correct point that parents should be made aware of drawbacks of reservation system so they will cease taking undue advantage of the ill management and bad governance of the system.
Kudos to you for taking up such an important issue. .
Thank you very much for sharing your point of view.
DeleteIn an attempt to minimise the drop-out rates of Reserved Category students in remote rural area schools, the following practices may be followed.
ReplyDeleteUniformity :
The school must ensure that a set of uniforms is provided to all students irrespective of his/her caste and economic status in the village. Also the school must strictly enforce the rule of wearing only the uniform given by the school. This will help to impart a sense of equality among all students.
Dignity of Labour :
The teachers and managing committee of the rural school must impart the idea of dignity of labour amongst all students. This can be done by involving all students, irrespective of their castes, in cleaning the school premises such as classrooms and toilets. Prayers recited as part of morning assembly, must be taken from holy books of all religions and every child irrespective of his/her caste must be taught and made to recite these prayers. This will help ensure a sense of oneness and togetherness, in turn decreasing discrimination.
To minimize the dropout among reserved caste students,there must be a student friendly environment in the schools so that they can feel they are equal.It should ensure that all student feel that they are one.
ReplyDeletethe teacher should treat all students equally.there must be dress code for all students in school .It must ensure that all student wear same school uniform so that all student have feeling of oneness.