(1) Education is the beginning of empowerment. It is a key to happy and a satisfactory life for the special children,who are cruelly segregated from the society. In India, there are around 35 million disabled children but less than one percent have access to education. The most pressing need is to bestow the precious gift of education on them and let them be the bearer of torch towards the path of progress. (2) Special children, without education,are a burden on their families as well as society. The crude discrimination between normal and differently abled children leads to severe psychological disorders, giving birth to frustration which we all know, is not healthy for any progressive nation. Several NGOs are working towards the upliftment and betterment of such children, but again a grave problem that is faced by the volunteers is lack of motivation in such children and even their families. Those who are from well-to-do families may not find themselves in this menace,but those belonging to the lower economic section feel that the effort to obtain education is simply wastage of time and energy, not to say anything about money. (3) Another factor which is hindering the path of education for such children is the lack of opportunities or facilities available in schools. Even if the parents do send such children to school, the schools themselves are sadly lacking the facilities to cater to their needs. The government has started the ' Integrated System of Education' that enables the disabled to study with the normal children in normal circumstances with few facilities for them. Yet again we find psychological barriers amongst impaired children that they cast themselves in a hard mould. Special schools have also been established by the government and NGOs to meet specific needs of such children but their number is pitiably low as compared to the normal schools. (4) There is an urgent need to strike at the roots of this neglect to enable the disabled. Answer the following questions briefly: (2x4=8 marks)a) Who are the special children? Why is education important for them? (b) Why should the discrimination between normal and special children be avoided ? (c) What are the hindrance on the path of Education for special children? (d) What is the 'Integrated System of Education' ? B. Find a word in the passage which conveys similar meaning as the following: ( 1x4= 4 marks) (a) seperated (b) Authorization (c) bias (d) with something absent or lessened
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Here's a list of the seven prominent Mountain Ranges of India:
The Himalaya Range. ...
Karakoram and Pir Panjal Range. ...
Eastern Mountain Range or The Purvanchal Range. ...
The Satpura and Vindhaya Range. ...
The Aravalli Range. ...
The Western Ghats. ...
The Eastern Ghats.
a) The special children referred to in the passage are disabled children in India. Education is important for them because it is seen as the beginning of their empowerment and a key to a happy and satisfactory life. Without education, these children are often segregated from society and can face psychological disorders due to discrimination.
b) The discrimination between normal and special children should be avoided because it can lead to severe psychological disorders and frustration, which is not healthy for society. The crude segregation can result in a feeling of neglect and low self-esteem among special children.
c) The hindrances on the path of education for special children include a lack of motivation from both the children and their families, a lack of opportunities and facilities available in schools, and psychological barriers faced by the children themselves.
d) The 'Integrated System of Education' is a system started by the government that enables disabled children to study with normal children in normal circumstances with a few facilities available for them.
(b) seperated = segregated
(c) Authorization = empowerment
(d) bias = discrimination
(d) with something absent or lessened = pitiably low
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