Give me a article about Education for 300 words by your own minding.
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Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: central, state and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14. The ratio of public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.
India has made progress in terms of increasing the primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three-quarters of the population in the 7–10 age group, by 2011.[3] India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to its economic development.[4] Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions. While enrollment in higher education has increased steadily over the past decade, reaching a Gross Enrollment Ratio of 24% in 2013,[5] there still remains a significant distance to catch up with tertiary education enrollment levels of developed nations,[6] a challenge that will be necessary to overcome in order to continue to reap a demographic dividend from India's comparatively young population.
At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system complementing the government run schools, with 29% of students receiving private education in the 6 to 14 age group.[7] Certain post-secondary technical schools are also private. The private education market in India had a revenue of US$450 million in 2008, but is projected to be a US$40 billion market.[8]
As per the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of
all rural children between the ages of 6-14 were enrolled in school.
This is the fourth annual survey to report enrollment above 96%. Another
report from 2013 stated that there were 22.9 crore students enrolled in
different accredited urban and rural schools of India, from Class I to
XII, representing an increase of 23 lakh students over 2002 total
enrollment, and a 19% increase in girl's enrollment.[9]
While quantitatively India is inching closer to universal education,
the quality of its education has been questioned particularly in its
government run school system. Some of the reasons for the poor quality
include absence of around 25% of teachers every day.[10] States of India have introduced tests and education assessment system to identify and improve such schools.[11]
The UK has fallen to 26th in the PISA league tables for maths, a downward trend reflected in sciences and reading. So things bring us to the question of whether our modern childhood education is effective.
Nowadays, most of our education focuses on academic topics, which have little application for students at present. Further, the introduction of strict specification for many courses does little to encourage natural ability to flourish. Practical and active learning is always more effective than passive learning, for then you have a use for what you learn. It is frustrating when a teacher cannot answer your question because “it’s not on the spec.” Yet in humanities you are encouraged to read around the subject, broadening your mind in areas that interest you.
The average student wakes up early in the morning, tired from a late night and has to drag themselves to school for a day’s worth of free but generally, unwanted, education. Why is this? These students desire education on a topic they enjoy, not the lists of facts and trivialities peddled to us by exam boards.
As a matter of basic values, everyone wants to do well. But unless the motivation can be found, there is little chance of this. Education needs to be stimulating and interesting for a student in order for them to enjoy it and thus make best use of it.
It could be said that schools reject the idea of education being ‘fun’ and ‘enjoyable’, but this could just be due to our obsession with getting a good career and money, in the belief this will bring us fulfilment.
Some schools are not capitalising on their pupil’s abilities. Thankfully, Lawrence Sheriff School has recognised that education must be in the student’s interests. I personally believe that everyone is talented, in different ways and we should all make use of these. It is up to the schools to find and unlock our natural ability and help us to further our interests.