Is every person getting an equal chance in education?
Debates surrounding the education sector and education for underprivileged children are the trending topic to date. The discussion ranges from whether there should be an increase in reservations of seats for underprivileged children, what sorts of education are provided to them, the institutions required, and even what kind of teachers are suitable for them. The most powerful tool for the social and economic progress of any country is education.
Is it correct to divide the children based on socioeconomic status?
The current scenario for underprivileged education is that society doesn’t allow them to go beyond the limits even if they are ready, labels given to them as “Backward people or low-class people”. In India, many children fail to receive a quality education. The underprivileged children do not have access to a school, because of socioeconomic conditions or the low value of their parents’ place on education. The school infrastructure is not adequate for the children to attend school.
According to the report, 32 million Indian children of age up to 13 years have never attended any school, the majority of them belonging to the socially disadvantaged class. When it comes to quality there is an extreme shortage of qualified and dedicated teachers. So, nothing extraordinary can be expected from the student.
The condition of a rural area school is not so good there is a shortage of quality infrastructure including fans in the classroom, not separate washrooms for girls and boys. There is a gap between policy and practice. The school is incomplete without a teacher “the person who helps the children to learn something”. If the teacher is available, they are doing their duty honestly?
Sometimes, teachers forget their responsibility towards underprivileged children. Teacher effectiveness has been found most crucial predictor of learning. There aren’t enough teachers for primary or secondary education and many teachers who are currently available are untrained or don’t focus on them because they think “It is a waste of time and energy” and “at the end of the day, they do nothing” this is the condition of school in a rural area.
Now, it is high time to Reform education for underprivileged children because these children are not being able to compete with today’s world or not getting an equal chance of participating in the world.
One of the fundamental rights that allows the individual to learn something without any discrimination is the “Right to education” it guarantees free and quality education to all underprivileged children aged between 6 to 14 additionally, the incentives like Mid-day meals, scholarships, and reservations in the private school are designed to encourage the maximum enrollment of student from underprivileged backgrounds. The reforming of education for underprivileged children is not an easy task understanding the situation from their point of view is the key to Reforming education by going back to basics and understanding their socio-economic background and the absolute necessity of them.
Reforming education doesn’t mean pulling the children to school with promises of a meal or a scholarship or government giving proper training to the teacher. The problem goes deeper than that, and cannot be solved by one entity alone.
The problem cannot be solved alone to provide an environment that appreciates them and give them equal opportunities.
Creating an education-friendly environment is an arduous task because the resources are scarce or even if resources are available they are not accessible to them.
Is the problem will solve if we work together?
The government alone cannot do anything the primary way educational reform can be brought about is through collaboration and forming partnerships. The collaboration of- NGOs and the government can help these children to build their own identity in society.
The “Pehchaan-The street school” emphasized the value of education as a fundamental right and always tried to go beyond that. Its mission is to provide free education for underprivileged children residing on the streets in slum areas. The volunteers of the NGO go twice a week to teach the disadvantaged children like basic values, basic education, and the things which help them to achieve something in their life. The journey is slow, but it is more effective and it will show verifiable results that can be aided.
I am proud of myself that I am a member of this process and it’s my duty to teach them the things which help them to achieve their goals.
“Working together is a solution, but it starts from you”
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