Pros and Cons of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act
Pros and Cons of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act that started in the year 2009 is back in news. As per the latest developments, the minority institutions are exempted from the act. The act will only be binding on private schools. The act is about reserving the 25% seats for underprivileged children between the age group of 6 years to 14 years. The changes in the act have again initiated the discussion over pros and cons of Right to Education Act.
Pros
• It is an important act that allows even a child from the slum areas to receive the schooling in the elite schools.
• The under privileged students who are bright and cannot find ample resources to pursue their education will not compliant of lack of opportunities.
• The literacy level in the country is not so good. At this moment, it is required to come up with the ample measures to make education available to ignored group.
• It will provide an opportunity to all the students to live and manage with the people from different economic backgrounds.
• If the system cannot create an equal opportunity for everyone, then the last option left with the government is to force it on the institutions.
Cons
• It is a very unbalanced system where the government is responsible for the education fees till 8th. The education till 8th will not make him rich to pay his fees for higher classes.
• The act will change the way the learning is imparted in the classrooms. It requires to pay extra focus on the under privileged students.
• The children from the poorer section will have to face the mockery of the rich kids daily hurting their confidence.
• A part of the fees is paid by the schools that will force them every now and then to hike the fees structure for the other children.
• It will not be easy for the under privilege children to bear up the other expenses related to the curriculum. Fees are one thing but what about the extra expenses.
• The flaw is education till eighth which will leave the child at a square making it tough to find the right direction.
Conclusion
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act is undoubtedly an impressive act taken in the right direction. The only flaw seen is the education is imparted till standard eighth. It will create mental, emotional and financial problems for the students who want to go for higher studies. As they have studied in elite school will not allow them to go back to low schools, and the financial condition will not allow them to remain in the school. This problem surely needs attention!
Discussion
- RE: Pros and Cons of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act -Krishna (05/21/14)
- The RTE act would definitely come with its own challenges, but it would help children from the lower strata of society acquire a taste of education, and ensure literacy among them, thereby opening their minds to the thoughts of various thinkers. While the level of price-less education is indeed low and would not help much by way of acquiring a career, it would definitely create exposure to literary works, which would stimutate young minds and spur them into betterment - like the exposure to the puranic stories sparking the genius of Vivekananda. It would also instil values in children from the wrong side of the tracks, something which they would otherwise never gain.
Moreover, the act has provisions that would abolish the practices of capitation fees and parent interviews in schools. It would also help encourage dropouts to take school up once again and bring them the gift of education. It would also prohibit unrecognized schools and give a much needed boost to the Indian education system.
To conclude, this act, though not without it's fair share of shortcomings, is ultimately for the benefit of the Indian system of education - RE: Pros and Cons of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act -Deepa Kaushik (05/21/14)
- Free and compulsory education act was undoubtedly the best step taken for the first instance. But keeping the act to the same pace without amendments according to the requirements and developments is a bit chaotic.
The Act calls for the free compulsory education only up to eighth class, which is much less than a bare minimum in comparison to today’s literacy rate internationally. A child with this education couldn’t help with self-income to carry on further studies, or even to take care of his own living. The education level should be at least till twelfth class to support a child in his career.
The Act also doesn’t support the accessory requirement for the child in the education viz. books, stationery, uniforms etc. the child without these infrastructure couldn’t survive in the school and will be on the regular punishment, which in turn will cause a negativity on the child’s mindset.
The step to initiate free education to the lower socio-economic strata is a welcome move. But it would be highly appreciable if the same is extended to higher classes and include the basic necessities for the education.
