Education Policy and Sociology

With the current programmes in operation, India is poised to attain complete literacy by 2030, but these are certain alarming factors appurtenant to it. (a) Learning level of children is abysmally poor. (b) 2/3^rd of children (7 - 14) could not read a story of grade 2 level. (c) 40% of them could not do basic arithmetic operations viz. subtraction and division. (d) The only consoling factor is that drop out rate at primary level is not high.

Which of the above you do not agree to?

'They are more or less reconciled to it for lack of better alternatives’. Reconciled to what?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Since the governments have failed to provide good schools for the ever growing population, there is a mad rush for admission to public schools or what are popularly known as English medium schools. English is supposed to be the medium of instruction in these schools and these institutions are doing great business. Even if some guardians grumble about the ever mounting charges of these academics, they are more or less reconciled to it for lack of better alternatives. Indeed, some of these are making sincere efforts to improve the quality of their product. And yet, there is much that is distasteful. 
I must hasten to add that I do not entertain great hopes from schools as I know a great number of teachers are there in these schools not because they have any love for the profession, but because they could not find a better outlet for their talent or let us say their free time.
For instance, the modern grammarians divide noun into three parts: proper noun, countable noun and uncountable noun. But it was a revelation to me when I saw the notebook of my ward where he had noted only four types of noun and it was duly endorsed by the teacher. It had proper noun, common noun, collective noun and abstract noun with requisite illustrations. I was frantically looking for a material noun, but it was not to be found anywhere. Thereafter, I became a little more inquisitive and circumspect and decided to scan through all the pages. I was horrified, to say the least, at the discoveries I made. I shall refrain from illustrating all of them, but this one should serve as an eye opener. It is amusing too. There was a sign of delta ‘s’ and the sentence written was: It is a Greek ‘world’. And it was marked right. When I visited the school, I drew the attention of the vice-principal and then of the principal to this. They looked concerned that their teachers should commit these silly mistakes, but they said that so far as the noun was concerned, they abided by the CBSE syllabus and that they could not help the matter. The book had only four types of noun listed, and so they taught only four types. Then I showed them the delta thing.  The vice-principal saw it and said it should have been ‘word’ which has been erroneously spelt as ‘world’. The principal went a step further and corrected it with his own pen and made it ‘word’. When I suggested that ‘delta’ was the fourth ‘letter’ of Greek and not a ‘word’ at all, the principal hurriedly rewrote it as ‘letter’ and said sheepishly that he did not know Greek. Nor did I. But was it necessary to know Greek to know delta was a letter, not a word?
Most of the guardians take it for granted that their wards are receiving the best schooling and do not care to see what actually is happening to their wards. Nor for that matter it is expected of all guardians to know the correct answers. So what happens to their wards? When teachers commit mistakes, you go to the principal. But where would you go if the principal himself is ill-informed?

The writer of this article shows his

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Since the governments have failed to provide good schools for the ever growing population, there is a mad rush for admission to public schools or what are popularly known as English medium schools. English is supposed to be the medium of instruction in these schools and these institutions are doing great business. Even if some guardians grumble about the ever mounting charges of these academics, they are more or less reconciled to it for lack of better alternatives. Indeed, some of these are making sincere efforts to improve the quality of their product. And yet, there is much that is distasteful. 
I must hasten to add that I do not entertain great hopes from schools as I know a great number of teachers are there in these schools not because they have any love for the profession, but because they could not find a better outlet for their talent or let us say their free time.
For instance, the modern grammarians divide noun into three parts: proper noun, countable noun and uncountable noun. But it was a revelation to me when I saw the notebook of my ward where he had noted only four types of noun and it was duly endorsed by the teacher. It had proper noun, common noun, collective noun and abstract noun with requisite illustrations. I was frantically looking for a material noun, but it was not to be found anywhere. Thereafter, I became a little more inquisitive and circumspect and decided to scan through all the pages. I was horrified, to say the least, at the discoveries I made. I shall refrain from illustrating all of them, but this one should serve as an eye opener. It is amusing too. There was a sign of delta ‘s’ and the sentence written was: It is a Greek ‘world’. And it was marked right. When I visited the school, I drew the attention of the vice-principal and then of the principal to this. They looked concerned that their teachers should commit these silly mistakes, but they said that so far as the noun was concerned, they abided by the CBSE syllabus and that they could not help the matter. The book had only four types of noun listed, and so they taught only four types. Then I showed them the delta thing.  The vice-principal saw it and said it should have been ‘word’ which has been erroneously spelt as ‘world’. The principal went a step further and corrected it with his own pen and made it ‘word’. When I suggested that ‘delta’ was the fourth ‘letter’ of Greek and not a ‘word’ at all, the principal hurriedly rewrote it as ‘letter’ and said sheepishly that he did not know Greek. Nor did I. But was it necessary to know Greek to know delta was a letter, not a word?
Most of the guardians take it for granted that their wards are receiving the best schooling and do not care to see what actually is happening to their wards. Nor for that matter it is expected of all guardians to know the correct answers. So what happens to their wards? When teachers commit mistakes, you go to the principal. But where would you go if the principal himself is ill-informed?

Does this article appear to be seeking some action from government/schooling authorities/consuming public/guardians? If yes, what are they?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Since the governments have failed to provide good schools for the ever growing population, there is a mad rush for admission to public schools or what are popularly known as English medium schools. English is supposed to be the medium of instruction in these schools and these institutions are doing great business. Even if some guardians grumble about the ever mounting charges of these academics, they are more or less reconciled to it for lack of better alternatives. Indeed, some of these are making sincere efforts to improve the quality of their product. And yet, there is much that is distasteful. 
I must hasten to add that I do not entertain great hopes from schools as I know a great number of teachers are there in these schools not because they have any love for the profession, but because they could not find a better outlet for their talent or let us say their free time.
For instance, the modern grammarians divide noun into three parts: proper noun, countable noun and uncountable noun. But it was a revelation to me when I saw the notebook of my ward where he had noted only four types of noun and it was duly endorsed by the teacher. It had proper noun, common noun, collective noun and abstract noun with requisite illustrations. I was frantically looking for a material noun, but it was not to be found anywhere. Thereafter, I became a little more inquisitive and circumspect and decided to scan through all the pages. I was horrified, to say the least, at the discoveries I made. I shall refrain from illustrating all of them, but this one should serve as an eye opener. It is amusing too. There was a sign of delta ‘s’ and the sentence written was: It is a Greek ‘world’. And it was marked right. When I visited the school, I drew the attention of the vice-principal and then of the principal to this. They looked concerned that their teachers should commit these silly mistakes, but they said that so far as the noun was concerned, they abided by the CBSE syllabus and that they could not help the matter. The book had only four types of noun listed, and so they taught only four types. Then I showed them the delta thing.  The vice-principal saw it and said it should have been ‘word’ which has been erroneously spelt as ‘world’. The principal went a step further and corrected it with his own pen and made it ‘word’. When I suggested that ‘delta’ was the fourth ‘letter’ of Greek and not a ‘word’ at all, the principal hurriedly rewrote it as ‘letter’ and said sheepishly that he did not know Greek. Nor did I. But was it necessary to know Greek to know delta was a letter, not a word?
Most of the guardians take it for granted that their wards are receiving the best schooling and do not care to see what actually is happening to their wards. Nor for that matter it is expected of all guardians to know the correct answers. So what happens to their wards? When teachers commit mistakes, you go to the principal. But where would you go if the principal himself is ill-informed?

Does a reading of this article lead to the conclusion that public schools have no redeeming features and that the writer wholly condemns them?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Since the governments have failed to provide good schools for the ever growing population, there is a mad rush for admission to public schools or what are popularly known as English medium schools. English is supposed to be the medium of instruction in these schools and these institutions are doing great business. Even if some guardians grumble about the ever mounting charges of these academics, they are more or less reconciled to it for lack of better alternatives. Indeed, some of these are making sincere efforts to improve the quality of their product. And yet, there is much that is distasteful. 
I must hasten to add that I do not entertain great hopes from schools as I know a great number of teachers are there in these schools not because they have any love for the profession, but because they could not find a better outlet for their talent or let us say their free time.
For instance, the modern grammarians divide noun into three parts: proper noun, countable noun and uncountable noun. But it was a revelation to me when I saw the notebook of my ward where he had noted only four types of noun and it was duly endorsed by the teacher. It had proper noun, common noun, collective noun and abstract noun with requisite illustrations. I was frantically looking for a material noun, but it was not to be found anywhere. Thereafter, I became a little more inquisitive and circumspect and decided to scan through all the pages. I was horrified, to say the least, at the discoveries I made. I shall refrain from illustrating all of them, but this one should serve as an eye opener. It is amusing too. There was a sign of delta ‘s’ and the sentence written was: It is a Greek ‘world’. And it was marked right. When I visited the school, I drew the attention of the vice-principal and then of the principal to this. They looked concerned that their teachers should commit these silly mistakes, but they said that so far as the noun was concerned, they abided by the CBSE syllabus and that they could not help the matter. The book had only four types of noun listed, and so they taught only four types. Then I showed them the delta thing.  The vice-principal saw it and said it should have been ‘word’ which has been erroneously spelt as ‘world’. The principal went a step further and corrected it with his own pen and made it ‘word’. When I suggested that ‘delta’ was the fourth ‘letter’ of Greek and not a ‘word’ at all, the principal hurriedly rewrote it as ‘letter’ and said sheepishly that he did not know Greek. Nor did I. But was it necessary to know Greek to know delta was a letter, not a word?
Most of the guardians take it for granted that their wards are receiving the best schooling and do not care to see what actually is happening to their wards. Nor for that matter it is expected of all guardians to know the correct answers. So what happens to their wards? When teachers commit mistakes, you go to the principal. But where would you go if the principal himself is ill-informed?

What purpose, if any, does the unfurling of delta episode serve?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Since the governments have failed to provide good schools for the ever growing population, there is a mad rush for admission to public schools or what are popularly known as English medium schools. English is supposed to be the medium of instruction in these schools and these institutions are doing great business. Even if some guardians grumble about the ever mounting charges of these academics, they are more or less reconciled to it for lack of better alternatives. Indeed, some of these are making sincere efforts to improve the quality of their product. And yet, there is much that is distasteful. 
I must hasten to add that I do not entertain great hopes from schools as I know a great number of teachers are there in these schools not because they have any love for the profession, but because they could not find a better outlet for their talent or let us say their free time.
For instance, the modern grammarians divide noun into three parts: proper noun, countable noun and uncountable noun. But it was a revelation to me when I saw the notebook of my ward where he had noted only four types of noun and it was duly endorsed by the teacher. It had proper noun, common noun, collective noun and abstract noun with requisite illustrations. I was frantically looking for a material noun, but it was not to be found anywhere. Thereafter, I became a little more inquisitive and circumspect and decided to scan through all the pages. I was horrified, to say the least, at the discoveries I made. I shall refrain from illustrating all of them, but this one should serve as an eye opener. It is amusing too. There was a sign of delta ‘s’ and the sentence written was: It is a Greek ‘world’. And it was marked right. When I visited the school, I drew the attention of the vice-principal and then of the principal to this. They looked concerned that their teachers should commit these silly mistakes, but they said that so far as the noun was concerned, they abided by the CBSE syllabus and that they could not help the matter. The book had only four types of noun listed, and so they taught only four types. Then I showed them the delta thing.  The vice-principal saw it and said it should have been ‘word’ which has been erroneously spelt as ‘world’. The principal went a step further and corrected it with his own pen and made it ‘word’. When I suggested that ‘delta’ was the fourth ‘letter’ of Greek and not a ‘word’ at all, the principal hurriedly rewrote it as ‘letter’ and said sheepishly that he did not know Greek. Nor did I. But was it necessary to know Greek to know delta was a letter, not a word?
Most of the guardians take it for granted that their wards are receiving the best schooling and do not care to see what actually is happening to their wards. Nor for that matter it is expected of all guardians to know the correct answers. So what happens to their wards? When teachers commit mistakes, you go to the principal. But where would you go if the principal himself is ill-informed?