Primary Education in India

Primary education in India is a strong foundation of a civilized and sophisticated Indian citizen. It is a niche on which growth and development of every citizen as well the whole of nation is built on. Keeping this into mind, Indian Government has made significant contributions in the field and has spread various education programs to reach deep within the reach of the entire nation. This has eventually contributed to the economic growth of the country as well.

The education system in the country is growing at a much faster rate with a key aim to make each and every Indian a literate and civilized human. With a desire to attain this, the government has also committed free and compulsory education to all up to the age of fourteen. Though majority of the children are entering the education system there are some in the rural areas who are still devoid of the free education.

Persistent poverty, illiterates in the rural areas, and chauvinism in the country have made universalization of primary education a distant dream. The government is still making dedicated efforts to achieve this elusive goal by introducing innovative ways and methodologies.

In this continuous effort and improvement of education system there are certain challenges that often come across. We tend to forget the extremes of the system that are heart-rending and have actually become impossible to resolve. It's good that the government is taking extra effort to spread education even in the rural areas but at the other end of the educational spectrum things are just worsening.

Tiny little tots are pressurized by both parents and teachers for attaining place in the best schools. They are burdened under heavy competitive pressure in terms of grasping things, speaking fluently, and acquire academic skills. All what parents want is to fit them into the best hi-tech school without bothering about their playfulness and rising concern. But what about their inherent curiosity? What about their childhood that is all going into vain?

Both the sides of the spectrum are deficient in one or the other way. At one end there is lack of education and even if its there, poorly qualified teachers and inappropriate infrastructure do not deliver right kind of education. At the other end, there is too much of education and academics that it has become a burden for children.

So, now the government should introduce appropriate methods to balance the education system rather than introducing innovative ways of education.. This will not only help children live their childhood and experiment their own world but will also help them discover their own potentials and live up to themselves.

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Primary Education And Teaching Public Speaking - Sir Jim Rose To The Rescue In The UK  

Sir Jim Rose's April 2009 published report for the government on the overhaul of the primary education curriculum and children's education highlights the importance of communication.A focus of the report is on the ability to' 'talk' in primary schools.

This aspect of education is hugely important and of related and massive importance is the ability in later life to take this talk into the public arena.

We are now clearly in the age of presentation and communication and those that can speak in the public in whatever form lead considerably richer lives both materially and intellectually.
It is well known that adults fear speaking in public more than they fear death itself and therefore most do not do it.

So how do you deal with this potential for impoverishment in people's education and lives? There is provision for the education and training motivated adults but first and foremost we must deal with the matter as early on in children's lives as we can and this means when learning at the primary school age.

So the question arises; how do you enhance children's learning experience, provide the necessary education resources to avoid the growth of the fear factor?

The answer has to be based on using a method that employs all aspects of children's learning styles using a clear structured approach based on visual, kinaesthetic, auditory, and memory techniques. It is this that will lead to success in their education.

Organisations such 'The Learning Well' and 'The Speaking Well' and well known individuals such as Tony Buzan, who developed Mind Mapping, have a huge focus in this area providing just such learning techniques, utilising all learning styles, to all those who aspire to give the gift of public speaking to children.

For the sake of our children's future those now tasked with developing the primary education curriculum must take note of these methods and techniques including the Memory Map and Memory Mapping originated by Tony Lazar and used and spoken about extensively by Alan McMahon, both of 'The Learning Well' and 'The Speaking Well'.

These activities massively boost children's education and confidence and provide a clear structure for effective speaking, talking and learning.