This article is really good. Some of the comments made the discussion interesting. Prima facie, irrespective of the motivations behind, these private elementary schools for the poor seem to be doing good and have the potential to do contribute to a great degree. However, I’ve always felt that what’s done and already set-up by the governing agencies of the country can’t be ignored. Introduction private players in the market improves the quality of government owned companies too, as witnessed in various sectors. Therefore, there could be an improvement in government run schools too; what’s required perhaps is a different (innovative) approach. I wrote an article some time back on how quality of teaching/teachers can be improved in government-run schools. Would appreciate if you can go through that article.
http://profss.blogspot.com/2007/04/problem-afflicting-indian-education.html

Thanks. Hope to keep reading your posts.

So, the government should partner with a few identified private organizations and start pilot projects in urban areas atleast for giving free vouchers for the poor to study in the designated schools and pay the private manangement the fees. This new budget cess of few thousand crores can pay the education of millions of urban poor who spend so much for their children’s education and last but not least, it can win some votes for the government too from the urban poor. Eventually, all those fat government budget can entirely be moved to private management and the government can just focus on standard enforement.

For example, the only good thing Indian govt. does to higher education is running good examination systems like CAT, GATE & JEE and the rest is taken care by itself. So, if the government sticks to where it is good at, India can prosper to great heights.

The best schools in China are all public. Chinese people in the Mainland trust public schools for K-12 education, much like Jewish Americans in the US.

Wobbly Guy, Hong Kong and Singapore are poor examples. If you go visit a good public school in China, you will find no one sleeps in class. Just because the school is free doesn’t mean the students will work any less hard. Reputation of school and desire are the true motivations for working hard. The reason people sleep in Singapore’s public schools is because these people are of lower academic quality to begin with. In China, however, the most reputable schools are public, and so the incentive to work hard is just as strong as expensive private schools. Future dividend is the real incentive for working hard in school, not the current cost of education.

There are many ways that Western Organisations are working to ensure that India remains underdeveloped.

Take Global Warming for example.

Global Warming is just a lie invented by the developed Western counties out of fear of counties like India rising to economic prominence. It is the lie that the western countries have created to keep India underdeveloped.

See the truth yourself. Warn fellow Indians of what is really going on!

This video will open your eyes to the “Great White Lie” of the 21st Century to keep the world’s underdeveloped nations permanently underdeveloped and permanently a source of cheap labour.

http://greatwhitelie.notlong.com

Indians need to find out about this “Great White Lie” promoted by organisations such as the American Military Think Tank RAND Corporation. It is obvious that an American Military Think Tank has only one goal in mind when it comes to India and to the extent it is using its influence to promote the Great White Lie of why India can’t develop it needs to stop!