Schools are becoming more 'stratified' with private schools being able to attract parents able to pay fees. Increasingly, Government schools are for children whose parents are not able to afford the fees. However, it is important for all schools to have a mix of children from divergent backgrounds ... not only for social reasons but also pedagogical... read article excerpt below
modern-pedagogy-the-way-forward-inclusive-schooling-makes-the-grade Prof Krishna Kumar. As a philosopher who also taught children, Dewey knew from experience that the presence of children from divergent home backgrounds forces the teacher to be more imaginative. Children’s talk and responses bring into the classroom a richer cultural resource that is not available in an exclusive school. The teacher has to perform a more active role in a socially inclusive classroom, drawing from children their varied experiences and viewpoints, thereby creating a collective mind with higher analytical insights and social awareness. The benefits are not merely social or moral; they extend to cognitive grasp in all areas of knowledge. A vast amount of psychological and pedagogic research carried out in different countries has proved the correctness of Dewey’s vision. Its political worth has also been demonstrated by the fact that societies with common school systems have shown greater inner strength while facing the challenges of modernity than others where exclusiveness persisted. read entire article on http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/modern-pedagogy-the-way-forward-inclusive-schooling-makes-the-grade/story-VbsJ1xh8UeM980M7CWolFM.html Guru, IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net -- EnglishSTF Link: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/englishstf -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions **Are you using pirated software? Use Sarvajanika Tantramsha, see http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Public_Software ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ***If a teacher wants to join STF-read http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Become_a_STF_groups_member --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EnglishSTF" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to englishstf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to englishstf@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/englishstf. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/englishstf/CANJf2f8uqT0NYv9%3DVsT2S8f-sHMVGt_%2Bpo30fPDPWJjV3UA__A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
