<We need infrastructure and human resource at appropriate levels... from 1992, village schools teach Marathi and/or Konkani up to Std.IV and then shift to English medium of instruction in Std.V resulting in high failure rate. It has widened the gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" as the ones who are not proficient in English do not have jobs later in life....Talent must be nurtured. Infrastructure must include appropriate policies and financial support for the good ...>[Miguel Braganza]
Cutting through the verbiage one can say that at the core we have the issue of employability. Employability (including entrepreneurial ability) precedes employment. And as the author has rightly suggested education at all levels is central to employability. All those who emerge from the Goa eduactional system, including drop outs, must be employable (or have some entrepreneurial ability) to some extent, as far as possible in Goa itself and, if necessary, elsewhere. The educational system must stress functional literacy and communication, reasoning, comprehension, empiricism etc in approrpiate ways and not just rote memory. Infrastructure must be provided accordingly at a statewide level. Ancillary services such as remedial centres, placement facilities etc must also be provided for. Once established they must all be maintained and operated in proper ways and not in chaltha hai mode. That in a nutshell may be the way forward in this area.
