On 9/29/06, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 28/Sep/2006, at 9:42 PM, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
> These schools were licensed to teach in Kannada as the primary
> medium of
> instruction. However, they were using English as the primary medium,
> and Kannada was being relegated to the second language, on demand from
> the parents of the children.
You can bet the shutting down is just (a) a stunt to appease those
who fear Kannada's demise as a language of significance, and (b) a
scam to extract more money from these schools in the name of license
upgrades.
They'll be back soon. This is temporary.
--
Kiran Jonnalagadda
http://jace.seacrow.com/
Alas..I think I agree entirely with Kiran. I wish we could export politicians to Fiji or some place as bonded labour...or, at the very least, make a rule that their children should ONLY study in "Kannada-medium" schools. Why could this not have been done in the summer holidays? Where was the government when these schools started functioning, and until over 1400 of them came into existence? Just imagine the plight of the parents (the children might be too young to realize the implications of having their education interrupted.)
Deepa.
