Jha, S.K. (2018). Contemporary schooling: 'Time-honoured Disorder or 'A Necessary Evil' mortgaging present to a diffident future. Journal of Adult Education, 79 (3). 68-80. (ISSN: 0019-5006)
Conclusion
It can
be concluded that schooling is an important aspect of life, since time
immemorial. Nevertheless, since long, the several aspects of the school such as
curriculum, examination, etc. have been criticized by educational thinkers,
researchers and policy framers in a different span of time. Additionally,
society is dynamic as a result the education is also dynamic. The school reform is a contemporary issue at
every nick of the time. The present schooling system has become a necessary
eveil if not the orthodox system that has disgraced it honour over the years. Thus, school
reform is necessary at this juncture.
The reforms are being institutionalize by respective
agencies at state and central levels. One of the significant initiatives is
school evaluation. Several states (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajaesthan, etc.)
of India, and a national programme for school evaluation is already
institutionalized as an appreciating step. Such initiatives need a strong
support from all ranges of school stakeholders.
Furthermore, the school should be more vivid and life full,
which can develop one’s innate capabilities, inculcate the imagination ability,
creativity, social code of conduct and last but not the least, communication
skills. Learning should not be isolated from society as it was
observed by NCF (2005).
Thus, we need a school system which can
integrate the Gandhian concept of vocationalisation in contemporary
context, Tagore concept of natural learning, and Gijubhai concept of
a more comprehensive evaluation system so that the school as an institution for
learning can promote originality and socially useful learning, irrespective of
gender, caste and religion of the children. All these can lead to the goal of
an equal quality of education to all the children.
For detail, explore the paper, published in 'Journal of Adult Education' published by Association of Adult Education, Delhi
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