| DE-SCHOOLING, A CONTRADICTION | | | | shortage of time to spent for the kids speaks |
| By Mr.Harekrushna Behera | | | | about the good option to send child to school. |
| The author is a teacher in social science,can be | | | | - The time in summer and winter holidays, when |
| contacted through | | | | children stay at home, it becomes very boring |
| E-mail- | | | | days and a period of headache for the parents. Is |
| Just few days back I saw an English news paper | | | | it not a burden for the parents to stop children to |
| highlighting de-school concept through an article | | | | go school and learn at home? |
| ‘Learning @ home is fun’. The article | | | | - There is a danger even in sparing the internet |
| speaks about the fact that more and more | | | | for the use of the child as it can be very easily |
| parents in Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune those who | | | | misused. Better option is a teacher but not a |
| are opting for Home Schooling. Children are | | | | machine to train the child. Help of a machine can |
| provided all such learning equipments or tutors at | | | | be taken by a teacher but a teacher cannot be |
| home for studies and children are getting enough | | | | replaced by a machine. |
| time to share in other activities and hobbies. | | | | - It is true that in this internet age a child can be |
| According to them, there is no need to send | | | | availed with computer both at home and school |
| children to school. At home they can be trained | | | | for global knowledge. But totally surrendering child |
| with a flexible scheduled time table which can | | | | to the computer is foolishness. |
| prepare the child well. And that can help them in | | | | - There is a difference in learning from a personal |
| thorough research in any topic and understanding | | | | tutor and in the class room. Learning in the class |
| a concept very well. And on reaching class 10, the | | | | room is really a fun. Children enjoy each other. |
| child can take the board exam privately by | | | | The change must be in the teaching style or |
| registering with the National Institute of Open | | | | curriculum of the school but not de-schooling. |
| Schooling or International General Certificate of | | | | - Many children have confessed openly the boring |
| Secondary Education. The degree is acceptable | | | | teaching that parents often assigned a personal |
| across the world. | | | | tutor at home to teach. Child is over burdened |
| The news paper also speaks about what | | | | with a personal teacher rather he is comfortable |
| psychologists speak. They speak, “Considering | | | | in a group. |
| the system our schools are following, home | | | | - At home, providing personal coaching to child by |
| schooling is a good option. A school is crammed- | | | | a tutor should be more vigilant. Leaving everything |
| be it in curricular or extra- curricular activities. In a | | | | to the home tutor and to be careless may have |
| family, it’s a more relaxed environment and | | | | inviting physical and emotional harassment to the |
| therefore more conducive for learning” | | | | kids. Thus group learning at classroom is the best |
| But as a teacher I can say, schools can’t be | | | | learning. |
| replaced by learning at home. A child at school | | | | Better, it’s the children say more about the |
| now a day’s is more beneficial than a child | | | | joy at school or home. Children come to school |
| can get in home learning. | | | | for enjoying- not only in class room learning but |
| - School provides one platform where children | | | | with their friends. A child learns more from his |
| share each other and learn each other in their | | | | peer groups rather than teacher. The same |
| peer group. 90% of learning of the students | | | | environment cannot be given at home. Scholl has |
| takes place while sharing with their friends. And | | | | been providing a very comfortable learning |
| learning and sharing at home by using computers | | | | environment since time immemorial. It is |
| or other equipments or taking the help of parents | | | | speechless to say about complete learning without |
| who are not of same age is more burdensome | | | | school. Machines and other equipments can add |
| work. | | | | the teachers in teaching but not meant for |
| - Busy life of parents and relatives shows the | | | | replacing them. |