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In this 21st century, quality is going to be in great demand. This is because it is an age of cometitions. In earlier times there was little or no competition so the quality didn’t matter much.
But in todays times the concept of quality is spreading in every field & field of education is no exception.
What is quality?
Quality is something that appeals to the customer, consumer or the user. Whenever we see something good or meet someone impressive how do we react.
We simply say - WOW! As in Hindi ¼okg½ & we say it with a smile. So this is quality. I would say that quality is simply a WOW + smile.
This word WOW ¼okg½ is a synonym for quality.
What is quality Education ?
Quality Education means educational programmes leading to WOW effect. This Quality is not a theortical concept. It can be felt & experienced. It is more or less an environment. If the students coming to school experience a WOW effect in the educational programmes of the school, it is a quality. If the parents experience a WOW effect as regards educational growth of their child, it is quality. Assuring quality in education is an on going & continuous process.
The present education system is a conventional one & it needs a sweep change so as to ensure quality in it.
In the conventional education system schools are treated as PATH SHALAS tgka ikB i<+k, tk,aA The child is admitted to school. The Teachers teach the prescribed syllabus. Students are exposed to textbooks.
Few students may get involved in some curricular activities arranged in the school. Then student learning ability is assessed through exams (generally written exams) & the students is promoted to next grade. The process continues for 12-15 years & the outcome of this type of education system is a person with very good academic scores, average scores & below average scores. It appears as if education is nothing but just passing the exams. This system is unidirectional in the sense that it caters & promotes only the toppers or students with good academic scores.
But the fact is that the so called toppers of exams are not the toppers in life. So is n’t our education system faulty? Even the Literal meaning of education is drawing out the best in a child. Are we really adhering to it? Are we rally drawing out the best in a child?
The purpose of education is not to pass the exam but to place a child in life. It is the III placement of a child in life that is going to affect him in long run & not his just passing the exams.
So for changing the conventional education system to quality education system the conventional concept of a school is to be changed. The schools is no longer a Paathshala. It has to be a Karyashale where efforts are made to produce a fine holish percently school curriculum has to be renewed. It has to be made holistic. So that it enables a child’s placement in life. It trains a child to face the challenges of life. So what is going to be there in this curriculum?
This Holistic curriculum will consist of curriculum for cognitive skills & the curriculum for non cognitive skills.

Curriculum for cognitive skills :

The curriculum for non cognitive skills should define clearly the various areas of personality of each child to be developed. The best way to develop those areas is to expose children to all of them.

The non cognitive areas to be developed are:


* Physical fitness through yoga, games & sports.
* Personal qualities & values through Roleplays & planned situations.
* Social qualities & values through roleplays & planned situations.
* Areas of interests through Dance, Drama, Music, Arts.

As each child is exposed to academics through to prescribed text book & syllabi similarly he/she has to be exposed to the aspects of personality development also. The curriculum for non cognitive areas should define a MLL for each area which each & every child must achieve. Of course the students exceeding MLL will be excelling in that area.
I would conclude by saying that schools need to prepare a child for placement is life. This is Quality education. Schools will have to take the responsibility to assure quality education. The Quality is a journing having no destination.
The schools will have to work continuously for achieving quality. Schools should be compeating not with others but with itself & should be prepared to give a better & improved programme of education for the next year. The schools are no longer a PAATHSHALA where lesson are taught. Quality is a matter of conviction Quality is a passion.

May 16, 2008 | 6:27 AM Comments  0 comments

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