Nursery admissions and how things can be corrected
Nursery admissions and those looking forward to a solution have been going through challenging times. A flawless system in place would be asking for the moon but one with fewer aberrations can still be expected to be in place. It has been over four decades when nursery admissions began to adrift substantially pushed by the fact those seeking admissions and those having seats were bind by a tie of uncertainty. Those who had the authority to give admissions had the least idea of a population explosion coupled with those seeking admissions coming from far away areas. Even as China began to make its intention known on a final and punishing intervention in 1962, the roots to an aberration of sorts in nursery admissions had begun to be laid.
It isn't an exaggeration that 1962 and thereafter laid the first step to fiddle with nursery admissions even though the public schools and their character were fewer and least known. By late 60s and early 70s, those who had no idea of what to do with their surplus land and bounty income, were seized of the issue of turning their land bank to school tank, what better way to do it than open their doors to nursery ranks.
Period of 70s
The period of 70s summed up their never care spirit and all they had to do was procure the requisite licence and get the nursery admission essence. During that time the need for donation in the name of seeking development of the structure was handed out to parents with the latter sparing a little from their income. Those days whatever was handed out was acceptable and that made nursery admissions accessible. The management running the nursery schools had already developed a mindset for a quota of their own along with their set of preferences whom to give and whom to reject. Between middle of 70s and early 80s, the character of those running the nursery schools became abundantly clear with nursery to standard 12th, the abiding intake they had to get. A population explosion and those migrating to big cities in search of jobs and later seeking school admissions gave plenty of options for public schoolwallahs to charge where they deem fit and change the rules for those who did not come with necessary kit.
It was freedom all the way to knighthood with no checks and balances. You have the quota devised by you and you would decide the near and which neighbour would get the admission success. Here as well, the initiation to school regime would entail a set of conditions that may not be desirable by many parents. So when large number of parents found that nursery admission itself had become a challenge what to talk of higher education, the pressure encircling them looked to be a 24x7 happening. In search of schools that would oblige them, the parents began the search for high-paying jobs and this set a vicious circle from which few could freed. Since the realisation had dawned that only a school certificate from a public school can mirror the chances of further success, the parents were willing to shell out anything and everything. Those not in transferable jobs believed once nursery admission had been secured, the following standards(classes) and admissions to the same would follow automatically and they would have to least bother on all these issues for a considerable time. That set the ball for school management to set their agenda with no hiccups. Since parents are willing to pay and teachers with a willingness to have their say, the management roped in teachers on their board with the confidence they would vote.
Gate for grunt and greed
Well in the initial phase, teachers were content with the pay they were getting, and in order to retain them some schools began to pay them more with the hope they won't disapprove of running of affairs in the school.This set the gate for grunt and greed. Later the demand for better pay began to come from teachers and they were paid handsomely, with the knowledge that these teachers themselves were product of public schools and during the time of admissions and later to various standards their parents too had to pay a substantial sum. So why not recover the amount spent on them by their parents by seeking a higher pay. As for teachers who were least bothered about salary and with the mission to give education to kids, they too got influenced by their colleagues clout to seek more. More and never miss became the reigning theme.
The way out is to clip the wings of the management as they have had enough freedom on land, nursery list and lease. The management has to devise a platform where instead of paying handsome dividends to a handful, say 30 to 40 teachers, should recruit a large number of teachers and pay little and not lunatic sum by the logic of they being part time teachers. So a large number of teachers with a salary not bordering on fanaticism should be tried. Management should itself think of spreading the sheet of payment to a large force and on a nominal sum as that would open doors for many and also prod them to live a life not on a large sum and large salary. Once management realises that it has been able to contain its expenses, including doing away with redeveloping the building when there is no need for the same, the long tail of expenses can be checked. Same principle should be applied in seeking a large number of kids for admission with not a notorious list of do's and don'ts. Keep it simple for parents.
As for Kendriya Vidyalayas, if they could raise two to three extra rooms in their premises or convert the rooms meant for music classes, dramatic classes for nursery teaching, a way out could be found for kids who don't get admissions in other schools. Kendriya Vidyalayas have to open doors for nursery admissions and once semblance of normalcy is restored with clipping wings of public schools and opening the teaching playground for many, the child destined to become adult won't clamour for astronomical pay and astonishing job. Beginning has to be made from nursery admissions as that would spearhead a clean law and order.
Nursery admissions and those looking forward to a solution have been going through challenging times. A flawless system in place would be asking for the moon but one with fewer aberrations can still be expected to be in place. It has been over four decades when nursery admissions began to adrift substantially pushed by the fact those seeking admissions and those having seats were bind by a tie of uncertainty. Those who had the authority to give admissions had the least idea of a population explosion coupled with those seeking admissions coming from far away areas. Even as China began to make its intention known on a final and punishing intervention in 1962, the roots to an aberration of sorts in nursery admissions had begun to be laid.
It isn't an exaggeration that 1962 and thereafter laid the first step to fiddle with nursery admissions even though the public schools and their character were fewer and least known. By late 60s and early 70s, those who had no idea of what to do with their surplus land and bounty income, were seized of the issue of turning their land bank to school tank, what better way to do it than open their doors to nursery ranks.
Period of 70s
The period of 70s summed up their never care spirit and all they had to do was procure the requisite licence and get the nursery admission essence. During that time the need for donation in the name of seeking development of the structure was handed out to parents with the latter sparing a little from their income. Those days whatever was handed out was acceptable and that made nursery admissions accessible. The management running the nursery schools had already developed a mindset for a quota of their own along with their set of preferences whom to give and whom to reject. Between middle of 70s and early 80s, the character of those running the nursery schools became abundantly clear with nursery to standard 12th, the abiding intake they had to get. A population explosion and those migrating to big cities in search of jobs and later seeking school admissions gave plenty of options for public schoolwallahs to charge where they deem fit and change the rules for those who did not come with necessary kit.
It was freedom all the way to knighthood with no checks and balances. You have the quota devised by you and you would decide the near and which neighbour would get the admission success. Here as well, the initiation to school regime would entail a set of conditions that may not be desirable by many parents. So when large number of parents found that nursery admission itself had become a challenge what to talk of higher education, the pressure encircling them looked to be a 24x7 happening. In search of schools that would oblige them, the parents began the search for high-paying jobs and this set a vicious circle from which few could freed. Since the realisation had dawned that only a school certificate from a public school can mirror the chances of further success, the parents were willing to shell out anything and everything. Those not in transferable jobs believed once nursery admission had been secured, the following standards(classes) and admissions to the same would follow automatically and they would have to least bother on all these issues for a considerable time. That set the ball for school management to set their agenda with no hiccups. Since parents are willing to pay and teachers with a willingness to have their say, the management roped in teachers on their board with the confidence they would vote.
Gate for grunt and greed
Well in the initial phase, teachers were content with the pay they were getting, and in order to retain them some schools began to pay them more with the hope they won't disapprove of running of affairs in the school.This set the gate for grunt and greed. Later the demand for better pay began to come from teachers and they were paid handsomely, with the knowledge that these teachers themselves were product of public schools and during the time of admissions and later to various standards their parents too had to pay a substantial sum. So why not recover the amount spent on them by their parents by seeking a higher pay. As for teachers who were least bothered about salary and with the mission to give education to kids, they too got influenced by their colleagues clout to seek more. More and never miss became the reigning theme.
The way out is to clip the wings of the management as they have had enough freedom on land, nursery list and lease. The management has to devise a platform where instead of paying handsome dividends to a handful, say 30 to 40 teachers, should recruit a large number of teachers and pay little and not lunatic sum by the logic of they being part time teachers. So a large number of teachers with a salary not bordering on fanaticism should be tried. Management should itself think of spreading the sheet of payment to a large force and on a nominal sum as that would open doors for many and also prod them to live a life not on a large sum and large salary. Once management realises that it has been able to contain its expenses, including doing away with redeveloping the building when there is no need for the same, the long tail of expenses can be checked. Same principle should be applied in seeking a large number of kids for admission with not a notorious list of do's and don'ts. Keep it simple for parents.
As for Kendriya Vidyalayas, if they could raise two to three extra rooms in their premises or convert the rooms meant for music classes, dramatic classes for nursery teaching, a way out could be found for kids who don't get admissions in other schools. Kendriya Vidyalayas have to open doors for nursery admissions and once semblance of normalcy is restored with clipping wings of public schools and opening the teaching playground for many, the child destined to become adult won't clamour for astronomical pay and astonishing job. Beginning has to be made from nursery admissions as that would spearhead a clean law and order.
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