Citation

Das V. Soc. Change 2011; 41(4): 599-609.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Council for Social Development, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/004908571104100407

PMID

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Abstract

School education is seen as a fundamental right of the child. But the quality of schools and the approach to education the poor find it too costly, just in terms of time, as their children learn hardly anything in the government schools. While 'mainstreaming' into almost defunct government schools is what is offered to poor children, the rich children have any number of options in the education market. On the other hand, the learning outside the schools, which is equally if not more important is ignored in today's education. The focus on exam scores leads to increasing juvenile stress and high suicide rates. The work of the 'uneducated' in this country upholds the economy. Can these things be factored in for a more holistic system of education? © Council for Social Development 2011.

Language: en

Keywords

Women; suicides; government schools; poor; skills of the uneducated