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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 04:18:42 -0000
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Subject: Kindergarten admission tests opposed
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எழுத்தர்களை உமிழும் இயந்திரங்களான பள்ளிகள் பற்றிய பூசல்:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2002022705000300.htm
"...confused, before and after the tests, though all of them had
completed the Pre-KG schooling. "
pre-KG கல்வியா?!!!
அடுத்துக் கருநிலைக் கல்வி?
தாய்வயிற்றின் புறத்தில் ஏதேனும் ஒலிப்பானை ஒட்டி ஏ பீ சீ டீ என்று ஓதுவார்களா?!
Parents oppose formal tests to
kindergarten classes
CHENNAI, FEB. 26. Even as the State Human Rights Commission has
taken up the issue of collection of high fees by schools, parents and
their wards seem to be concerned about the drill of admission
interviews
even for kindergarten classes.
While the cost of the procedure was an issue, parents in the city
seem to
be more vexed with what they feel is an ``unnecessary complicated
procedure of tests and interviews for entry into the first level of
schooling''.
In a recently conducted mini-study, the convener of TN Forces, K.
Shanmugavelyutham, and a Loyola College social work student, M.
Girish, listened to parents, full of anxiety, waiting for results to
kindergarten classes.
According to the study, 90 per cent of the parents interviewed
thought
the tests should not be formal and 60 per cent emphasised that they
should be easy and simple. The study observed that the examinations
and screening tests for kindergarten children are being conducted
against the Education Commission's guidelines.
They also believe that the school admission tests created an
unfavourable psychological impact on the children, Mr.
Shanmugavelayutham said. Most children were stressed out, afraid and
confused, before and after the tests, though all of them had
completed
the Pre-KG schooling.
The Indian Association for Pre School Education's Prema Daniel is of
the
opinion that pre-schools have become coaching classes for LKG
admission tests. It was apparent that parents were stressed by the
interview schedule, as nearly 90 per cent of the parents admitted
that
they had given `separate coaching' for the child.
Enquiries with the target group, parents between 20 and 40 years
seeking admission for their wards, revealed that admission
expenditure
ranged from Rs. 2,500 to 10,000 and above. Nearly 60 per cent of the
respondents said they had paid Rs. 5,000 and above. Some of them had
applied in more than one school.
However, despite this, 80 per cent of the parents interviewed were
willing to go ahead with the process, as they believe that the
schools are
`close' to their homes. Only 10 per cent cited `good education' as
the
reason for their decision. Though they were willing to take on the
burden, the system was still unfriendly to children, even as they
hesitate
to take their first steps in the education set-up.
