While I would defend that India does not generate fools and US does
not generate only geniuses
*** How very thoughtful! Set up a target that is absurdly low or
absurdly high and then bring it down and establish your astuteness in
being able to see thru it!
At 11:01 PM -0700 10/2/07, umesh sharma wrote:
Krishnendu-da,
While I would defend that India does not generate fools and US does
not generate only geniuses I must admit that quality of India's govt
run run schools can never be compared with US govt schools. 90% of
USA's school students graduate from govt/public schools and the
percentage of selection into top colleges is same for private or
public schools.
The top govt school in US is about 10 miles from where I stay is
http://www.tjhsst.edu/ which sent about 10 students to Harvard
(admission as tough as in IITs in India) quite similar to the
success of students of top US private school Phillips Academy
Andover http://www.andover.edu/
Charter schools are run by private non profits but funded by govt
-less well funded that govt schools. Charter schools are successful
since many govt schools -esp in poorer areas like everywhere else
are not as competitive and effecient as they could be given the
funds.
Umesh
At 6:29 AM -0700 10/2/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
>>seven kids out of a country of a billion people,
knowing what I do,
** You wanted examples which I have provided (SEVEN
against ONE which you cited). If you are willing and
have time, you can search web to find more such kids
from India BOTH from public and private institution
(as cited by Umesh).
While I am unwilling to
pass verdict on the condition of Indian education
You SHOULD NOT since you have no clue of today's India
nor are you willing to learn
Why is it that Kendriya Vidyalays get special
funding , special
teachers, while the rest of the country has to make
do with what they
have to?
Education is a matter of STATE Govt. While the Govt
funded institutes in some states are doing pretty good
it is NOT so for other states. It is analogous to
blaming me because you wasted your money on gambling
(or whatever may be) while you too had every
opportunity to utilize your money fruitfully.
In US NOT all public schools are equal ... as I
understand, some school districts are considered
superior to others. So let us know why SOME schools
do better then other schools. And then there are
Charter Schools which get more funds.
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well as in India not all US public/govt schools are the same. The
Indian govt school my father studied at ( www.rimc.org ) sent a
graduate to Harvard College recently (2002 I think) - an incentive
for me to try the same.
Similarly Kendriya Vidyalayas in India are central govt run schools
and have sent graduates to IITs and beyond.
In US as well schools in rich suburbs get upto 6 times more per
student funding ($25,000 per year) as compared to those in
innercity/urban schools ($6,000 per year) - hence it depends upon
which neighborhood you are in .
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/18/a_nobel_champion_enters_fray/
Here is a take by Nobel Laureate Mello now in MA (who studied in
Fairfax High School near my place ) on why he wants to put his
children in private schools unless the local school district fund
the local schools better - he wants to put his own Nobel prize money
into it if need be - those in poorer neighborhoods in US cannot
expect the same funds from local residents (as must be known nearly
all funding for US govt schools comes from property taxes of that
city.
Umesh
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High Sc
That was nice to note.
One significant difference: All of the students from India are from
Private Schools. Nandinee is from a public high school ( not like
Indian Public School, as in Doon School etc.), Shawnee Mission East
High School, Kansas.
At 1:43 PM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
Congratulations Nandini
C'da, you might be interested in these too
http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/21/stories/2007052104521300.htm
http://www.educationuk.org/clubukindia/1/news_india_youth.html
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