--- Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >....I fully support the separation of school and >state. You seem to implicitly convey that the >government deserves the role of education provider, I >do not see it as its mandate. It does a fair enough >job in the USA, but you can't say the same about the >way government education works in India. >
The above statement is incomprehensible in general, but particularly in the light of Article 45 of the Indian Constitution. Here is what this article says: "Article 45. Provision for free and compulsory education for children. - The State shall endeavour to provide, within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of fourteen years." To anyone who understands the meaning of the invention "separation of school and state" one would have to ask: 1. Does it mean we should not have any public schools? 2. Should state boards not set school curricula and educational standards? 3. Should state not actively promote literacy and support literacy programs? 4. Should state not support acquisition of new knowledge? 5. Should state not provide or underwrite merit-based scholarships and educational loans? 6. Should state not regulate the functions of and practices in educational institutions? Cheers, Santosh P.S. With all due respect to Frederick, I don't think that there is any virtue or benefit in restricting one to maintain the subject line of a thread, especially when the discussion digresses in a new direction. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s