In the previous post I talked about children who go to school but don't get even a basic education.
What about those children lucky enough to get an education that at least provides them with the basic skills? Are the years they spend in classrooms worth the sacrifice of their childhood, or are they all too often simply conditioned into being economic units, leading lives of unfilled potential in thrall to an elite that thrives on the fruits of their labours?
Jayaprakash Narayan; I don’t necessarily agree with all his ideas about the solution, but I don't think there's much doubt about his diagnosis of the problem!
It doesn’t have to be that way, but that’s the way it often is. No wonder some people see education, not as a right to be fiercely protected, but as a scourge…
