crusaders

Manthan Topic: Stepping Stones

Paradigm Shift: An utopia of elementary education with

pragmatic approach.

Team name :: The Crusaders

Vikram Nikitha

Pranay Kaushik Akhila

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Out of 96% students who enroll in primary schools, an alarming 46.7% drop out by

grade 5 which is a major road block in the foundation of Indian education.

Characteristics of Elementary education

A. India requires 7-8 million teachers, whereas

there are only 3-4 million working currently.

=> Hypothesis: Lack of interest among aspiring

teachers; notion that teaching is for rejects.

B. Primary education turned into “assembly line

production.”

=> Hypothesis: No practical approach;

Insufficient educational resources; Restricted

horizons to explore.

C. Reluctance of parents in sending children to

school.

=> Hypothesis: Lack of awareness among

parents about benefits of education.

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15.9% of students drop out by grade 5

with a sense of satisfaction that primary

education will suffice.

10.4% of students drop out at grade 1

itself. This shows the lack of interest among

parents and students alike.

Elevating the quality of elementary education : [ICEE]

“Indian Council for Elementary Education”

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Proposed Solution

Teacher Training Cell: To improve the quality of

teachers.

Parent Awareness Cell: To promote understanding and

initiate participation.

Student counselling Cell: To encourage students to

overcome hurdles and get back to school.

Implementation

Identifying pitfalls and gathering information. Periodic workshops for

teachers.

Conducting village level surveys and interactions with parents. Enlightening them

about education.

Recognising child labourers, drop outs and assault victims.

Encouraging them to join workshops.

Advantages over existing

Handling teachers becomes easier as the B.Ed professors can identify their setbacks.

First of a kind approach towards parents who are a main factor in enhancing

primary education.

The needs of victimized children are never tackled. This committee approaches

them with a new perspective.

Components of the proposed solution Teacher Training Parent Awareness Student Counselling

Whose services are

rendered:

B.Ed., D.Ed.

professors and eminent

educationalists.

Volunteers and NGOs

corresponding to that

region.

Trauma counsellors

and child

psychologists.

Rationale for

choosing them:

Knowledge of new

curriculum and

teaching modules;

Only they can teach

teachers.

They can reach the

ground level and

interact with parents.

Can handle children

and gently coax them

back to school.

Number of persons

required:

More than 1.3 lakh More than 5000;

NGOs: as available

More than 10,000

Frequency of

sessions:

Annually, during

summer holidays for

7-10 days

Throughout the year

and Whenever

required

Throughout the year

and Whenever

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Recruitment Process

A recruitment committee takes care of this process.

Teacher Training Parent Awareness Student Counselling

Who we look for: B.Ed. and D.Ed.

professors

Volunteers Counsellors and child

psychologists

Where we place

advertisements:

At top notch

institutions that offer

said courses.

Online ads, ads in

electronic and print

media.

Private and public

Hospitals and

counselling centres.

What we look for: Subject proficiency,

Ability to handle

teachers.

Knowledge of regional

language.

Persuasive and firm.

Ability to deal with

children patiently.

What we pay: Approx. Rs.10,000 per

session

Marginal pay Approx. Rs.15,000 per

session

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Organisational Chart: ICEE

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ICEE Core Committee

Management Committee

Recruitment Team

Coordination Team

Funding Team

Outreach Team

Executive Committee

Teacher Training Cell

Parent Awareness

Cell

Student Counseling

cell

Analyzes the

requirements

and recruits

the members

for all cells.

Makes

prerequisites

and

coordinates

the executive

committee.

Provides

funds when

and where

needed.

Maintains all

the records.

Handles the

media and

publicity.

Sets visions.

Arranges

surveys.

Trains and

equips

teachers with

all sorts of

new teaching

models.

Makes the

parents aware

of all the

policies that

may help them

to send their

children to

school.

Inspires

children

to go

school to

repair

their

present

scenario.

Approx.

Rs. 2 cr p.a.

Approx.

Rs. 1cr p.a.

Approx. .

Rs. 50 lakhs

p.a.

Approx.

Rs. 2-3 cr p.a.

Approx.

Rs. 26-30cr

p.a.

Approx.

Rs. 1cr p.a.

Approx.

Rs. 10-

12cr p.a.

Implementation model : Teacher Training Cell

• A training workshop is organised by

B.Ed. and D.Ed. professors during the

summer holidays for the selected

teachers where they are trained in

updated modules of teaching and

implementation of continuous

comprehensive evaluation.

• They are also trained to instil patriotism

and integrity toward country.

• They are also taught „SUPW‟ skills to

increase the horizon of their teaching.

• The students today will grow up to be

teachers of tomorrow. Increased quality

of teaching produces much higher

standards in the future.

Surveying the quality and quantity of teachers

Forwarding survey report to coordination team

Organizing the sessions annually

Conducting follow ups regularly

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Implementation model: Parent Awareness Cell

• By utilizing the services of local NGOs and

volunteers, the parents who do not send their

children to school are identified.

• Workshops and awareness programs are

conducted to make the parents realise the

importance of educating their children.

• The volunteers should be patient but firm in

dealing with the parents.

• Implementation of the NREGA scheme would

provide the parents with job security,

motivating them to send their children to

school.

• Explaining the parents that education is an

investment and not an expenditure.

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Surveying the locality to identify the parents who don‟t wish to

send their wards to school.


Organizing awareness sessions whenever required


Implementation model : Student Counselling Cell

• Local NGOs or volunteers gather information

about the drop outs, failures, child labourers,

discriminated children and victims of assault

among the students.

• Highly skilled counsellors and child

psychologists will counsel these students and

encourage them to complete their basic

education.

• The cases of victims of child labour will be

dealt by the local SI and the cases of assault

and sexual harassment will be dealt by the

DSP directly and immediate action is taken to

prevent such cases in the future.

• Encouraging students to rise above caste and

creed, inculcating patriotism. 9

Identifying victimized students, drop outs and failures.


Organizing counseling sessions whenever required


Impact and Scalability

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Monitoring Sustainability

• A cumulative assessment will be done every 5 years.

• The cumulative report will be analyzed based on the students it was applied on.

• The plan is then adjusted as needed.

The out-reach

• 10 lakh teachers to be transformed talent wise.

• Approx. 2 - 2.5 million students to be counseled yearly.

• 5 - 6 million parents counseled every year.

• More than 0.5 million government officials to be part of ICEE.

Stats Transformation

• 30 - 35% decrease in dropouts during 1st phase.

• 50 - 60% increase in new enrollments.

• 35 - 40% increase in volunteer support.

• 80 - 90% decrease in child exploitation.

Other benefits

• Economy boosted as foundation becomes strong.

• Churning out brilliant thinkers from the society.

• Drastic decrease in brain drain.

• Equipped with a strong foundation, India emerges as a super power by 2020.

Challenges and mitigation factors

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Challenges and Risks Mitigation Factors

Conceptual Risks

Insufficient funds from government and

private sectors as they do not see the

viability of the proposed solution.

Parents do not benefit from the awareness

program and continue to be ignorant.

Students don‟t participate in workshops

due to fear or social stigma.

Funding received from industries as

„Corporate Social Responsibility‟ and urging

the government to establish the organization.

Support from media and regular follow ups

by the volunteers and NGOs.

Discretion is maintained while dealing with

the students.

Implementation Challenges

Uncertainty in government, political

turbulence in establishing the organization.

Lack of transparency in the maintenance of

records and expenses.

Misconception that urban primary schools

are neglected.

Provision of constitutional support and

security to ICEE for hassle free functioning.

Records of expenditure to be ready for

submission when asked through RTI.

ICEE will take care of public and private

primary schools all over India.

I N D I A C A N ! I N D I A W I L L !

Bibliography

• http://schooldropoutprevention.com/country-data-activities/india/

• http://www.pratham.org/file/ASER-2012report.pdf

• http://azimpremjifoundation.org/

• http://recoup.educ.cam.ac.uk/publications/WP18-ADfin.pdf

• http://www.ssa.nic.in/

• http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=119

• http://www.financialexpress.com/news/education-s-primary-problems/948273/2

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_India

Special thanks to the faculty of CMRIT for their support and valuable suggestions.

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