Advantage Of Wastage In Education

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No doubt wastage and stagnation are eating the very vitals of the tree of Indian Education. It should be curbed and curtailed at any cost so as to complete the education of boys and girls in the country.
WASTAGE—MEANING AND DEFINITION
Any student who received education at any stage is expected to complete his education within the prescribed period. In practice we find that many students, who join the schools or colleges very enthusiastically, leave education after some time. Such type of students does complete the study of their curriculum and consequently the time, money and energy expended on such students proves to be sheer wastage.
It is rightly remarked, “The most popular use of word ‘wastage’ in education means the wastage of time, effort …show more content…

It begins at the age of 6years and continues up to 10-11 years of age. Primary education is the fundamental need of life and its development. Education is the birth right of every child which must be ensured by the state or the central government. Primary education is the minimum education for an individual which helps in the removal of the darkness of ignorance and illiteracy from his life. It makes man capable of reading, writing and knowing the environment in which he lives. It enables him to make proper adjustment and progressive development in the society. Education can identify and unfold the native potentialities of an individual for development. It can help in the effective use of the human and natural resources of the country. Therefore it becomes the obligatory duty and bounded responsibility of the government of a welfare state to make this education available to every child. Wastage and stagnation are the two great hurdles in the way of attainment of universalisation of education in the country. Statistics show that the number of elementary schools has increased and we have now a primary school within easy walking distance from the home of every child. The enrolments in class I to V have increased; huge amount of money is spent on elementary education but unfortunately there is not much increase in the literacy rate. Therefore these two major leaks that is wastage and stagnation need to be plugged immediately. Only then education ceases to be an exercise in futility. The earlier we do, the better it will be. This paper explains the meaning of wastage and stagnation in primary schools and their causes. It also describes the measures taken to remove wastage and stagnation in primary

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