civil services chronicle magazine

civil services chronicle magazine

civil services chronicle magazine Published this article page no  24 Status of Preschool and school enrolment patterns among young children (age 48) More than 90% of young children in this age group are enrolled in some type of educational institution.  Status of Children in early primary grades (Std IIII) The variation in age distribution which is widest in Std I decreases in each subsequent grade. And older children continue to do better than younger ones on every task.  Private schools performing better than the Government schools They have a learning advantage on all the crucial factors such as age distribution in grade one home factors such as affluence mothers education and some baseline abilities that children enter grade one with. o They expose children to schoollike curricula even before they have entered school.  Role of Mothers education Among the preprimary section children with mothers who completed eight or fewer years of schooling are more likely to be attending anganwadis or government preprimary classes. o Whereas their peers whose mothers studied beyond the elementary stage are more likely to be enrolled in private LKGUKG classes. Concerns  Gender gaps It is visible among the young children of age 48 years with more girls than boys enrolled in government institutions and more boys than girls enrolled in private institutions.  Cognitive skills At age of 5 a large proportion of children is unable to do all of the activities. Moreover children from less advantaged homes are affected disproportionately.  Difference in the age distribution Right to Education Act 2009 (RTE) mandates that children should enter Std I at age 6. However 4 out of every 10 children in Std I are younger than 5 or older than 6. o Children in Std I in government schools are younger than those in the same grade in private school civil services chronicle magazine buy. 

civil services chronicle magazine