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Last year, when her child was rejected in a public school interview, he had been furious with his parents for not preparing well. Now children will not be required to mug up poems, names of various colours or animals for their first interview. Even if the child in a fit of naughtiness caught hold of the Principal’s beard, the boy would not be rejected on the grounds of lack of manners. Recently, I was at a relative’s house. Their one-year-old son had just started saying, "Papa, Papa." I advised them, "Don’t spoil your child’s memory. Instead of teaching him to say Papa, why don’t you teach him Newton’s Law or some basic trigonometry formulae. By the time he’s four, God knows what will be the standard of interviews in the schools?" If this interview era gets over, courtesy the courts, then what would be the criterion of selection and admissions in schools. The schools could conduct DNA tests of the parents. Seats could also be auctioned. Admissions could be done astrologically. By reading the lines on the children’s hands, schools would be able to decide who would be an average student or a topper. The best idea would be to open good nursery schools in every street. With seats aplenty, parents could then conduct interviews of their children as to which school they wanted to join. |
THE
Delhi High Court has barred all private schools in Delhi from
interviewing children and their parents for admissions. A woman in Kirti
Nagar was seen going to the temple to offer prasad as she was no
longer required to appear for the admission test of her four-year-old.