The government school-private school divide is caused by perceptions of
quality of education. Received wisdom suggests that the latter have better
teaching, are better managed etc. Education for what? - is a relevant
question. `Good' results= admission to `good' higher education institutions?
There was a nice article about the latter in The Hindu yesterday.
http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/02/stories/2004110203131000.htm
Tailored for the corporates?
By Ajay Gudavarthy
How do we reconcile the need to study for jobs with an academic and
genuinely inquisitive learning?