Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Assignment #4: News Article on India's Education Plan



The field of education in India has been lacking for many years. The slow movement from a traditional-agriculture culture to a modern-industrial culture caused the gap in education between socioeconomic classes. The streets now overflow with the uneducated, and the government annually drops the poverty line to make India seemingly progressive. However, the poverty barely changes and must be addressed. One way the government can improve poverty and lessen the gap between socioeconomic classes is to improve the knowledge of India’s citizens.
On Tuesday the 9th of April, India’s president declared to improve the of the education system of the country. Pranab Mukherjee (president) stated that the quality, accessibility, and affordability are the three criterions required to further education. Mukherjee’s overall focus for India is to strengthen technology by improving innovation through better education.
The strategy that Mukherjee discussed was to introduce well-educated professors worldwide into India’s education system as well as to have current professors refresh their area of study. In order for the strategy to be effective, the government will have to pump money into the education sector. As a result, the amount earned by professors will increase: an incentive for people to teach in India. If the number of teachers increases and the education of current teachers improves, then the supply of professors in the education increases. As a result the quantity of people being educated will increased and the prices for education will decrease as the number of professors increase.
As of now, Mukherjee’s plan is fresh and requires much involvement. Only time will tell how the government will go about to improve the education system.



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