‘It will send a wrong signal’
The Hindu
Govt. should think of other ways to bring students to school, say educationists
The move to make 75% attendance in school mandatory for students’ to become eligible for the benefits of the government’s ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme has drawn mixed response from various quarters.
Though the idea apparently is to check dropouts from schools and to see that students attend classes on a regular basis, many teachers, educationists and parents feel that linking attendance to payment sends a wrong signal.
Attendance should be voluntary and education comes out of interest, they cannot be forced with money. “The government should think of motivating students with good facilities, good teachers and efficient education system, but not try to force them into it by giving money,” says the founder of Bala Vikas Foundation Narava Prakash Rao.