142. Short Essay and Article on: A Glaring Educational Evil

The other day you went to a local Public School for admission of your nephew to their K.G. Class. On contacting the Admission in charge of the school you were shocked to learn that the admission test was merely a formality. The admission was to be granted not based on the merit of the child but on the parents’ capacity to pay a fat capitation fee to the school. You felt extremely upset over this educational evil. You decide to write an article on this exploitation of parents by some of the private schools to be published in The Times of India. Your article should not exceed 200 words.

Ans:- A GLARING EDUCATIONAL EVIL

It is very shocking and surprising that some of the Private Schools in cities have been exploiting the innocent parents mischievously by getting huge amounts of donations in the name of the school building or something else.

The other day I went to a local Public School for admission of my nephew to their K.G. Class. On contacting the Admission in a change of the school I felt extremely upset to learn that the admission test was merely a formality The admission was to be granted not based on the merit of the child but on I parents’ capacity to pay a fat capitation fee to the school. This is, of course, simply loot. The Government should check such practices from such a pious field as education. If possible, the Government should ban anything extra other than the fee and other school charges. At the same time, it is the duty of the parents also not to submit to such unjustified demands of any Public School. Further, the case should be taken up by the Parent-Teacher Organisations. In this way, this evil will be eradicated.