tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52843639100066790572024-03-06T00:01:28.306+05:30Early Childhood Association- www.eca-india.orgSWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-69354196387746296252020-07-29T20:05:00.001+05:302020-07-29T20:05:29.040+05:30Highlights for ECE in the new National Education Policy and ECA questions on the same<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a proud moment for our country that after 34 years, our new National Education
Policy is released today. We may dissect it all we want, but lets start by
congratulating the government and the committee that worked hard on ensuring
that vision of millions of Indian educators and policy makers is developed for
the larger enhancement of education of our country. Also an important move is
to rename Ministry of HRD to Ministry of Education (MoE) The new policy is an </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">integrated
yet flexible approach to education but </b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">the ‘devil’ will of course be in the
details!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“The
National Education Policy 2019 envisions an <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">India centred </span>education system that contributes directly to
transforming our nation <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">sustainably </span>into
an <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">equitable </span>and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">vibrant </span>knowledge society, by providing
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">high quality </span>education to all.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Most importantly, the Commitment of ECCE to
children from age 3 onwards has been honoured in the new education policy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ECE for all by 2030, this is worth applauding
and achievable only with cooperation of all state governments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A national curriculum framework for ECCE is
laudable, but the devil here will be how much say each state will have in this
as it is imperative that a common guideline and goal should be drafted and
state governments should not have the power to deviate from these essentials.
As it is not fair for young children in different states to get a differing
head start in life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A preparatory class called ‘Balvatika’ in
Anganwadis for 4 to 5 year old children? Preparatory for what? Will they not
follow the foundational age group of 3 to 8 years?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A welcome initiative is the National foundation
of Literacy and Numeracy Mission- hope that literacy would include first and
second languages. And an earnest hope that numeracy designed by the foundation
should be found in the curriculum and text books used by schools <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Policy takes cognizance of the differences
in the development of cognitive abilities in children. The flexibility in the
first five years will enable equalising of the multiple cognitive abilities of
children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">4 year integrated B.Ed. degree by 2030, what
about ECE? Still no guidelines or a common course for ECE teachers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Teachers (NPST) </b>will be developed by the National Council for Teacher
Education by 2022, in consultation with NCERT, SCERTs, teachers and expert
organizations from across levels and regions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will this include ECE teacher courses? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">6% GDP on education is a welcome move, how much
on ECE? This needs to be identified too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parakh the National assessment centre, we
sincerely hope that they also define assessment for early years so that
developmental delays and learning lags can be identified and rectified early
on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">It takes a village to raise a child, and the
village identified in this policy for ECE is </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">jointly the Ministries of HRD, Women and Child Development (WCD), Health
and Family Welfare (HFW), and Tribal Affairs. How this village works together
will decide the success of ECE in this country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">NCERT will
develop a <b>National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood
Care and Education (NCPFECCE) </b>for children up to the age of 8. A welcome
move, ECA is hopeful that states will ensure the implementation of the same and
thus remove the traditional, formal, stressful curriculums being followed by
many preschools. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The policy advocates that children of ages 3-8 have access
to a flexible, multifaceted, multilevel, play-based, activity-based, and
discovery-based education. How this will be implemented and assured is going to
be work in progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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expanded and strengthened system of institutions including Anganwadis and pre-
schools that will have teachers and Anganwadi workers trained in the ECCE
pedagogy and curriculum – the question is what will this training comprise of?
This needs to be identified at the earliest else different states will have
different standards and quality of ECE teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tongue is a good move but difficult to implement. In cities where multiple
language children are in the same class, which language will the teacher teach
in?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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regulatory information, as laid down by the SSSA, will be used extensively for
public oversight and accountability. The SCERT will <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Develop a <b>School Quality Assessment and
Accreditation Framework (SQAAF), will this include ECE?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A single
pedagogical unit called the “Foundational Stage”. It is necessary, therefore,
to develop and establish such an integrated foundational curricular and
pedagogical framework, and corresponding teacher preparation, for this critical
Foundational Stage of a child’s development. – How schools will work this out
and train already existing teachers in this will be the struggle. Also this
needs to be part of ECCE teacher training programs, and other teacher training
programs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Also does it mean that exiting private
standalone preschools can now extend to grade 2?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">A very heartening includion is that All school
children to undergo regular health check-ups and health cards will be issued-
we hope this will include ECE children too. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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good initiative for health of young children is the inclusion of an energizing
breakfast in addition to midday meals. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Overall the
new education policy is a great vision to change the educational landscape in
this country and it vitalizes education by ensuring that ECE becomes the
starting point of education for all children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ECA and APER
will be hosting a webinar in the coming week to analyse and throw light on many
aspects in the policy that will impact preschools and teachers. Details of the
same will be put on our whatsapp groups and facebook pages. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">National
Committee of <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Early
Childhood Association<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Association
for Primary Education and Research<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:ecapresidentindia@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">ecapresidentindia@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.eca-india.org/"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.eca-india.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-61562388454633699262020-06-12T22:49:00.002+05:302020-06-13T00:55:33.433+05:30A blanket ban on online learning will not be beneficial...we need balanced guidelines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We say, “children are the future” – and that’s true – but there’s a fundamental problem with that idea. It suggests that... they’re just kids now, but later, when they become the future, we can start taking care of them... with colleges and universities, a better economy, a better job climate. But that’s wrong. It is right now that their brains are developing. Schools will be closed for the next 6 months at least, so can we afford to let children miss out on crucial brain stimulation?<br />
Children go through a period of rapid learning in the first ten years. The most embedded parts of their personality – their attitudes and moral values, their emotional tendencies, their learning abilities, how they deal with people, how they deal with situations, good or bad – they are all a product of experiences that they have between the ages of 0 and 10. That’s when they learn how to adapt and respond to the world.<br />
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Early Childhood and Primary Education– makes a difference that persists well into adulthood. It shapes who you become. At that age, the brain is making new connections that will one day become the blueprint for life. And at that age, if children don’t receive the right kind of care or learning, they will grow up with... a few crayons missing from their life’s pencil box. And why should that happen to anybody?<br />
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It is important that children in this age group have access to a flexible, multifaceted, multilevel, play-based, activity-based, and discovery-based education. During these years it entails learning about alphabets, languages, numbers, counting, colours, shapes, drawing/painting, indoor and outdoor play, puzzles and logical thinking, visual art, craft, drama, puppetry, music, and movement.<br />
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The problem is not that we don’t want to care for our children. People just need to know how. Parents, teachers, the government – all the stakeholders in the future of our children – we go about it on a trial-by-fire basis, and sometimes knee jerk reactions to situations. But we need a more structured, a more uniform way to do this. ...Lets not ‘throw away the baby with the bath water’, just because a few schools have made mistakes in conducting online classes and misused the opportunity does not mean we should let a whole generation of children spend the next four or more months without any learning or contact with their teachers.<br />
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Early Childhood Association and the Association of Primary Education and Research urge the government not to put a blanket ban on online education of early and primary years. Lets have a guided approach based on need, value and impact. Lets understand that schools will not open for another 3 months, which means children will lose out on connection and engagement with teachers. Parents will use online apps to ensure that children learn and these apps will not be able to give the ‘serve and return’ interactions that teachers can give through live engagement platforms. Children will become consumers of technology and screens instead of learning to use screens and technology for communication and sharing based interactions.<br />
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If we look at what other countries have experienced after reopening schools, they have had to shut down because of spike in cases. It means that we will need a format of,’click-brick-click’ for our children’s education, this means start the year with basic online (click), then reopen schools (brick) and when we have to shut them again revert to online (click).<br />
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As educationists we would like to recommend that the government issues guidelines to control and navigate the dangers if any of screen time and online education thus maintaining a balance by extending and nurturing opportunities of blended learning formats, today children of all ages require a virtual touch with their teachers, classmates, to share, communicate, engage and bond. Let us teach them about technology literacy and safety.<br />
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Attached are guidelines developed by Early Childhood Association and Association for Primary Education and Research on how to implement developmentally appropriate and safe online sessions for early and primary years. We urge the government to move from a blanket ban to aiding the schools in following guidelines that are safe and implementable for all children.<br />
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Children may be 20% of our population right now, but they are 100% our future, so let us not let our future stagnate in the coming months, let us invest and safeguard their learning by adopting practices and guidelines that will benefit their growth, development and learning for life.<br />
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<b>Sincerely,</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>Dr. S.P.Vats</b><br />
<b>On behalf of national committee ECA and APER</b><br />
<b>www.eca-india.org </b><br />
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<b>NOTE FROM:</b><br />
<b>DR. SAMIR HASAN DALWAI </b><br />
Developmental Behavioural Pediatrician,<br />
New Horizons Child Development Centre<br />
Founder Vice President Early Childhood Association<br />
Joint National Secretary, India Academy of Pediatrics.<br />
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“Unprecedented times need innovative solutions based on robust developmental evidence. Children need positive age appropriate stimulation for optimal brain development at all times. They also need to be safeguarded against neglect and negativity. Pre-school teachers are an invaluable resource to keep children on their developmental track. We need to harness this energy to deliver gentle, play based messages to our little ones across the country.”<br />
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<b>NOTE FROM:</b><br />
<b>DR. SAGAR MUNDADA</b><br />
Consultant Psychiatrist<br />
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“Interaction via video chat if utilized properly can be helpful…the chat should focus more on activities rather, simple life skills which teachers can guide the tiny tots to learn. Nothing matches the face-to-face interaction but in this scenario, student- student chats (seeing other children) via video calling can the closest thing to socialization. The children also get to mingle with other key humans apart from their parents which can get a little tiring sometimes. The only precaution should be that it is limited to maximum of 1 hour only. In fact children are subtly taught to effectively manage the impulse for increased screen time in long term via these video chats wherein they are taught that after certain time, no screen time means no screen time, hence improved self regulation can be taught.”</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Dear Educator,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Here is my full keynote
given at the ECE conference of Education World In Mumbai - 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Incorporating
the work of India’s pioneer early childhood educators into contemporary
preschools.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Its time to be
‘Glocal’, especially in early childhood education. Its time to know what the
latest global research advices about early care and education but it is equally
important to understand that at the sensitive age of zero to six years it is
the child’s mother tongue and culture that will have a lasting impact on
learning (cognitive, socio-emotional) for life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">So while we are
aware of Froebel, Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner as the leaders in early
years education, what we should also be aware about is the history or evolution
of early years care and education in our own country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">There were
pioneers who took the best of research from around the world and adapted it for
Indian culture and children. As early childhood educators it is time we know
about their work, incorporate it, benefit from it and celebrate it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">The four pioneer
early childhood educators who I feel we should read about and learn from for
our contemporary preschool work are: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gijubhai
Badeka, Rabindranath Tagore, Tarabai Modak- Anutai Wagh and Mahatma Gandhi.</b>
Of course there are many others too but lets begin with understanding their
work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Around the 1920’s the first foundations of early
childhood education were being created in our country. Rabindranath Tagore
backed the Montessori philosphy and started the Tagore Montessori schools
across the country. Meanwhile Gijubhai a lawyer did not want his child to go
through the same traditional education in school that he had suffered through.
He read up on everything to do with early childhood education and parenting and
was greatly impressed with the work of Maria Montessori. He was fondly called ‘Moochali
Maa’ (mother with a moustache!) by the children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Montessori influenced and inspired Gijubhai,
but he adopted only those ideas that were possible to be implemented in India.
One of the first things we can learn from Gijubhai perhaps is that it is good
to be influenced by global practices but <b>Adapt, don’t adopt global practices
blindly.</b> In 1920 Gijubhai Badheka set up the first Bal Mandir or early
childhood education center. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In most schools the teacher waits for the
children to greet them and say, ‘Good morning’, etc. but Gijubhai would greet
every child at the door with their name, both at the beginning and end of the
school day. It is after all relationships between students and teacher that
brings true passion and interest in learning. <b>Be the first to greet children
in school, its not always about them saying, “good morning teacher”.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gijubhai believed that any concert that the
children put up to showcase their talents to parents, should be work done
completely by the children in school. The kids put up their own annual day
show, related to what they have learnt. An annual show should showcase what the
children have enjoyed and learned throughout the year, they should be the
directors, actors, designers of props etc. Sadly today annual days in schools
have become song and dance extravaganza, choreographed by professionals! <b>Maybe
its time we rethink about making our end of the year annual concerts more about
children. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gijubhai was against corporal punishment and
even created a ‘vanar sena’ a group of children that would look out for
children who were beaten at home or by teachers and then report to Gijubhai who
would intervene and educate the adults about the negative impacts of corporal
punishment. Child Abuse starts at home and we should safeguard children from
this because ‘touch should never become trouble’ for a child. The Early
Childhood Association recently conducted a survey and found that parents still
spank children, its time for a community conscience, <b>its time to say <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">#I will not</i>, to spanking and corporal
punishment <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In schools. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Most educators and schools have lost track of educational goals in their
quest to fill their school with children and their cupboards with student
achievement trophies! Its time to revisit this poem written by Gijubhai Badheka
and make it our vision and mission statement. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">This
Will Not Do…In Our School</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> <span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">(Excerpts
from Prathmikshalama Shikshak,first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>published in 1932, written by Gijubhai Badeka)</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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will do if the walls in our school are not covered with paint. It will not do
if there is dust and cobwebs in corners.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will do if the floors are not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covered by
carpets.It will not do if there is litter and dirt strewn on them.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will do if there is not a laboratory full of fancy equipment .It will not do if
the little equipment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that is available
is not ever used.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will do if there is not a great big library.It will not do if there are not at
least a few books that children would enjoy reading.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will do if we are not great scholars.It will not do if we cannot give our
children due respect, and an environment that encourages their development.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will do if we are not constantly engaged in ‘teaching’ children. It will not do
if we interfere in their activities or threaten or force them to sit down to
study.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Tarabai Modak was
a social worker from Maharashtra; she also served as a Principal of a Women’s
college in Rajkot. Inspired by Gijubhai’s experiments she joined him in his
work in his balwadi. Together they started a training college for pre primary
teachers in 1925, which proved to be first training college for pre primary
teachers in India. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">And sadly till today
India does not have a common Early Childhood Teacher Training Course, like it
has the B.Ed. course. The new National Education Policy has included early
years but has not defined a common early years teacher training program,
whereas we had one as early as 1925!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">On hearing a
criticism that preschool education was meant only for the rich children,
Tarabai took this up as a challenge and conducted a Balwadi in a Harijanwada at
Amravati in Maharashtra. In 1936, she started Shishu Vihar Kendra at Bombay,
which was a centre of Pre School Educational training. In 1945, she moved to
Bordi & founded Gram Bal Shiksha Kendra. Later she moved in 1957 to <strong><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Kosabad,</span></strong> tribal
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tarabai Modak and Sarla Devi
Sarabhai (PSE worker) were called one of the two “ Montessori Mothers” as they
have Indianized the Montessori education and popularized it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Tarabai
pioneered the concept of balwadi - a centre for preschool children. She started
two types of balwadis at Bordi - Central Balwadis and Angan Balwadis. The
central balwadis were run for five hours, had all essential educational
materials and children were brought from their homes to the balwadis. The angan
balwadis on the other hands were conducted in front of the parents in their courtyards;
teachers would carry simple material and conduct songs and games on hygiene,
cleanliness, oral language etc. Anutai Wagh was a professional colleague of Tarabai
Modak and she along with Modak pioneered a programme whose curriculum was
indigenous, used low cost teaching aids and was aimed at holistic development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The concept of anganwadi in the
ICDS scheme has been drawn from her work. And the inspiration that we can take
from her work is that all children deserve a good education start to their
lives. Its time for a public- private partnership to achieve this. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Rabindranath
Tagore backed the Montessori pedagogy and established 'Tagore <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Montessori</span>' <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">schools</span> across the country in the
1940s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tagore wrote extensively on
education and his story, ‘Tota Kahini’ (Parrot’s Training) is a satire on the
education system and is sadly still relevant today. In 1929 the first International
Montessori Congress was organised in Denmark. Tagore travelled to Denmark to
attend this Congress and did you know that Jean Piaget was also part of this
Congress! In 1940 when Montessori came to India, Tagore welcomed her with a
letter. Tagore believed that education should begin with the training of
instincts, emotions, self-reliance and co-operation. Then art, music and play
should be introduced. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Today we take so many inspirations
from global curriculum methods, but he advocated the following methods of
teaching almost a century ago, which I think are so relevant even today for
curriculum developers and educational boards designing their curriculum, both
nationally and internationally. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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was concerned with the association between body and mind in order to establish
a total rhythm and harmony in life. The children should be taught drama and
arts as compulsory subjects from the beginning. This is because the children
need the opportunity to give expression to their feelings through their bodily
movements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gave emphasis for activity method. He wanted children to understand the
concepts through performing activities. For example to understand a verb
“tear”, he used to make the children to tear some papers to master the concept
of tearing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Environmental approach:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> He
emphasized teaching through environment. He included more number of nature
walks to teach the concepts for younger children. He believed in providing
first hand experiences to children in their learning process through nature. The
modern approach of learning by organizing “nature trails, in the subject of
environmental studies are similar to the ideas of Tagore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Its
time to learn from Tagore and recognise that children are not unfinished adults
and that the difference between children and adults requires different methods
of learning.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In
1937 the scheme for new education or Nai Talim was introduced, but it was in
1944 that Mahatma Gandhi realized the importance of early childhood
education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>"The real education
begins from conception, as the mother begins to take up the responsibility of
the child. It is very clear that if this new education is to be effective, its
foundation must go deeper, it must begin not with the children but the parents
and the community." <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He gave the term 'Pre-Basic</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Education' for the education of children under seven
years of age.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pre-basic education, he said, must aim at
"the development of all their faculties, conducted by</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">the school teachers in cooperation with
the parents and the community in schools, in</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">the home and in the village." <i>"We labour
under a sort of superstition that the child</i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">has nothing to learn during the first five years of
its life. On the contrary, the fact is</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">the child never learns in after life what it does in
its first five years.” </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
Pre-basic school is geared to the needs of the following four groups of children:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the mother and the child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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years of age are provided stimulating play activities. They are free to act, to
move about and to choose their own activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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participates in activities like cleaning the classroom, measuring and weighing
things, and other similar activities. '<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is so heartening that the above
is incorporated in the new NCERT preschool curriculum and the National
Education Policy. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As we struggle to force handwriting skills on
preschoolers, we must remember what Mahatma Gandhi had to say about the teaching
of handwriting to young children, maybe this would cure us from our obsession
to ensure that children write before they can read or understand!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“ I consider writing as a fine art. We
kill it by imposing the alphabet on little children and making it the beginning
of learning. Good handwriting is a necessary part of education, but I am now of
the opinion that children should first be taught the art of drawing before
learning how to write. Let the child learn letters by observation, as he/she
does different objects such as flowers, birds etc. and let him learn handwriting
only after he has learnt to ‘draw’ objects. First teach the child to draw
straight lines, curves, triangles, birds, flowers, leaves, as that would help
the child to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">draw and not to scrawl
alphabets</b>! Children should be taught to read before they learn to write.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I hope
curriculum designers are reading this, it is also mentioned in our new NCERT
preschool curriculum, so download a copy and match your preschool curriculum to
it to ensure that what these ECE pioneers worked so hard to prove is being practiced
in our schools so that our children grow up learning what is developmentally
appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All the ideas like experiential learning, hands on learning, play way, that
we are bringing in our schools and thinking that they are new, were already practiced
by our ECE pioneers even before independence.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Its time to revisit, relearn about them and stop reinventing the wheel!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Or at least stop giving credit for the wheel to others!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Its time to celebrate our Indian ECE pioneers. Here are some books written
by them that you can read for more inspiration and learning:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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partnership with Education World are proud to announce an Educators Pilgrimage
to visit the inspirational places and works of these 4 ECE pioneers: Gijubhai
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Vats, a passionate crusader for the upliftment of early childhood education in
our country, for ALL children. She is the President of the Early Childhood
Association and Association for Primary Education and Research and is also the
President of Podar Education Network where she heads 500 early childhood centres
and 110 Early Childhood Teacher Training Programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She can be contacted on </span></i><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:ecapresidentindia@gmail.com"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">ecapresidentindia@gmail.com</span></i></a></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> and urges all educators to visit </span></i><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.eca-india.org/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">www.eca-india.org</span></i></a></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> and become a member and join this crusade to
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-39339645876895686472019-07-26T11:52:00.002+05:302019-07-26T11:52:54.534+05:30India’s Independence Day is on the 15th of August and not the 14th of August!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We teach children about our
independence history, (I hope all schools still teach this!) we teach them
about the sacrifices made by Indians to help us achieve the freedom that we now
enjoy, and to show our solidarity to each other as citizens of this country. I
am sure we teach children about our Independence<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so that they grow up valuing their past,
savour and enjoy their present, and can make the right decisions about their
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But then we send very mixed
messages when we celebrate Independence Day on the 14th of August, just for our
convenience! Did our freedom fighters see their convenience? Would we be
enjoying the democratic life we now do, if they had thought about their
convenience? Many schools celebrate India’s Independence Day on the 14th of
August, forgetting that India got its freedom at midnight on the 14th, so it
was 15th of August. Pakistan celebrates its independence day on the 14th, not
India. So sorry to say but shame on those who look at their convenience and
celebrate India’s Independence Day on the 14th, just so that they can enjoy a
holiday! <o:p></o:p></div>
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What kind of a message are we
sending to our children, when we see our convenience instead of our duty? What
kind of a message are we sending to our children when we don’t give importance
to the most important day of our country? And then we say that the young
generation has no values, has no sense of belonging. But didn’t they learn this
from us? Who was their role model?<o:p></o:p></div>
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This time Independence Day and
Rakshabandhan fall on the same day. Rakshabandhan is the celebration of the
bond between a brother and sister; blessings and promises are exchanged on that
day between a brother and sister. Many schools are forgoing Independence Day
celebrations this year so that they and their staff can celebrate
Rakshabandhan. Why should it be an ‘or’, why can’t we celebrate both? It takes
10 minutes to hoist the flag, sing the national anthem and pay your tribute to
country. Come on, educators, if education is why you have set up your school or
are a teacher, then Independence Day and Republic day are your teaching
moments. To teach children that we have a duty towards our nation, to teach
children that if we want to enjoy the freedom that we have then it is our
responsibility to acknowledge the country that has given us that freedom. Bond
with your country and then every personal bond will be cherished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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There are thousands of soldiers
at our borders who don’t get to celebrate Rakshabandhan or other festivals with
their family. They forgo all that to keep us safe while we get the freedom to
cherish and relish our relationships and celebrations. What if all our soldiers
saw their convenience? <o:p></o:p></div>
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As a proud Indian citizen and an
educator I appeal to all of you, stand up for your country proudly every
Independence day…15th of August…and look with pride at the tricolour and sing
the national anthem with gusto. Then go home and tie a Rakhi or get a Rakhi
tied! In years to come maybe Eid or Ganapati or Onam or Pateti etc. will be on
the 15th of August, don’t choose, celebrate both…the sense of pride and freedom
of your country and your personal, religious celebration. Jai Hind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-55525388595154866812019-07-17T18:15:00.002+05:302019-07-17T18:16:05.386+05:30Sab Bachho ka bhala…desh ka vikas!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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takes a village to raise a child is a well known quote but I feel in India it
should be- The village should raise every child! Because in India our private
preschools cater to and do a fairly good job for the children enrolled , but
that is just 20% of our child population. The other 80% do not have access to
any early childhood education program or have access to but is not of the
quality that it should be. Our country proudly runs the largest Integrated
Child Development Services (ICDS) or called Anganwadis. But these were
established and remain primarily health and
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many other duties given to the sevikas and ECD
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year the ASAR reports laments the fact that our fifth or eight standard
children cannot even read a second standard reading activity etc. This will
continue to happen unless we focus on early years education because </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">attendance at a quality preschool from age three
predicted better outcomes in English, science, and math when compared with
children that had not attended preschool.
Analysis of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
also shows that in most countries, students who had attended at least one year
of early learning perform better than those who had not, accounting for
students’ socioeconomic background (OECD, 2015, p. 326).</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rationally</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Persist with challenge </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Use
language</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Suppress impulse</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Regulate
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others’ distress</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Cooperate with peers, develop Cognitive and social skills </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, develop </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Healthy
habits. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And hence, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">the vast differences in the early experiences of a
child in the ICDS program and a private program make it unlikely that the two
children will ever perform equivalently in school and later employment arena.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Its
time to invest in early childhood education, especially in our ICDS program to
ensure that we take care of the other brain drain! </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that investing in quality early childhood education programs help a country?
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of Economics at the University of Chicago, a Nobel laureate in economics and an
expert in the economics of human development.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> He </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">uncovered
a new way of looking at the full picture of the development of human potential.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">According to him </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">there is too much focus on the development of
cognitive skills where knowledge can be tested,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">rather
than on the development of social skills—such as attentiveness, persistence and
working with others. When social skills are combined at an early age with cognitive
skills, they help create more capable and productive citizens.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Every child needs effective early childhood
development to be successful, but disadvantaged children are least likely to
get it. Professor Heckman has proven that investing in the early childhood
development of disadvantaged children will produce great returns to individuals
and society in better education, health, economic and social outcomes—not only
saving taxpayers money but increasing our nation’s economic productivity.
Everyone gains when we invest, develop and sustain the early development of
America’s greatest natural resource—its people.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He highlighted the following benefits of ECE</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reduced
costs in remedial education, healthcare, and criminal justice participation
down the line.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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helps develop the early building blocks of educational success – learning
colours and numbers, understanding patterns, realizing that printed words hold
meaning. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It
socializes children. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Any
language, hearing or developmental problems a child may have are picked up
early.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">America tried it and here is the proof- The Hechinger
Report- <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #323130; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
Hechinger Report provided an update about data collected from the Perry
Preschool Project, explaining first the history of the project: “Nearly 60
years ago, a handful of 3-and-4-year-old black children living in a small city
outside of Detroit attended a preschool program known as the Perry Preschool
Project. The children were part of an experiment to see if a high-quality
educational experience in a child’s early years could raise IQ scores.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #323130; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Led
for the last decade by Nobel Laureate James Heckman, an economist at the
University of Chicago, the Perry researchers have also looked at school success
in terms of persistence to graduation, work success in terms of job retention
and life success in terms of physical health and healthy relationships. Perry
Preschool children did better on all of these measures than a randomly selected
group of their peers who did not attend the preschool.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #323130; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> “The latest results from this long-running
study, released on May 14, 2019, indicate that children of the now
50-to-55-year old Perry participants reaped the same benefits…67 percent of the
adult children of Perry participants completed high school without a
suspension, compared to just 40 percent of the children of non-participants.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Other countries have also starting investing in early
years education- <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Countries like USA, UK, Australia, and many others
have universalized Early Childhood Education. Most of these countries have made
it free at least for 15 hours a week or at least one year of ECE Programs. They
did this, as they wanted every child to benefit from early childhood care and
education so that ‘where you are born’ does not decide ‘where you start from’.
It means equal opportunities to every child. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Where you start from does not determine how far you can
go-</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gaps in knowledge and ability between disadvantaged
children and their more advantaged peers open up long before kindergarten, tend
to persist throughout life, and are difficult and costly to close. Taking a
proactive approach to cognitive and social skill development through
investments in quality early childhood programs is more effective and
economically efficient than trying to close the gap later on.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The rate of return for investments in quality early
childhood development for disadvantaged children is 7-10% per annum through
better outcomes in education, health, sociability, economic productivity and
reduced crime. There’s a growing recognition of the value of investing in
quality early childhood programs. It’s time to act on the evidence. The sooner
we do, the more likely we will be to put our country on the road to greater
prosperity that is shared by all.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If for every rupee invested we get back 7 rupees then
how is it not economically viable? The problem is, in India, Childcare and
Early Childhood Education (ECE) is traditionally viewed from welfare or
education perspective, its time we viewed it from an economic perspective. A
perspective that countries like USA, UK, Australia and many others have
benefitted from. </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">At last years Education World ECE conference in
Bengaluru, ECA has recommended Public private partnerships for upliftment of
the Anganwadi program- <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Teacher
training in ICDS and Balwadis, is completely ignored right now, needs to be
outsourced. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Curriculum
management to be given to a private partner.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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some incentives in tax and rent to private partners who then ensure the smooth
running of a number of centers regulated by a private body like ECA.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Present
model of giving balwadis and anganwadis to NGO to run also needs regulatory
body like ECA.</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Common
curriculum model and teacher training instead of the present fragmented level
of operations. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The world is taking ECE
seriously, its time India invested in its youngest citizens, who are not the
vote bank but are definitely future nation builders. Let us invest in our
children…all our children because how each one of them is brought up will
impact all of them and us! </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I
believe that each of us must come to care about everyone else’s children. We
must come to see that the well being of our own individual children is
intimately linked to the well being of all other people’s children. After all
when one of our children needs life saving surgery, someone else’s child will
perform it, when one of our children is threatened or harmed by violence in the
streets, someone else’s child will inflict it. The good life for our own
children can be secured if it is also secured for all other people’s children”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Lillian Katz</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The above two school
bus incidents in the newspaper caught my attention and it would be good if
schools can follow these simple guidelines that will help make school buses
safe for children.</span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">General
safety trainings for the school bus for both driver and lady attendants-</span></u></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">It is the duty of
the driver and bus attendant to check the school bus thoroughly before locking
the bus or parking it anywhere. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">2. Both driver and bus
attendant must know how to remove children using the emergency door in case of emergencies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">3. School must conduct
mock bus fire drills every 3 months- with actual children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">4. Driver and bus
attendants must know what do do if a bus breaks down and how to keep children
safe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">5. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Bus attendant to be
trained to hand over child only to those that have the identity card issued by
the school.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">6. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Both the driver and
bus attendants should not distribute any food etc. to the children.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">7. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Both driver and bus
attendants to be strictly advised against smiling, tobacco and drinking.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">8. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Both driver and bus
attendants should be strictly advised against watching any kind of
indecent/porn content on their mobile phones.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">9. Both driver and bus
attendants to be advised against using bad words/language.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">10.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Both driver and bus
attendants to be advised against giving any one a lift in the bus.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">11.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Both driver and bus
attendants to be trained in good touch bad touch and educated about the POCSO
law.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">12.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Both driver and bus
attendants to sign a zero tolerance policy of the school where all the rules
are listed. </span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Lady bus attendant from the school.
(ideal 2 lady attendants).</span></li>
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mobile phone with all important numbers saved. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Seat
belts if it is a big bus.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Or
handle bars on the seat in the front.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
first aid box with Band-Aid, Dettol, Cotton, tissues.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
bottle of clean drinkable water, which is changed every day.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
list of children that go by bus (in all routes of that particular bus).</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
sign in and sign out book- make parents sign when the child is handed over to
bus attendant, then make teacher sign when the child is handed over to the
teacher- make teacher sign while picking up the child from school and then make
the parent sign once the child is handed to the parent. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Name
of child</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">class</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of parent- Child handed over by parent</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of teacher- child handed over to teacher</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of teacher- child taken from teacher</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of parents- child handed over to parent</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 9. A
book with the addresses and phone numbers of the children.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10. Phone
numbers of the school, center head.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">11.Some
books from the library.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">12.Enough
newspapers to wipe vomiting or other such incidents.</span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Training Rules for
bus attendant to follow-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
bus attendant must be trained in all the aspects of bus safety. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
sign in and sign out book- make parents sign when the child is handed over to
bus attendant, then make teacher sign when the child is handed over to the
teacher- make teacher sign while picking up the child from school and then make
the parent sign once the child is handed to the parent. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Name
of child</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">class</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of parent- Child handed over by parent</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of teacher- child handed over to teacher</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of teacher- child taken from teacher</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">signature
of parents- child handed over to parent</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3. She
must check that the mobile phone given to her is in working condition and
charged all the time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. She
must check that the interior of the bus is clean at all times, no sharp edges
or broken seats that can harm the child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5. The
door of the bus must be kept closed during journeys. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6. While
closing the doors the attendant must take care that the child`s hand does not
come in the door. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7. She
must check that the children do not put out their hands from the windows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8. She
must see the driver drives safely and does not break any traffic rules <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9. No
speeding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10.No
changing the route.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">11.She
must see to it that the children are sitting at all times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">12. She
must sit in such a position that he can keep an eye on all the children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">13.She must not eat in the bus <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">14. She
cannot leave the bus or the children unattended at any time- whether to go to
the loo or buy pan or for any other reason. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">15.She
cannot leave the bus and go to. drop/pickup a child <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">16.Parents
must come to the bus to drop and pick up the child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">17.She
must not listen to any parent about changing the route of the bus even for a
day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">18.She
must not accept any money from them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">19.She
must not take any cheque payments of fees or bus fees etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">20.In
case of a delay, she must inform the school about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">21.In
case of an accident or any emergency like a child is sick etc., she must first
inform the school and only do what the center head has informed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">22.In case of a bus break down she should never
leave the children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">23.If
she is not carrying the phone then she must ask the driver to go and make the call,
she cannot leave the children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
must make the parent sign in the sign in book. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
must see the child sits property and dose the door taking care of the child's
hands. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After
all the children have been picked up she must do a head count and check the
number with the sign in. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On
reaching school she will make each child get down without a mishap, she will
check that all the belongings of the children have gone with the children.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
will ensure that all children have alighted from the bus. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then
she will lead them to the school and drop them to their class or hand them over
to the center head. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
will make whoever takes the children, sign for the children handed over to
them. </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
will then give the center head the number of children that have come in each
class in the bus. </span></li>
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children from the school</span></u></b></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
goes to the class brings the children, she makes the teacher sign the handover
in the book </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
must make sure that each child has his bag and bottle and in case of field
trips also the cap.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
takes them to the bus, makes them sit and closes the door without any mishap.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Inside
she does a head count, checks with the number in the book and only if they
tally then she will ask the driver to start.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
handing over the child to the parent, she must first check the card of the
parent.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
will make them sign out and then handover the child.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
the last child is dropped she will walk to every part of the bus and check if
any child is left behind etc. </span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Dr.Swati Popat Vats</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Early Childhood Association<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.eca-india.org/">www.eca-india.org</a>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-89092795614032651952018-05-07T16:25:00.002+05:302018-05-07T17:00:46.444+05:30The Great Indian Divide <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Great Indian Divide!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When it
comes to preschools or preschool education in our country there are many
divides: the ‘what to call it divide’, the rich and poor divide, the rural and
urban divide, the parent and school divide, the central government and state
government divide and the teacher training course divide! The future of
preschools in our country can be great only once we bridge all these divides.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The first divide: what to
call it divide- different names in different states?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Early
childhood is divided into two areas, ECC- Early Childhood Care and ECE- Early
Childhood Education. ECC is from inception to 3 years and ECE is from 3 to 6
years. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">First there is the divide about what to call it, preschool?
Playschool? Early childhood education? Kindergarten? Early childhood
development? Nursery school? Montessori school?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Preschool
and playschool both have the word school, which in Latin may mean leisure but
in India school is about academics, so it is better not to call it that as the
pressure of learning to read, write and count will be forced down on these
young babies. Fredrick Froebel, the father of Kindergarten, invented
kindergarten but many don’t want it to be Froebelian! Montessori was the true
mother of early childhood education but many don’t want it to be Montessorian!
So we are left with early childhood education or early childhood development.
Education would again bring the focus only on rote learning whereas development
would bring the focus on developmentally appropriate Practice (DAP) Brain</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> research
and neuro science has proven that 98% of the brain develops in the first six
years. So it is imperative that parents and teachers use this crucial period to
teach the young brain ‘how to learn’ and not ‘what to learn’. When we teach
children how to learn they learn to be independent thinkers, problem solvers
and logic seekers. When we train their brains what to learn then we have only
one result- rote learning, a brain that cannot think, understand or relate or
conduct executive brain functions, it can only remember. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The second divide: central
policy or state policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Education
is a concurrent subject in our country so the central ministry makes the
policies and then the states have the right to draft their policies based on the
same with changes etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">But here
comes the most important question early childhood comes under the Women and
Child Development Ministry not HRD and at the state it does not come under the
education department then why is it a concurrent subject? Why is each state
redefining the policy and minimum non negotiable like minimum area required per
child, teacher child ratio, safety and curriculum? Are we saying that the
children in different states need different amount of space to sit? Culture and
language can change but developmentally a child between the age of 2 to 6 years
is on the same continuum whether in Delhi, Kerala, Tamilnadu or Maharashtra.
Then why waste precious public money and reinvent the wheel in each state. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We have a
well-defined policy for early childhood by the Women and Child Development
Ministry and a well-drafted curriculum: <b><i><u>National Early Childhood Care and
Education (ECCE) Curriculum Framework.</u></i></b> Not many preschools are
aware about the same; it should be used as a textbook in early childhood
teacher training courses. Which brings us to the next divide…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The third divide: the
teacher-training course divide.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Unlike B.Ed.
that is a common qualification across the country, to become an ECCE teacher
there is no one common course. Different states have different courses, some
are 2 years, some are 1 year, and some are ridiculously for 3 and 6 months!
Some are after 10<sup>th</sup> standard, some after 12 standard and some are
postgraduate. Its time to have a common course across the nation as these
teachers would be laying the foundation of life skills and learning skills in
young children. Presently anganwadi
teachers, private preschool teachers, balwadi teachers are all trained
differently! There is also a need to define a common core teacher-training
curriculum that should be implemented by all early childhood teacher-training
courses in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The fourth divide: the rich
and poor and urban and rural divide.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Early
Childhood Association we are very worried about a ‘brain-drain’ that is
draining the human resource of this country. The early years are most crucial
as they are the brain development years, the foundation of all important life
skills are during the early years, but because of lack of good early childhood
centers, our ‘poor’ children are bereft of good early childhood care. So there
is a marked difference in the quality care that a ‘rich child’ receives from a
‘poor child’, and it can be as simple as the number of words that these
children are exposed to or the sensory stimulation that these children receive
in the first 3 years, because that defines their future personalities and
success. 80% of our population is growing up with inadequate early care and
development whereas 20% are growing up with superb early care and development,
how will our country progress when 80% of its population is already behind in
their growth and development? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Early Childhood Development – early education
and care – makes a difference that persists well into adulthood. It shapes who
you become. At that age, your brain is making new connections that will one day
become the blueprint for your life. And at that age, if you don’t receive the
right kind of care or learning, you will grow up with... a few crayons missing from your life’s pencil
box. And why should that happen to anybody?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The urban
and rural divide is amazing! I have seen many great early childhood rural
programs and some horrible urban programs but yet the urban programs are a
‘benchmark’ whereas the rural program are looked down just because they are not
in English?! Many of our best practices are in our rural centers but don’t make
the mark because of the rural tag. And many of our urban centers are
interviewing children, making their lives stressful and miserable with exams,
tests, overburdening with ‘class hopping’ and are yet called centers of
excellence!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The fifth divide: the parent
and school divide.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Today in
every state parents and schools are at loggerheads for various issues, the most
important being fees. Parents also face a huge challenge in understanding what
kind of ‘preschool’ to choose for their children, which philosophy, what should
it should teach their child, what should be the safety measures, what is the
school’s and parent’s responsibility etc. there is an urgent need for the
government especially the women and child development ministry to come out with
some parent education guidelines, these guidelines should define what parents
can and should not do in parenting, a simple example is spanking children,
parents are unaware of the harmful effects of the same. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why is it
left to the parent to decide whether to give early childhood care and education
to their children? Who is the school to decide whether to admit a child for
early childhood care and education? Every child is entitled to early childhood
care and education, this </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">is explicitly given in the preamble of our
National Early Childhood Care and Education Policy it states: It clearly states
that – the government of India recognized the significance of ECCE through the
amended Article 45 of the Indian constitution that directs that “The state
shall endeavor to provide ECCE for all children until they complete the age of
six years.” The RTE act also states, “with a view to prepare children above the
age of 3 years for elementary education and to provide early childhood care and
education for all children until they complete the age of six years, the
appropriate government may make the necessary arrangement for providing free
preschool education for such children.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The sixth divide: the quality divide</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What
should be the quality of any early childhood center, whether government run,
privately run or run by an NGO? Who is monitoring this? Presently it is a
chaotic state of affairs. So why can’t we learn from the world? Most developed
and developing countries have the following, which is the need of the hour as
of yesterday for India. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
National Quality Framework includes: a national
legislative framework that consists of: the Education and Care Services
National Law (‘National Law’) the Education and Care Services National
Regulations (‘National Regulations’) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Standard consisting of seven Quality Areas: Educational program and
practice <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Children’s
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Physical
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Staffing
arrangements <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Relationships
with children <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Collaborative
partnerships with families and communities <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Leadership
and service management. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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assessment </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">process through which
services are assessed against the National Quality Standard by Regulatory
Authorities and provided with a rating from one of the five rating levels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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state and territory </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">who have primary
responsibility for the approval, monitoring and quality assessment of services
in their jurisdiction in accordance with the national legislative framework and
in relation to the National Quality Standard <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nationally consistent way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keeping
the above need in mind we at the Early Childhood Association strongly believe
that </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">having
an affiliation board for preschools in our country would be a logical solution
that would benefit all three stakeholders- children, parents and preschools.
The government can still license the schools or take care of the NOC
requirements but the curriculum, philosophy and other important aspects can be
done by the affiliation/accreditation board of ECE. Early Childhood Association
has now launched its ECE accreditation board and it will be rolled out with
schools from August 2018 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
process of affiliation/ accreditation is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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self-study, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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application (and fees), <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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validation visit to verify information, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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certification through written documentation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and other safety related issues that have happened in preschools, it becomes
the need of the hour to have an affiliation body that can accreditate the
parameters affecting learning, safety and development of the child. Many
parents are presently using preschool guide websites to find out the ‘review’
of the preschool but that is not a fool proof nor a realistic guide to the
exact quality of learning and safety standard of a preschool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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urges the Prime Minister to look into
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Over 40 percent of India’s children in the 0-6
age group are deprived of any early childhood care despite the Constitution and
Parliament having recognized the importance of ECCE. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Artic<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 2.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">4</span>5 of the Constitution<span style="letter-spacing: 2.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">d</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>cts<span style="letter-spacing: 2.6pt;"> </span>t<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 2.45pt;"> </span>“the<span style="letter-spacing: 2.65pt;"> </span>St<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">t</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 2.6pt;"> </span>s<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ha</span>ll<span style="letter-spacing: 2.5pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">E</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ea</span>v<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">u</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 2.55pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: 2.65pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">p</span>rovi<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">d</span>e
EC<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">C</span>E<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> fo</span>r all c<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">h</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">d</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">n</span>til
t<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">he</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">p</span>le<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ag</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>six <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ea</span>rs<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">”</span>.
The plain truth is that after more than 65 years since independence early
childhood care, development and education in this country is still neglected.
It’s time the country invested in taking care of its youngest citizens.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Strong
need for a separate ministry that focuses on early childhood care and
education. (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Our country is battling with crimes
against women and children. If we want our national human resource, our young
children to grow up as strong, healthy, and competent youth then it is time to
invest in early childhood. Because there is too much work to be done regarding
laws, policies, frameworks, trainings, support systems, health, nutrition etc.
it’s time to dedicate a separate ministry to early childhood development, care
and education. The ministry can look after pregnancy, birth, mothering,
parenting, child and mother health, child health and nutrition, care and
education of young children. The ministry can look into child rights, child
laws and thus strengthen the generations that will grow up and take this
country to become a super power</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Examples around the world- Australia has
ministry for families and children, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Singapore,
has the Early Childhood Development Agency which is an independent agency
charged with overseeing child care and kindergarten education. In Scotland, governance is handled by the
Ministry of Children and Young People.)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The early childhood policy and curriculum
framed by Women and Child Development Ministry at the center should be made non
negotiable for all states to implement as the basic policy and curriculum, they
can add points as per their state. This saves time in reinventing the wheel, as
child development is not region, culture, or language specific. The language in
which it is implemented can differ (example New Zeeland has a policy and
curriculum in English and Maori the local language)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Model early childhood development centers to
replace present anganwadis to be set up in each state by the government. These
centers must take care of parent education, pregnancy related health and
nutrition, parent education classes, childcare, child nutrition and health and
early childhood education. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Be it Anganawadis, Balwadis, or private
preschools the common core guidelines for Quality, safety, and curriculum
should be the same. Example Head start program of USA. (<span style="color: #333333;">Head Start was founded on the idea that every child -- no matter whom
they are, what they look like, or where they grow up -- deserves the chance to
reach their full potential. Since 1965, it has given meaning to the
simple truth that in America, where you start should not determine how far you
can go.)</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Once early childhood centers
mandatorily follow the curriculum guidelines in the national ECE policy then
all educational boards to be advised by HRD ministry to sync their standard one
curriculum to that of the ECE curriculum. Thus every child will begin with a
strong foundation.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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the age to begin standard one should be same across all states in India,
presently it differs in many states. It should be 3 years by 30<sup>th</sup>
September for nursery and 6 years by 30<sup>th</sup> September for standard
one.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There should be a common teacher-training
course mandated for early childhood teachers across the country. Like B.Ed. is
the common program for primary and secondary teachers, presently each state has
a different course, course matter, and duration for the early childhood
teacher-training program. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Inclusive education and counseling to be
important subjects in the teacher-training program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Assessment guidelines to be made clear and
defined for preschools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Young children are the other
minority in our country, because they are presently just 20% of our population,
have no voice, cannot vote so are being ignored when it comes to policy, laws,
investments. But every business house, entertainment house, corporate company,
uses young children for their benefit; crimes against young children are on the
rise. Young children in our country are still battling with diseases,
malnutrition, and lack of proper health facilities, childcare. Our country
needs to set up child protective services to take care of them. We need to
invest in our young children because they are going to grow up and become the
youth of this country. It will be too late to take care of them then, because
research has proven that the early years are when the foundation of all future
growth is gained. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
author Dr. Swati Popat Vats is the founder President of Early Childhood
Association India. As President of Podar Education Network she leads over 290
preschools and Daycares as founder Director of Podar Jumbo Kids. She is also
National representative for the World Forum Foundation. She is Nursery Director of Little Wonders Nursery
(UAE) that has branches in Jumeirah and Sharjah. </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She has received many accolades and awards for her
contribution to Early Childhood Education and has been conferred the Fellowship
of Honor from the New Zealand Tertiary College. She was the founder consultant
for the Euro Kids preschool project in India and helped set up TATASKY’s
children’s television activity channel- ACTVE WHIZKIDS. She is the founder
expert on the world’s first video based parenting website </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.born-smart.com/"><i><span style="background: white; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.born-smart.com</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> that helps parents understand and nurture
brain development in the first 1000 days.
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Swati
has authored many books for parents and children and is a strong advocate of
nature based learning in the early years and promotes brain research based
teaching and parenting in her workshops across the globe. Swati tweets and
blogs on education and parenting and can be followed on @swatipopat or </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.kiducationswatipvats.blogspot.in/"><i><span style="background: white; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.kiducationswatipvats.blogspot.in</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“The most
important period of life is not the age of university studies but the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period from birth to the age six” Maria
Montessori <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">98% of the
brain develops in the first five years. Parents<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>and educators can create brain compatible environments to support
this growth. The brain needs stimulation, complimented with brain compatible
practices. Routines, rituals, stimulating toys, more choices, child led
activities, open ended questions, logic games, toys, outdoor activities and
more are many of the brain compatible practices to nurture brain
development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The American Academy
of Pediatrics and the Canadian Society of Pediatrics <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/132/5/958.full" target="_hplink"><span style="color: #058b7b; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">state</span></a>s infants aged 0-2 years should not have any exposure to
technology, 3-5 years be restricted to one hour per day, and 6-18 years
restricted to 2 hours per day (AAP 2001/13, CPS 2010).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Screens have become a babysitter or the third parent for many
parents and families, but this result is definitely worrisome because it means
that at the crucial brain development age our children are actually being
exposed to unhealthy habits that lead to weak neural structures. What we are
dealing with is a different kind of ‘brain drain’. We are draining the brain
before it is built so the foundation of life skills, learning, memory, health,
language, social skills are all affected and this leads to fractured childhood
and children who will grow up to be weak in all areas and aspects required for
life and learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to Maria Montessori there are 6 sensitive periods during the early years which
are crucial to the all round development of children, in neuro science circles
this is what is called the critical period: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learning through the senses- sensory perception<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sensitivity to
language<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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order<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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small objects- small detail<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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walking- movement <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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the social aspects of life<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I will now detail how each of these critical
periods is affected due to exposure to screens and technology</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When very small children get hooked on tablets and smartphones,
says Dr. Aric Sigman, an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society
and a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society of Medicine, they can unintentionally
cause permanent damage to their still-developing brains. Too much screen time
too soon, he says, “is the very thing <i>impeding </i>the development of the
abilities that parents are so eager to foster through the tablets. The ability
to focus, to concentrate, to lend attention, to sense other people’s attitudes
and communicate with them, to build a large vocabulary—all those abilities are
harmed.” Between birth and age three, for example, our brains develop quickly
and are particularly sensitive to the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0a51d0; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">environment </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">around
us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(sensitivity
to learning through sensory perception) </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Learning through story telling v/s screen based story telling- Technology
exposure too early can impact many cognitive skills in children. For example
when a screen is used to tell stories to young toddlers then it feeds images,
words, picutures and motion all at the same time, so something like ready- made
thinking and imagination. But when an adult tells a story to a toddler the
toddler brain would have to process the language, imagine the visuals, and
exert some effort to follow the story, no ready-made thinking so this would
exercise their cognitive muscles. With screen stories their cognitive muscles
remain weak. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(sensitivity to small
objects- sensitivity to details ) <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #090000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Language development is crucial
in toddlers and language is about having a conversation, language development
cannot be a one-way process. Due to too much technology exposure, children are
not spending enough time with other humans and instead are spending time with
machines. Their language development would naturally suffer because of lack of
‘serve and return’ interactions, screens are a one way traffic so naturally
children who grow up with screens as companions lack the necessary social
skills to take part in conversations, they learn that if you don’t like it-
change it with a swipe or a remote! </span><b style="color: #090000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(sensitivity
to language)</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Children are being pacified with screens so we are bonding them
to machines instead of emotions! They naturally become materialistic because it
is the screens that calmed them, cajoled them and not the humans. So human
touch, empathy are all being reduced. If a child is calmed when upset with a
screen then attachment is to the inanimate object and not a human being, as the
child grows older the attachment will transfer to other things like drugs
instead of seeking human help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When young babies and children are exposed to screen voices,
screen instructions more than real life voices and conversations, they
naturally get attached and give more importance to screen world, a living
example of it is the recent ‘blue whale’ addiction. It has its roots in
childhood screen addiction. Today the screens and the world within are
controlling these teenagers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The brain’s pre frontal cortex or the thinking brain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is the area responsible for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>understanding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>social interactions. This part of the brain is the seat of empathy, non-verbal
communication, logic, and understanding about the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And this part of the brain develops during
toddler years, and is dependent on human interactions. So if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>toddlers spends all the time with technology
instead of playing, talking, interacting with humans then this part of the
brain , so essential for future relationships , will be dulled, possibly for
good. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(sensitivity to social
interactions)</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Have
you noticed how young toddlers who are exposed to screens, use the swipe motion
even when given a book? well, it may look ‘aww, so cute’ to adults but it is a
grave sign of addiction to technology and an ‘</span><span style="color: #090000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">internalization’
which leads to ‘instant gratification’- that all my actions will have an
immediate effect/response. This quick response that they get from screens
also gives the a quick dose of ‘dopamine’ a brain chemical that is associated
with feelings of pleasure- thus the addiction to technology. But in real life
when they don’t get ‘quick results’ or ‘cant change things as they want’ or
‘stop looking at what they don’t want to’ then this lack of ‘instant results’
and ‘pleasure chemical’ can lead to many disorders.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many parents want to take
the screens away from the toddlers but when they do, it results in complete
mayhem as toddler breaks into uncontrollable tantrums! And parents who are
unable to calm them down, commit the grave error of giving them the screen just
to pacify them. It’s important to understand why this happens- two parts of the
brain are involved when your child is using a screen:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. the visual system and 2. The vestibular system</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">so the visual system has to work overtime to take in all the
stimuli that come from technology, in kids the visual system is still at the
developing stage and this makes the brain work in ‘overdrive’ to keep up with
the oncoming images, sounds etc. this means the brain is working in a hyper
mode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Now the visual system is closely linked to the vestibular
system, have you noticed how a toddler using a screen, can see nothing else and
is completely focused on the screen?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
vestibular system also has a significant impact on mood. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So your hyper focused visual system locked up
the vestibular system and your child was in a ‘no mood’ zone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Now when you take away the screen, the visual system that was on
hyperactive mode goes from ‘100 to 0’ in a spilt second and because it is
released now it releases the vestibular system, so your child goes from ‘no
mood’ to ‘too much emotion’ and all hell breaks loose. Your child does not know
what to do with so much hyper focus and nothing to focus on and thus the huge
tant<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>rum! Because the brain is still in the hyper mode and
has nothing to process your child will go berserk trying to calm a hyper brain!
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The solution according to experts is to reset the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brain. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Get
your child moving. Jump, swing, and run around. The vestibular system is in
charge of motion so these kind of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>linear acceleration activities will reset the
vestibular system and calm the entire body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Learning in toddlers can be damaged by technology but sadly we
cannot keep technology away from our toddlers as they are born in a ‘tech
bubble’, so I urge parents and teachers to do the following so that learning
and brain growth are not affected in toddlers:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do not give hand held screens to children
below the age of 2 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because the young brain is developing at a
fast rate during these years and you are actually ‘killing’ neurons with screen
exposure. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are unable to do it then put the screen
on airplane mode so that the harmful microwaves emanating from them don’t harm
your child. Limit to two 15 minute slots per day <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ensure that the content is non-violent and
pro social. Maximum discipline issues happen when kids watch violent or abusive
content, and since children learn by imitation they mimic these in their
behavior. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Be with your child during the screen viewing
time and chat with your child during the show. This is because face to face
conversations are a must in the early years to build the foundation of social
skills, television is a one way process and so children don’t learn important
social skills like waiting for the other person to speak. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Absolutely no screen time 3 hours before
bedtime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The excessive blue light
emanating from screens affects melatonin production thus reducing sleep in
young babies and toddlers and making them cranky and unfocussed all the time.
Sleep disruption also affects growth hormone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Avoid any kind of technology during meal
time, meal time is a sensory process that starts with the taste in the mouth
and the process of seeing different colours on the plate and feeling the same
in the mouth. When children are hooked on a screen during meal time they lose
out on the sensory experience that aids the release of digestive juices and may
chew less or eat more leading to digestive and obesity issues.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">After playing with handheld screens ensure
that your child is engaged in some sort of high physical activity like jumping,
skipping etc. so that the extremely high focus reached by the brain during
screen time is clamed down to avoid tantrums and a feeling of suddenly being
bereft of stimulation. Ensure that babies and toddlers get at least 3 hours of
physical play /outdoors play time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Children are great imitators and if they see you addicted to
screens then they will follow in your footsteps. When interacting with your
child do not have screens as the third party! Can you ask a child to keep away
from sugar while you are merrily chomping on a bar of chocolate? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Never use screens as a pacifier to calm them during a tantrum or
to make them eat or listen to you or as a baby sitter as this makes them lose
out on human emotional bonds and makes them connect to materialistic
satisfaction of their emotions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The first 3 to 6 years are critical for brain
development and brain requires hands-on stimuli, face-to-face conversations,
and opportunities to think, explore and listen to new words. Ensure that you
include story telling, rhymes, non-battery toys, and outdoor time in your
child’s daily routine. Check out activities given on </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.born-smart.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.born-smart.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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author, Dr. Swati Popat Vats is the President of Early Childhood Association (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eca-india.org/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.eca-india.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the Director of Podar Jumbo Kids
Preschools and Daycares. She is also a parenting mentor and is the parenting
expert on a unique parenting initiative called Born Smart, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.born-smart.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.born-smart.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">All of us at some time have been taken in by fake news! Fake
forwards, fake news, fake brands, and fake people!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">But our teenagers and young children need our support and
guidance to understand how to differentiate fake news from real news, fake ads
from real facts. Because it is a world that works on fake facts to sell, create
communities and create fear.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I recently conducted a workshop for teenagers and their
parents on how to verify if any news that they are reading about or have
received is fake or real. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It all started with a teenager excitedly telling his friends
that the Prime Minister follows him on twitter! His friends had two reactions,
one group were in awe of him, ‘Wow! He is followed by the Prime Minister’,
another group chanted, ‘faketa hai’ (he is fibbing). And soon the two groups
were arguing and almost came to blows.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The school decided to hold a workshop for children and their
parents after a lot of fake news about schools closed, airports closed, bandh
declared etc. during the recent riots in Mumbai. Parents and teachers all fell
prey to fake forwards doing their rounds on WhatsApp.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In my workshop with the group of children and parents, I
helped them understand how to differentiate between fake and real news by using
a verification process. So where all do we encounter or use a verification
process? On your phone, on your email, on your social media accounts, there are
passwords. What is aadhar card, pan card, passport? These are verification
documents. They help only the real user avail of the services so that fake
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">So we must always verify any news in three steps:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Who did I get the news from? Is a trusted core group member?
So trusted core group members are your parents, siblings, best friends, and
teachers.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In the example of the child who thought that our Prime
Minister was following him on Twitter, we asked the child what makes you
believe it is the Prime minister? The child said the profile has his photo, his
name. Now, lets ‘verify’ further, how many followers does this profile have? Is
there any other profile of our Prime Minister? Check that. How many followers?
Which has more? Ask an adult or compare both profiles, which one do you think
would be the real one? This is a verification process that starts by asking
relevant questions. Go to the source before believing the fake news.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Fake news is floated to create mischief, to create unrest,
tension, stress. It is for us to ensure that we are smart to question before we
forward or believe. In parents and educator whats app groups a common fake news
is about a predator with his photo and a message that says “This man kidnaps
from schools, watch out for him.” And such messages always have in bold
letters- FORWARD TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. Or there will be news about someone
needing an organ or blood and it would be going viral pan India. Out of our
fear or need to help we respond to these only to realize that they were fake
news. And then like the proverbial story of the ‘Boy who cried Wolf’, when we
do receive a real cry for help we ignore thinking of it as clutter and fake
news.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I then showed them photos of branded goods, watches, bags,
jackets, phones, with their logos tweaked a wee bit. Now identify which is the
original and which is the fake. This activity helped them understand how to
scrutinize and verify before accepting something as real.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">At this point a young teenage girl stood up and said, “Ma’am,
there is a news channel that does a viral sach”, to verify all WhatsApp news.
The girl’s comment meant that she and the group have now understood that news
received as a forward or not from a trusted source can be fake and needs a
verification process before believing the same.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Our young children and adolescents use the net; social media
and can get taken in by fake profiles, fake news, and fake people. It is for us
to ensure that we teach them how to differentiate between the real and the fake
and when to differentiate. It is important for us and our young children to
understand that everything that is printed, in a photo or in a video need not
be real or correct. Remember Photoshop?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">And this is what is most difficult for children to
understand, they assume that anything that comes on TV, News, on Google search
is real, but well times have changed and with it have sadly changed the moral
values of many sites, channels and ads.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Teach verification to children, teach it to yourself too, and
don’t forward anything till you are not sure. Don’t be in a hurry to forward,
or accept friends on social media. Children learn by imitation so give them
good habits to imitate.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I have taken this a step further and included it for our
early years program, now each class has a password, a word that is chosen every
day by the class and if you want to enter the class then you have to give the
password to enter. A fun and early starting point for children to grow up
understanding about verification.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Let us create a real world for our children.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-70827334370650801302018-02-16T11:46:00.000+05:302018-02-16T16:51:23.744+05:30Where the heart beats and not the hand…#Iwillnot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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not the hand…#Iwillnot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Early Childhood Association
with First Moms Club and Born Smart recently conducted a survey on ‘spanking’
with 1790 mothers and the results were that 77% mothers spanked their children!
The study was published in Times of India and Hindustan Times on 15<sup>th</sup>
February. (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/77-of-moms-raised-hands-on-their-children-survey/articleshow/62922957.cms"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/77-of-moms-raised-hands-on-their-children-survey/articleshow/62922957.cms</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">) (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/survey-shows-77-parents-spank-children-at-home/story-zNNnm3jsFKshnpcCKPSOYO.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/survey-shows-77-parents-spank-children-at-home/story-zNNnm3jsFKshnpcCKPSOYO.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Our vision behind this
survey was to <i><u>support</u></i> rather
than <i><u>judge</u></i> parents. We know
that parenting can be both <i>exhausting</i>
and <i>exhilarating</i>. It is in the
exhausting times that a parent may lose control and resort to hitting,
spanking, or pinching their child. We are here to help you overcome <i>the
hand that hits</i> and help you make it <i>the
hand that hugs</i>. Parenting is where the ‘heart beats’ and not the ‘hand’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Its time to practice
‘mindful parenting’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mothers said that they spanked their children are:</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">1. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Struggling
to bring up children alone, as the father rarely participates, so overwhelmed
all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">2. Inability
to control her anger, irritation, and frustration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">3. Trying
to juggle home and career and ensuring that the child is well looked after, or giving up a career and finding it frustrating.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Some mothers even wrote to
us saying- <i>“ I hit my child but it’s for
the child’s best interests and its ok for mothers to once in a while hit their
child, afterall they love them so much”.</i>I don’t judge mothers who hit their
children but I definitely judge mothers who condone it, because there can be no
excuse to resorting to violence when it comes to children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Don’t men who hit their
wives use the same excuse?? <i><u>When did
love become violence and when did love give you the sick power to hurt,
humiliate and hit? If you really love your children then let your heart beat
for your child and not your hand!<o:p></o:p></u></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Look at what’s happening
around you today, young teenagers are killing, hurting others, violence has
become a norm, acceptable. Children learn by imitation and when you try to
control them with violence then they learn that violence is the solution for
everything in life. And when you try to condone that violence by saying that <i>‘I hit you because I love you’</i> then you
are bringing up <u>‘wife beaters’</u> and <u>‘acid throwers’</u>. Love never,
ever hurts or harms! In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, <i>“punishment hardens children”</i> and that is exactly what we are
seeing today, children who have hardened emotions who kill, hit and harm
because <i>empathy is dead. How did it die?
It was beaten out of the bodies of our children.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I am not going to be soft
or considerate in this blog, as it is time we as women realized that giving
excuses of frustration does not give us the right to physically harm our
children. A physical harm that scars our children for life. Come on
women..mothers…are you saying that you are so weak that you take out the frustrations
of life and husbands on your children? You are much stronger than that. You are the stronger species and that is why you
carry the child for 9 months and you are the nurturers and protectors. Don’t
give in to momentary weakness and end up hitting, pinching, and slapping your
children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Most mothers who come to me
for counseling admit that after hitting their children they feel guilty and
then go and hug their child, say sorry and give them gifts. This teaches
children that violence is a way of showing love. What kind of husbands and
wives will these kids grow up to be? They will be husbands who beat their wives
because they ‘love’ them and they will be wives that take that beating and pass
it on to their children, because they ‘love their husbands and children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Its
time to ensure that with our smart phones even our parenting styles are getting
smarter! Its time for ‘mindful parenting’</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">. Mindfulness is all about realizing
when your emotions are racing ahead of you, when your emotions are taking over
you, <i>listen to your beating heart and
control that hand that beats</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I am not going to enumerate
the negative impacts of spanking children because you don’t need a reason to
stop hitting your own child/ren, you need control, self control. <i>So tie a red ribbon on the hand that you use
to hit your child, this will be a constant reminder that you have to control
that hand and the red will remind you that instead of seeing a red mark of a
slap on your child it would be so much more loving to see the red mark of a
kiss on your child.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">If you are finding your
child stubborn, irritating, unreasonable then realize that your child was not
born that way. Remember that cherubic angel you held in your arms? When did
that angel become ‘Dennis the Menace’? Something
you did or did not do as parents led to this transformation in your child, well
then there is something that you can do as parents that can once again
transform your child, all you need is a mentor, seek one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Promise yourself that you
will not push your child on a ‘merry go round’ of violence, because remember,
children who are beaten..beat, it’s as simple as that. Just because you are a
mother does not give you the right to beat your child and that is why in most
countries it is illegal to hit or harm your child. <i>Its time that ‘Mother India’ also stops hitting their child and stop
making excuses like, ‘its just a small phatka’, ‘its for the child’s good’, ‘
it hit because I love my child’, etc.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Become the parent, the
mother whose heart beats for her children and not her hand. Go on your Facebook,
twitter, instagram and become an enlightened and empowered mother by posting
#Iwillnot <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Come become part of this
campaign to ensure that mothers are known for nurturing and not for harming and
that mothers are stronger and can control their hand when it comes to taking
care of the<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> heart of their lives…their children.
#Iwillnot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Dr. Swati Popat Vats</span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-11433513902874110812017-11-21T12:45:00.001+05:302017-11-21T13:58:38.498+05:30Learning from Padmavati film row and Miss World win <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Learning for educators and
parents from Padmavati film row and Miss World win. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Media has been going berserk
on the Padmavati film row, with arguments and shouting matches by those who
support the film and those who don’t! And in this frenzy came the news about
our girl from Haryana winning the Miss World crown and bringing it back to
India after 17 years by replying, ‘mother’, to the end of the pageant question-
‘Which profession should be the highest paid and why?’ And her reply again has
those that think it was an apt reply and those that don’t. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Both the news are splashed
everywhere, so much so that it is difficult to ignore them and kids, especially
youngsters are definitely influenced by both the news. This is where we as
educators need to step in and help them analyze, deliberate and decide
otherwise they will end up taking sides without learning the most essential
skills of logical thinking so required in understanding conflict.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we really want to change our education
system then its time to start discussing contemporary issues with students.
Discussing not arguing or judging!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Our children and youth have
a question regarding the Padmavati film row- ‘Who is right?’ Many educators and
mothers applauded the reply given by Ms. Chillar to clinch the crown, and our
students have a question, ‘She did not answer the question, so will we also be
applauded if we don’t answer questions in the right context?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The Padmavati film row is
the right opportunity to teach our children and youth the following-</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">There
is never a complete right and wrong in such conflicts, the important part is
resolving the conflict to the benefit of both parties and without any harm to a
third party. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Discussions
are raging about proving each side wrong or each side right but we must realize
that in this situation like many such conflicts there is no innocent party or
the right and wrong party as both parties have broken rules and have erred. The
choice now is either to continue to argue that this party is less guilty or more
violent than the other or to ensure that both parties are brought face to face
to resolve the conflict. Youth need our help to understand how media also has
two sides, the ‘reporting’ and the ‘rehashing’, it is the rehashing that we
need to be careful about and train our children to understand that it happens
for TRP and once they understand the difference they will be able to make
logical choices instead of depending on the ‘brain washing’ of the rehashing! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Creative
liberty or liberty of speech is our right but we also have to respect the right
of beliefs and sentiments.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">We
are a proud democratic country and we have the right to speak our mind, our
thoughts and practice creativity. But with every right, comes a responsibility
and it is this combination that we need to make our children and youth aware
about. What they speak and how they speak can hurt someone’s beliefs and
sentiments, are they aware of the same? Or are they clueless about the same? Or
are they aware but choose to ignore the same? This requires intelligence,
sensitivity and empathy, all signs of a good leader. So help students to analyze
their decisions, thoughts, and speech on these guidelines before they decide to
speak, print or go public. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Tackling
upset people by becoming more upset with them does not diffuse the situation.
What helps is knowledge of conflict resolution. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Our children need to be
given the understanding that Violence can never be condoned and any kind of
violence is deplorable. But violence cannot be defused by sarcasm, mocking or
shouting. Violence happens when the thinking brain has stopped thinking and is
now on flight or fight mode. The more you shout, threaten or mock such a brain
it will resort to more violence as it is on ‘shut down mode’. The only way to
calm violence is to bring in conflict resolution. This needs to be practiced at
the micro level by teachers in schools and parents at home by not resorting to
violence when tackling an angry child or teenager or by shouting and mocking
their behavior. This will only ignite and incite them to do more bad behavior.
If children see adults handling a volatile situation in a clam manner and
succeeding in diffusing the same then they will grow up learning conflict
resolution skills that will go a long way in ensuring that they become law
abiding citizens that contribute to a peaceful society and world. Our children
will face violence in the form of bullies and bullies cannot be done away with
more bullying! Conflict resolution is a 21<sup>st</sup> century life skill that
we need to ingrain and pass on to our youth. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The Miss World win is the
perfect opportunity to help young impressionable minds understand the
following:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Ms.
Chillar is a young budding medical student, so she is a perfect example of
beauty and brains. In today’s world it is important to understand the meaning
of beauty is not just in being born with great looks but making yourself
beautiful with exercise, a good food plan and grooming. All that is possible
for everyone. And the earlier we make them aware of the same is better. Healthy
food should not be confused with dieting and exercise should not become exercise
binging! Grooming is all about health and hygiene.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">So
what is a good figure? Will be a common topic of discussion in young boys and
girls, well, its time to help them understand that a good figure is one that
makes you feel comfortable and healthy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Going on life threatening diets or severe gym
plans is only a temporary and dangerous solution. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Even
in a beauty pageant the clincher is always the question and answer round, so
you may win all the beauty and fashion rounds but it is your presence of mind, confidence
and smartness that ultimately gets you the crown or keeps it at arms length
from you. This helps children understand that nothing in life is dependent on
just good looks!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But a teenager asked me the
most important queries on the question Ms. Chillar was asked and the reply she
gave, the query,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Was her reply
correct?’, to which I said well she did not answer the question but replied to
it in a different context. Because after the entire question posed was, ‘Which
profession should be paid the highest salary and why?’ and the meaning of the
word profession is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- a paid occupation,
especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification. So
yes her reply, ‘Mother’ is not the apt reply to the question but she smartly
gave it a different context and thus won the heart of the jury. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And now the teenager asked
me a second question- ‘So should not schools also allow us to answer questions
in a different context? Why do they insist on having a right answer…only one
answer?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And this is what I leave to
all educators and parents to think about, especially those that are applauding
Ms. Chillar’s reply, why cant we give our students the same freedom when it
comes to replying to questions that can have more than one context?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Its time we used
contemporary everyday affairs to help us teach our students and children so
that they are better equipped to face the world and its trails and tribulations
on their own with confidence, zeal, determination and logic<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>. </span></div>
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11<sup>th</sup> standard boy kill<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>s a young boy… Schooling
or parenting. Who is to blame?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">
In
the gruesome murder of the young primary school boy in a Gurgaon school, the
CBI has now found that it was not the school conductor that killed the boy but
an 11<sup>th</sup> Standard boy of the same school! Reason? He wanted to postpone
the exams and the parent- teacher meeting!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When
the child was murdered it was schools that bore the brunt of anger, mistrust
from parents. Now if this new <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>truth is
out, whom do we blame? The parents? The school? Or both?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Lets
remember it takes a village to raise a child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Parenting and education should be equally responsible for how our
children turn out to be as adolescents and future adults. But sadly today
parents and schools are each at opposing ends with mistrust between them. Both
should ideally work together, hand in hand to ensure the safety, security, and
holistic development of each and every child. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What has
led to this huge rift between two of the most important pillars in a child’s
life? Somewhere parents are not taking their role as parents seriously and
expect the school to do parenting and education and somewhere the schools are
not educating parents about their role and are unable to support both children
and parents in understanding challenging behavior or lack of performance.
Parent teacher meetings have become a farce and a bane for children as both the
teachers and parents blame them and no one has any solution to support them. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents
and schools should be focused on inculcating essential socio-emotional life
skills like sympathy, empathy, honesty, conscience but are busy teaching and
focusing on academic performance….academic performance at any cost…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This is
where the root cause of the problem ailing our youngsters lies, they have no
moral compass, no sensitivity towards others. This murder is not the only case
that has happened in recent years, Two boys kill their grandmother for her cash
and jewelry, as they had to pay some betting debts. A young boy plots and
kidnaps his cousin, who is then killed for ransom money to fulfill gambling
debts. Both these are real life cases- recent cases that have shocked
everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are hundreds of such
cases where young adolescent boys from so called ‘safe happy, well educated and
well to do families’ are committing such heinous crimes. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">My
question, didn’t the parents know their kids? Were they unable to see this
coming? Were they never aware of such deadly ideologies lurking in their kid’s
personalities? All these kids started as innocent young boys, so then when did
they cross over? Why did not their parents notice it in their talks, discussions,
or behavior? It went unnoticed and then it was too late. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Most Parents
and schools rarely talk to kids - they only lecture them! Most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parents and schools rarely discuss, instead
only question them. Most parents and schools <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>try to change behaviors of kids only by
threats, bargaining and bartering. Such kids behave well in front of their
parents, but are completely opposite in their absence. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Moral
values, morality, ethics, and truth are qualities that are not nurtured in our
kids today. Parents focus more on excelling and succeeding, at any cost and buy
their kids ‘co-operation’ with materialistic bribes. Thereby, nudging their
kids towards a lifestyle and mindset that focuses on material gains at any
cost. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Motivation
is extrinsic, behavior is extrinsically controlled, and nothing is intrinsic
any more in our kids. They have lost their ‘moral compass’ usually called the
conscience because it was never awakened, they never saw it being used, talked about,
or practiced. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents
must learn from Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket. Pinocchio had a quirk, every time
he would tell a lie - his nose would grow longer. Learning from Pinocchio,
parents must observe their kids from childhood – only then they would know
exactly when their child is lying, hiding things from them, or just being
secretive or evasive. Some kids fidget, some don’t look you in the eyes, some
start clutching their hands and some lose appetite when they are breaking a
rule. It’s easy to spot if you know your child and this is important for
parents because just teaching about rules is not the goal. Ensuring that your
child wants to follow the rules and equipping your child with ‘something’ that
would make your child aware when he is breaking the rules. This ‘something’ for
Pinocchio was Jiminy Cricket, his conscience. So, similarly till your child
develops his conscience you will have to be his Jiminy Cricket and guide your
child. Be an alert parent, be there as a guide and mentor not a police officer.
</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Being your
child’s Jiminy Cricket, teach your child how to think through problems and how
to select the right from the wrong even when the wrong looks right at that
moment. Teach your child decision making under stress. Teach your child how to
counteract temptation, bullies and more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be open
to your child asking questions. To know what your child thinks, play ‘what if’
games with your child and you will know whether your child is a pessimist, an optimist,
or a dreamer, who will get carried away. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In the
above cited crimes had the boys thought through their actions, they would have
realized that committing the crime was not the easy way out. Instead confessing
to their parents would have been the better path to take. In their wrong
decision and choice they have now landed in jail. So when you read about such
crimes, talk to your kids and discuss with them, ‘where do they think the boys
were wrong’, ‘what would you have done differently if you were in their place’.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It’s time
to give kids a healthy upbringing, it’s time to discuss with our teenagers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>why the murder happened, and it’s time to
understand from teenagers why they think the murder happened. This may help us
understand the mental health of our kids and help us shape them better. It’s
time to give good role models to kids. It’s time to understand the temperaments
of our kids and help shape and guide them accordingly. There is a lot that
parents and teachers can learn from the work of Rudolf Steiner (German
Philosopher and Educationist and founder of Waldorf schools) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">and if one refers to what Rudolf Steiner says, we can understand that
shaping our kids mental health is in our hands, we can choose to nudge them to
success or push them over the brink to destruction, both self and that of others.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Steiner<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says that children have
different temperaments and teachers and parents should know these otherwise
there are chances that we as adults would drive them to extreme behavior as a
result of mismanagement of their temperaments. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>four temperaments are-</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> 1. <u>Melancholic</u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is a temperament<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>whose attention and interest is not easily aroused, though once
attention is aroused they are strongly persevering.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Melancholic children<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">require
sympathy, empathy, and respect from adults.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
melancholic children are not nurtured as per their temperament needs then
chances are that these kids will display extreme depression and the very
extreme forms of behavior noticed in this temperament is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>delusions and melancholia.</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2 2. <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Phlegmatic</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">: </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Is a temperament whose attention and interest
is least easily aroused, and even when attention is aroused they are least
strongly persevering.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These
kids require constant interaction with adults. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
phlegmatic children are not nurtured as per their temperament needs then chances
are that these kids will display extreme disinterest and the very extreme forms
of behavior noticed in this temperament are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>imbecility and idiocy.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Choleric</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">: </span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Is a temperament<u> </u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whose attention and interest is most
easily aroused, and these kids are most strongly persevering.</span></li>
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children require firm authority and challenges</span></li>
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choleric children are not nurtured as per their temperament needs then chances
are that these kids will display uncontrollable temper and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the very extreme forms of behavior noticed in
this temperament are fanaticism and mania.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></li>
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to sustain it as they have little strength of perseverance.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To
handle them we need to discover their interests and then occupy them with
it/through i. </span></li>
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sanguine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>children are not nurtured as
per their temperament needs then chances are that these kids will display
character instability and the very extreme forms of behavior noticed in this
temperament are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lunacy and insanity.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The above
is just one example of understanding that temperaments in children can be
different and will require different handling. We need to change the face of
parenting and teaching in this country, we need to educate the adults about
life skills and how to inculcate them in children and to do that we need to
understand children, their minds, their moods and their mindsets. And if
required to seek professional help from mental health experts immediately. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">To stop a repeat
of such incidents from happening we need to teach kids to empathize, think, and
learn to use logic with emotions and to do all that we need to first learn
about empathy, sympathy, love and logic. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Every child has beauty and a beast in its
personality. It is up to us as parents whether to use the beast in us and try
to get the beauty in them and fail or alternatively, use the beauty of our
parenting techniques and tame the beast in our kid’s personality and bring out
the beauty. </span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Dr.Swati Popat Vats </span></b></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-55192276628440026822017-08-03T12:20:00.000+05:302017-08-03T12:20:29.536+05:30Swacch Bharat Manners!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">H1N1 virus (swine flu) is back again
and it can be prevented with Manners! Yes,
simple everyday manners like- covering your mouth while coughing or sneezing
will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">help reduce the risk of swine flu and
by practicing the most important manners – toilet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">manners!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Just
like there are table manners and phone manners, similarly there are toilet
manners!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And
it is these manners that we need to cultivate in kids if we want them to be
hale,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">hearty
and healthy all their life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What are toilet manners?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Simple,
everyday acts that will help us reduce the health risk to ourselves and others,
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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flush after use.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 72.75pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Wash
your hands after using the toilet, you have touched things like the door,
lock, flush handle, so wash hands.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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little boys how to use the western commode without sprinkling and little
girls how to use it without squatting on it with their feet on the seat!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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hands with soap is better than just with water. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Toilet hygiene is very
important as <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Many
germs are found in toilets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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germs grow and spread in dirty toilets causing the spread of diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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toilets prevent this health hazard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So what is hygiene? Did you know
that the term "hygiene" is derived from Hygeia, the <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Greek goddess of health, cleanliness,
and sanitation?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teach
children a small song that they can hum every time they wash their hands, this<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">song
will help them have fun while washing hands and will remind them about <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">thoroughly
washing for hygiene reasons-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Wash
your hands- (tune of row, row, row your boat):<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Wash wash wash your hands wash them
all around<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">See that all the germs and dirt are
washed all out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Scrub, scrub, scrub your hands, scrub
them all around<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">See that all the germs and dirt and
washed all out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Rub, rub, rub the soap, rub it nice
and slow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Find, find, find the germs, and find
them all fast, fast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Between the fingers, on the thumb, see
they do not last.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Rinse, rinse, rinse, your hands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Rinse them out with water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dry, dry, dry your hands, dry them on
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Clean, clean clean hands is what you
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So remember to always wash your hands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So that everyone can say vow!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So
when we help kids do the above we keep our kids safe, hygienic and healthy, so
let’s fight all diseases, including swine flu by bringing manners back in fashion.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Watch our special Swacch Bharat video
and spread it to more children, parents and schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.eca-inida.org/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.eca-inida.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
article is written by Dr. Swati Popat Vats, President Early Childhood
Association and Podar Education Network.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-32928021444515320512017-07-27T18:05:00.000+05:302017-07-27T18:05:12.891+05:30I’m Only a Child<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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earth on my own…<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Today is World Nature
Conservation Day, and on behalf of Early Childhood Association I would like you
all to read the following extract from the speech of a 13 year old appealing to
adults to take care of nature …if not for us then for our children.-Dr. Swati
Popat Vats, President Early Childhood Association. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">At the plenary
session of the Earth Summit at Rio Centro in Brazil, Severn Suzuki (age 13)
spoke on behalf of the Environmental Children’s Organization. She exhorted the
adults there to change their ways, so that the world would be a better place
for the future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I am here to speak on
behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am
here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they
have nowhere left to go. We cannot afford to be not heard.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I am afraid to go in the
sun now because of the holes in the ozone. I am afraid to breathe the air
because I don’t know what chemicals are in it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Did you have to worry
about these little things when you were my age? All this is happening before
our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the
solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I’m only a child and I
don’t have all the solutions, but I want you
to realize, neither do you!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You don’t know how to
fix the holes in our ozone layer.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You don’t know how to
bring salmon back up a dead stream.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You don’t know how to
bring back an animal, now extinct.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And you can’t bring back
forests that once grew where there is no desert.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></i></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it!<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">At school, even in
kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us;<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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to fight with others,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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work things out,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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respect others,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">®<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to
clean up our mess,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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to hurt other creatures.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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share-not be greedy<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then why do you go out
and do the things you tell us not to do?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You are deciding what
kind of world we will grow up in. Parents should be able to comfort their
children by saying ‘everything’s’ going to be alright’, ‘we’re doing the best
we can’ and ‘it’s not the end of the world.’<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">But I don’t think you
can say that to us anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Well, what you do makes
me cry at night. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You grown ups say you
love us. I challenge you, please make your actions reflect your words.”<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Strong words indeed by a child, but it
echoes what millions of children must be saying to us or will say to us in
times to come. Lets make a new beginning by saving our natural resources so
that our children will have some when they grow up!<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-28824694450677780742017-07-14T12:11:00.000+05:302017-07-15T11:03:14.248+05:30Bringing up sensitive boys<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Are we Supporting and bringing up Children in a Gender- Friendly environment
especially making our school curriculum ‘boy’ friendly?<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Reading about the increasing instances of
teachers resorting to punishments and noticing that in almost all the cases it
is boys that are involved we did an indepth research of material to find out if
incorrect teaching practices can be leading to misbehavior in boys, could it be
that boys need gender specific instructions and interactions? (n.a.e.y.c.org)
Yes they do- <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An
important aspect that needs to be kept in mind both at home and school is to ensure that we create a gender-friendly
environment in which boys and girls
succeed. Boys don’t need tough environments , they too need sensitive handling.
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>We were inspired from an article on gender friendly
classrooms in YOUNG CHILD, the magazine of the naeyc and we thought of
conducting our own internal research in our practices- <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two
areas where we need to be extremely sensitive is <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">a.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
the handling of boys and their emotions and behaviour as boys are different
than girls so if you have only one method it will harm rather than help either
the boys or the girls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">b.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
selection of toys and how you guide kids to use all kinds of toys irrespective
of gender bias. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
the handling of boys and their emotions we taught teachers the following-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
every child is unique, boys tend to benefit from high activity, full-body
learning. When teachers encourage all children to learn through movement,
positive behaviors are the norm and challenging behaviors are less frequent.
Teachers can follow these practices-
(King 2004): (Young Child 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Follow a schedule that
includes very active play (outdoors or indoors) as the first daily activity.
Both children and teachers enjoy this time-and some-times work up a sweat.
Maybe that is why PT was the first period in schools traditionally and now it
is a quiet assemble, could also be one of the reasons of increased behaviour
problems in boys. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
gender friendly classroom should also keep the emotional needs of boys in mind
and this can be done by (King 2004). (Young Child 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Boys
respond better to Humour to solve conflicts- </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> A teacher might kneel down to where two boys
are arguing and say with a smile, “ oopps looks like Mr angry is sitting on
your shoulder and has stolen your smiles, how about you put your friendly faces
on so that Mr angry goes away and then lets discuss how to solve this problem.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Boys
get antagonized with threats and embarrassment</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.
Threats end up in power struggles and
get in the way of positive teacher-child relationships. Instead, offer the child choices. Then,
accept whichever choice the child makes. For example, as privately as possible,
a teacher might say, “Yash, you choose: Do you want to share the cars or climb
on the jungle gym? Which will you choose?” Later, after emotions have cooled,
the teacher can follow up by talking with the child about what happened and
what he might do differently in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Boys
also need to talk about their emotions but don’t know how to- </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Sometimes when boys appear to be angry, they
are masking their true feelings of pain, embarrassment, or fear. Help boys
learn a variety of words they can use to label their emotions. Encourage them
to share their feelings with teachers and classmates. Acknowledge and accept
emotions to let a child know you care. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Boys
need affection too but tend to pull away- </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Boys need to be cuddled and held. They need
kind words and unconditional personal regard. When they fall or when a friend
uses unfriendly words, boys need you to respond in a warm, caring, and
nurturing manner. Even when a boy is defiant or has hurt another child, let him
know he is still a fully accepted and valued member of the class. He just needs
to work on a few things. It is up to you to help him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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misbehavior in boys, as boys need gender specific instructions and interactions
(n.a.e.y.c.org). Let the change begin with each class so that we can nurture
more sensitive boys. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘We
live in a new world where education, neuro science and classroom instruction
are joined.’(Dr Stephen Rushton 2012, Exchange). And so in this new world it is
important to design educational spaces to help education become truly the
development of the mind, body, and soul. It is important to break the monotonous
image of a traditional school and bring in a more contemporary and scientific
image of an educational environment. It is time to fold away the ‘box’ that we
call classrooms and unfold new age classrooms that are breathing classrooms,
with ‘sensible material, comfortable seating and have an infusion of color
inspirations and motivational designs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Isn’t
it sad that we expect our students to be creative thinkers but the environments
that they are cooped up in for study are a far cry from being creative? One of
the biggest influences on the child’s thought process is the typology of
his/her immediate surroundings. Thus the architecture and interior design of a
school plays a crucial role in developing and defining a child’s concepts.
Brain expert Jensen writes, ‘brain – friendly learning environments strengthen
neural connections and aid long- term memory, planning and motivation. To be
brain – friendly, they need to be places that are comfortable and aesthetically
engaging.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is time to create brain friendly classrooms if we want to inspire, motivate,
and nurture the brain development of our students, so how do we create such
brain spaces? Attention, Processing, Memory, and Retention are the foundation
of all brain development and so these brain classrooms must address the
enhancement of these processes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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here are some general design thoughts in the renovation of educational spaces-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our environment affect our emotions and behavior - and possibly cognition – Colors
Also Stimulate Alertness and Memory. Colors enhance brain functions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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off-white are optimal for learning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spark energy and creativity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time to move from white, grey, and brown in our classrooms to more effective colors
that can enhance brain functions <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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try going to a school toilet especially after break time and your olfactory
system will break down. Now think of the classrooms that are adjacent to the
toilets! Also due to lack of space most schools make their kids eat snacks in
the classroom and so after snack time the classroom is a ‘smell zone’ with all
kinds of strong smells assailing your delicate sense of smell. According to Pam
Schiller and Jensen, olfaction – the neuroscience of smell – also influences
our moods and levels of anxiety and fear, and even hunger and depression.
Olfactory research, Schiller and Jensen both suggest that peppermint, basil,
lemon, cinnamon, and rosemary enhance mental alertness while lavender, chamomile,
and orange and rose calm nerves and encourage relaxation. Unpleasant odors, on
the other hand are known to inhibit learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So it’s
time to fix air fresheners or automatic aroma diffusers in our classrooms and toilets. It’s not just fashion;
it’s the need of the brain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the new terminology is temperature-controlled classrooms. </span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> This is important as an optimal temperature is
essential in the learning environment. According to
Ornstein (1991)”a rise of
only 1 or 2 degrees C in brain temperature above normal is enough to
disturb brain functions. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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to keep the classroom around 25 to 27 degrees and this can be done by putting
curtains when the sun is too harsh and having cross ventilation in the
classroom. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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are important too. </span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What does this means for the
classroom? The brain processes about 20,000 bits of auditory stimuli every
second. Nearly every sound
in the range of 20 to 15,000 cycles per second
is fair game
for processing. If kids have to
strain to hear the teacher above the other noise variables then attention and
concentration suffers. And so does reading! Hearing what
we want students
to hear in the
classroom is one of
the most significant variables in
predicting reading performance. Research says that Noise may
have physiological implications. Noise can effect children by increasing
their blood pressure and heart rates,
and elevate stress levels – all these factors are not at all conducive for
learning and brain development <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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walls need to be made strong and the structure such that sound travels in the
classroom without the teacher having to raise her voice and external sound
interferences from the next class or corridor can be minimized. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Natural light is very important for a healthy school. Ultraviolet light
activates the synthesis of vitamin D, which aids in the absorption of essential
minerals such as calcium, and hence it is important that our students are
exposed to as much natural light as possible. Fluorescent lights have been
shown to increase cortisol levels, a change likely to suppress the immune
system. Low light makes close work difficult on the eyes and nervous system. This
leads to attention and concentration issues and even behavior issues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the sun cycle in mind while designing classrooms so that harsh sunlight does
not make closed classrooms mandatory. But instead light sunlight would keep the
classrooms bright and breathing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do brain’s require? They require oxygen. Oxygen helps keep the blood flow to
the brain active thus resulting in less drowsy kids and more alert and focused
kids. Indoor plants are a good source of oxygen and they also help filter the
air of toxins and increase oxygenation. Jensen suggests that each learning
environment should include four to eight plants. This will also connect kids to
nature and teach them about nurturing nature. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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should include as much cross- ventilation as possible to keep the oxygen
flowing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neuroscientists theorize that ‘the
brain is biased for high contrast
and novelty; 90% of the brain‘s sensory input
is from visual sources. The brain
has an immediate and primitive response to symbols, icons, and other simple
images’. Students transit from class, lab, outdoor etc and in these transitions
they use hallways, corridors etc. these are the most ignored in a traditional
school set up. Grey, dingy with ‘framed notice boards that bore’, these hallways
or corridors should instead be a ‘repository of information, activity and
social interaction’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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surfaces on doors and partitions can be painted with paint and have the means
to attach children’s drawings and work allowing the students to influence their
environment and create displays they can be proud of. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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should the student’s chair be? How high should the desk be? What distance
should the chair be from the desk? Should there be a footrest for students? How
high should the backrest of the chair be? Should the chair/bench that student’s
use be a hard surface or a soft surface? These are the questions that should be
answered before designing the furniture in classrooms. Children spend more than
6 to 7 hours in school on that furniture and it affects their spine, their
posture and incorrect furniture can lead to health issues like back pain,
swollen feet, headaches etc. Well, <span style="color: #090000;">think 90-90- 90.
Ninety degrees of hip flexion, ninety degrees of knee flexion, and feet flat on
floor with ankles at a ninety-degree angle. The desk surface should be at about
2-3 inches above their elbow (measure when elbow is bent down along the side of
their body) and their shoulders should be relaxed." - Kidz Occupational
Therapy, </span><span style="color: #0a51d0;">The Ergonomics of a Child's Work
Space</span><span style="color: #090000;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with space constraints in schools, flexibility of design and multiple use are
vital elements in furniture design. And yes brain research says that the brain
is social and the brain learns best with other brains. Co-operative learning is
one of the nine strategies that raise student achievement (Marzano, Pickering,
and Pollack 2001) so it’s time to do away with the regimented single desk
seating and bring in-group seating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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schools are now responding to a research project of James Levine, M.D., and
Ph.D, of the Mayo Clinic, that explored the question ‘Do children really need
to sit at desks to learn?’ The prototype ‘school of the future’ that he<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> designed, inspired teachers to experiment with using
children standing up at workstations in the classrooms or bouncing on stability
balls instead of chairs. Dr Levine believes that the most significant advance
comes from giving the children the chance to move at school. ‘Children are so
amazing. They actually love to learn, we just have to let them move naturally.’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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explore Flexible Seating in classrooms. <span style="color: #090000;">Flexible
seating is simply offering students multiple choices of where and how to sit in
the classroom. students can be offered choices of pillows, cushioned stools, beanbag
type chairs, or the carpet to sit on. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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does not need expensive and fancy climbing structures, they are found in parks
too. How about a creative outdoors play area made completely with discarded
tyres? One can get discarded tyres of all sizes, first disinfect them and then
get them painted and spread them in the shapes of dragon, snake, the Olympic symbol
etc. in the outdoor and children can have good physical fun with creeping,
crawling, balancing, all these are midline crossing activities that are good
for left and right brain co-ordination<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cover strips on all sharp edges of pillars, walls etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plug points to be covered<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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through windows on doors so that one can see inside the classroom, this adds a
design on the door and also helps when a child is locked by mistake in a room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the most important aspect of a good school is inclusiveness so ensure that you
have ramps incorporated in the staircase for those that need wheelchair
assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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brain is an organ that is shaped through its interaction with the environment
and so if the brain is the organ dedicated to learning and memory then
educators need to design brain compatible educational spaces and do away with
those that are brain antagonistic. It’s time to renovate educational spaces and
make them brain friendly. After all positive emotions make happy students . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-14998464531736093412017-06-19T10:21:00.001+05:302017-06-19T12:01:37.454+05:30If D.A.P is important then why are our schools unaware about it?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This blog is written by President
Early Childhood Association Dr. Swati Popat Vats<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">N.C.E.R.T and N.C.T.E do talk
about D.A.P (Developmentally appropriate Practice/ Curriculum) and promote it on their websites and seminars
but yet the emphasis is strongly on rigorous academics and rote learning and
drill activity in preschools as preschools in most states of India are viewed
as a preparatory and introductory stage for primary school. So the emphasis is
on ensuring that the child is able to write sentences, do addition and
subtraction (some schools even teach 5 year olds multiplication and division)
answer general knowledge questions and come out with flying colours in formal
interview sessions!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I think the problem is when we
refer to these years as preschool or pre primary- so the lopsided emphasis is
that it is a school that is before the primary school, so naturally it is meant
to prepare a child for primary school! Whereas actually the kindergarten years
are to prepare a child for life, living and learning. Sadly we only prepare
them for learning and that too the incorrect kind!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">How can this scenario change?
what I am about to suggest may cause a storm and open a hornet’s nest but if a
debate on this can be sparked and lead to change in the kindergarten years,
then I don’t mind opening the proverbial Pandora’s box-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tie up pre primary with the
primary syllabus, which means instead of the primary especially the standard
one dictating to the kindergarten about what each child should be able to do
before stepping into standard one, it should be the other way around, let the
kindergarten give the primary school, where to start from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kindergarten and even primary
curriculum usually do not feature in the curriculum definitions of educational
boards, but I think if educational boards joined in by specifying what should
and should not be taught to primary and kindergarten years then schools would
be ‘able to’ implement D.A.P. easily and effectively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">D.A.P can serve as
that proverbial bridge that will take the child smoothly from ‘pre primary’ to
primary and beyond.</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We also need to give a better
status to kindergarten, as they are functioning with underpaid adults who lack
professional and specialized educational qualifications.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teachers need to be better
qualified so that they will be able to understand their role instead of
functioning as ‘powerless’ people just implementing and inflicting incorrect
practices on little children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(<u>The more time young
children spend in poor quality settings the lower they score on measures of
cognitive and social skills(n.a.e.y.c early child care research network
2000,2003)</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Involve doctors and other
professionals in driving home the message.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Talk to schools about
maturation, and experience<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare parents and children
for the primary school transition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">More purposeful advocacy for
kindergarten must talk about its strengths and potential research based
contributions to children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kindergarten movement needs a clarity
of purpose otherwise there is huge risk of this movement being swept aside or
blown off its course by the storms of change raging in educational
establishments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Let the change in educational
norms, methods and goals begin with kindergarten - Kindergarten Is Too
Important Not To Protect And Nurture So, Lets Protect Kindergarten And
Childhood With D.A.P.(naeyc)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Why do we still stick to the 4
line books for pre primary when the goal is to make the child write on single
lines? Three lines will serve the purpose better. Then why put the children
through the process of unlearning and learning?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Why cursive writing for pre
schoolers? First teach them print and the move to cursive writing in the
primary years. When 99% of reading that he is exposed to is in print?
After all to write he must first read and he reads in print<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some more points to ponder…….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Frankly speaking children
require five skills in life that is the core of education, the five skills are
–<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Physical
Skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. Communicative
Skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Social
Skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Emotional
Skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Intellectual
Skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When parents and schools only
stress on the learning of the 3 R’s or academics, only the 5<sup>th</sup> skill
is being developed, so what about the other 4 skills will they not be important
in life? They are extremely important and maybe this misplaced focus on only
one skill is the real reason why this generation is not as adaptive,
emotionally strong and able to relate, unlearn and learn in their life work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It’s high time we educate parents on how schools
should educate their kids! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-68452617864662312412017-06-14T13:56:00.000+05:302017-06-19T11:50:01.249+05:30Select school stationery with care. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This blog is written by President Early
Childhood Education Dr. Swati Popat Vats<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Be it crayons, pencils, felt pens,
play dough, paints or scissors it is very essential to select those that not
only fit in your budget but more importantly are child friendly and safe. Young
children are susceptible to toxins in paints or lead poisoning through cheap
paints and plastics. This can lead to allergies, asthma, and severe problems
like attention disorders and behaviour issues due to high content of lead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While selecting crayons-</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For very young toddlers select those
that are thick and round and fit in the palm as young toddlers use the ‘</span>Palmer<span style="font-size: 12pt;">’
grip to hold a crayon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then the child can progress to thick
crayons, also called Jumbo crayons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As the child slowly masters the skill
of colouring you can now give 3 sided crayons, so that it automatically teaches
the child the right way to hold the crayon and this will later help him in
holding a pencil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Crayons should be such that they do
not break easily, as this can be frustrating for the child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Children tend to put everything in
their mouth and may even bite it and swallow-so always select crayons made from
food grade colours and avoid those made from textile dyes-as these are dangerous
for children when swallowed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The wrapper should be of the same
colour as the tip as this helps your child select the colour all by himself and
hence develops independence and self esteem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After colouring the colour should not
stain the other pages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When colouring the child should be
able to get an even flow and not a patchy print.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While selecting scissors-</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is very important to give cutting
with scissors as a pre-writing activity as the same three fingers that are used
in holding a pencil are used for holding the scissor and hence this helps
develop them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The concept of scissoring is to
develop the ‘writing fingers’ (thumb, fore finger and middle finger) so the
finger holes should be such that they can comfortably accommodate the thumb on
one side and both the fore and middle finger in the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It should be sharp enough for cutting
and blunt enough not to hurt the child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Try rubbing the blades on your palms
to check if they hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It should not twist or get stuck while
using as this frustrates the child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;">
<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While selecting a felt pen-</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do not go on the size or thickness of
the pen, check the length of the inside ink holder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It should use food grade ink so that
it is safe even if children put it in their mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The cap should be ventilated as this
will help the child breathe in case he swallows it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The tip should be comfortable-not too
short or too thin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The ink should be such that it can be
washed off easily from the child’s hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;">
<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While choosing pencils-</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Check the cantering of the lead-it
should be exactly in the centre or else the pencil point will keep breaking
while writing and while sharpening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So avoid those pencils where the back
of the pencil is covered with paint. The back of the pencil should be showing
the lead point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Go more for utility rather than its
colour or price.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Safe lead or non lead pencils are the
best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
choosing an eraser-</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Avoid
those with aromas as many kids may be allergic to them. Some cheap varieties
have strong aromas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘Dust
free’ erasers are best for young kids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ensure
that the eraser does not smudge or leave dark marks every time the child uses
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
eraser should be the right size for the young fingers to hold and move.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
eraser quality should be such that with the slightest of movement across the
paper it should be able to erase, so that kids do not need to put pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
choosing play dough/clay-</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
play clay should be soft and malleable for young fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
should not have any sticky oil etc on its surface.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
kids use it there should be no residue on their fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
should not stain or bleed colours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
should be soft so that it does not crack or dry up when stored.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
should be of a high grade so that it does not catch fungus when stored.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
should be non toxic for kids. Check for lead content.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
choosing paints-</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Avoid
paints that give a strong chemical smell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Paints
that leave stains on the fingers are of low grade quality, best avoided.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Buy
larger containers so that it lasts longer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Paints
should be non toxic, check for lead content.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-18444074514293982382017-05-23T13:22:00.000+05:302017-05-23T13:22:09.345+05:30Select and handle with care…it takes a village to keep a child safe. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Yet another
incident of sheer lack of safety and training negligence in a daycare in
Gurgaon and a child loses her finger. Media will give headlines/debates for a
few days? Dharna outside the daycare? Social media hammering of the owners?
Will this help the little girl and her family?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What are
required are strict laws and policies about safety and safety management in
daycares and preschools. And then regulating these guidelines and policies by
committed organizations appointed by the government. I did not suggest
government to supervise these because our country is very far behind when it
comes to understanding and research about early childcare and education. Till the government creates a child centric
policy and child centric department it is best is if the government appoints
some committed associations that have the expertise and experience to supervise
and identify loopholes and then train the staff. Then these centers approved/supervised
by these associations to be put up on the women and child development ministry
website as safe and licensed so that parents can check which centers to choose
before enrolling their young children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The early
childhood association also appeals to parents to do two things before selecting
a center, be it preschool or daycare-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with your own eyes the safety aspects of the center. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Are
doors too heavy? Have they put finger guards on the doors so that kid’s fingers
are safe? Are the commodes used adult size or child size? If adult size how are
they ensuring that the child will be safe on the commode? What is the nappy
changing procedure? What is the feeding procedure? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Are
the staff trained regularly? Both teachers and support staff like ayahs? Ask to
see their training manual? Do they wash their hands regularly before feeding or
nappy change? Please remember- sanitize before nappy change and wash hands with
soap before feeding. (As sanitizers are bad if ingested by young
babies/children)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the people running the center and how involved are they in the daily running. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Don’t
get swayed by colourful brochures or colourful ambiance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Don’t
go only on brand names- when it comes to child care trust your instincts not
only branding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And above all
we suggest that parents must be made a part of the quality audit of the center
so that parents can also suggest if any changes need to be made in the layout,
daily routine or safety aspects of the center. CCTV is not safety. CCTV does
not monitor. So stop being satisfied if a center has CCTV. Be satisfied when
the center feels safe, looks safe, and answers safety related questions. Who is
their doctor on call? Do they do regular fire drills? Do they have a risk
assessment done? What is their medical emergency protocol?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Its time to
understand that safety of our children is everyone’s duty. Outsource childcare,
but do not outsource caring for your child. So when selecting a preschool and
daycare, choose with caution and be involved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Its time the
government realized that every child in every state is important so why then do
we have different policies and safety rules in each state? Its time for <b><u>one nation one policy and its time to
have a separate ministry for early childhood care and education.</u></b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Swati Popat
Vats</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">President</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Early Childhood
Association<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eca-india.org/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.eca-india.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:talktoeca@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">talktoeca@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-63802218256558037092017-02-22T13:19:00.000+05:302017-02-22T13:19:31.366+05:30Early childhood association advisory for school owners, teachers, and parents on preventing and handling child sexual abuse cases at preschools, daycares, and crèches.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The recent child abuse case in a ‘branded’ school in
Karnataka<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> is indeed shocking and many of our member
schools and parents have written to us to define how to handle or the valid procedures
in such cases. It is important that both parents and schools are aware of each
others duties and responsibilities in helping avoid such cases and in handling
such cases when they occur. Given below is our comprehensive advisory-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What is
child sexual abuse?-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The standing committee on sexually abused
children (Bajpai, 2003) has defined Child Sexual Abuse as 'Any child below the
age of consent may be deemed to have been sexually abused when a sexually
mature person has by design or by neglect of their usual societal or specific
responsibility in relation to the child engaged or permitted engagement of that
child in any activity of a sexual nature which is intended to lead to the
sexual gratification of the sexually mature person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This definition pertains whether or not it
involves genital or physical contact, whether or not initiated by the child and
whether or not there is a discernible harmful outcome in the short run.' <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The NSW Child Protection Council definition
states, 'child sexual assault occurs when an adult or someone bigger than a
child uses his power or authority over the child and takes advantage of the
child's trust and respect to involve the child in sexual activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Some myths
to do with child sexual abuse-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Only strangers abuse kids sexually.-</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <b>Fact-</b> Danger from strangers is only a
small part of the problem. Research evidence world over indicates that in a
majority of cases, (up to 85%) the child's relatives, family, friends, or
someone known and trusted by the child is involved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Only men sexually abuse children-</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <b>Fact</b>- An overwhelming majority of those
who sexually abuse children is men although women are the ones who spend most
time with children. Only a small minority of women report to have abused
children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and educational barriers and occurs irrespective of what the background of the
abuser and the child is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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imagination or fantasy</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> - <b>Fact</b>-
Most times, children are unable to disclose or talk about abuse. In rare
instances, when they do talk, it is not their imagination or fantasy but very
real; children need to be believed and supported if they talk about any sexual
touching or if they express any reservations about interacting with particular
adults.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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experts at hiding their pain. It is difficult to say from external appearance
if the child is sexually abused. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">However, adults need to be alert to any changes in the child's behavior,
performance at school, emotionality, fear of certain places or people,
resistance to go or meet some people and sleeping and eating patterns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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indirect means. Also many children may not show any change in their behaviors
or other patterns until much later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Although more girls are reported to be sexually abused, (one in every four)
research indicates one in every seven boy's world over are abused. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aware of –<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Teachers in Maharashtra face six months' jail
if they don't report child sex abuse to cops</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE GROUPS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ACT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">LOCAL NGO’S<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">CHILD PROTECTION COUNCIL <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">India has a well defined law named POCSO-
Highlights of the 'Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012':<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Act defines a child as any person below
the age of 18 years and provides protection from the offences of sexual
assault, sexual harassment, and pornography. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This is the first time that an Act has listed
aspects of touch as well as non-touch behavior (e.g.: photographing a child in
a obscene manner) under the ambit of sexual offences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Act incorporates child friendly
procedures for reporting, recording of evidence, investigation and trial of
offences<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The attempt to commit an offence under the
Act has also been made liable for punishment for up to half the punishment
prescribed for the commission of the offence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Act also provides for punishment for
abetment of the offence, which is the same as for the commission of the
offence. This would cover trafficking of children for sexual purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The media has been barred from disclosing the
identity of the child without the permission of the Special Court.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Advice to
schools-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Conduct regular good touch bad touch sessions
with children- use this tool from utube- </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWT-9MuJDRk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Conduct trainings of all staff and sensitize
them on what body parts can never be touched by males or staff not related to
toilet duties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Conduct regular checks of the cctv footage<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ensure that you have at least 30 days of CCTV
footage for retrieval. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do not leave children alone with any male
staff member.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Get police verification done of all support
staff and in case of doubt get it done
for teaching staff too <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Make all teaching and non teaching staff sign
a prevention of child abuse policy which
states that they will not abuse a child or mishandle physically or emotionally
and if they and if a parent raises a complaint then they will be suspended with
out pay during enquiry process and if found guilty there will be zero tolerance
and they will be removed and handed to the police. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Read the POCSO act because child sexual abuse
is not just about ‘penetration’ or ‘rape’. It starts with tickling, fondling,
showing obscene material etc. and then moves to other levels of abuse. Make all
your staff aware of the POCSO act. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">WHEN A COMPLAINT OF CHILD ABUSE COMES TO A
SCHOOL, HERE ARE THE STEPS</span></u></b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Meet the parent in presence of another staff.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ask the parent to write down the details of
the complaint. (to avoid any miscommunication) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If parent unwilling or unable to write then
ask the parent to speak and you or someone from your office to write down
verbatim, and then take parents signature on it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Reassure the parent that now you will conduct
an enquiry to look into the matter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If parent says why can’t you punish the
culprit, quote chapter v 22.1 and 22.2 of the sexual offenses act. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">During the enquiry process of the staff,
suspend the staff without pay. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If parent wants to go to the police, do not
stop. It is the parents right to file an <br />
FIR, it is also the schools duty. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Go along with the parent and help file
complaint<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">While filing a complaint at the police
station and for all further procedures of the police ensure that you have read
chapter vi – procedures for recording statement of the child- of the act<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If child
comes to you with complaint that someone has abused the child -<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Write down or record what the child is saying
in the presence of another staff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Call the parents and brief them about the
complaint and then follow the steps given above<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Some dos
and don’t-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Always keep another staff with you in all
meetings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Document or record all meetings with parents
and children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Support the parent and Always reassure the
parent by saying – we are with you and we want to ensure that the right culprit
is punished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Brief the parent about the scenario and steps
that will happen when a police complaint is filed, many a times parents feel
that the case became public and you should have warned us about going to the
police, gently handle this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Take the parents permission and call a
meeting and inform parents that an incident has happened without taking names
and that the school is taking it seriously.
Never try to hide, as it will only lead to speculation and gossip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> If
media gets in touch with you, always ask them to send you queries on email and
then take parents permission before replying to the media. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Immediately call a meeting of the concerned
department staff and appraise them about the situation and instruct them to be
vigilant and discreet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Always have proper documentation of all
meetings etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Never take the side of the culprit even if it
is an old trusted staff member. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Never say things like- “he is an old staff, I
know him well, or he has daughters how can he do something like this”- all this
amounts to abetment as per the sexual offences act<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Media is not supposed to give any details including
school name so if media calls quote to them the clause from the act (chapter
v-23-1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is important that school does not support
the suspect-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">THE LAW HAS A VERY STRICT RULE AND PUNISHMENT
FOR ABETMENT SO ENSURE THAT YOUR ACTS, COMMENTS ARE NOT MISTAKEN FOR IT-</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A person abets an offence, who-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">First</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> - Instigates any
person to do that offence; or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Secondly</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> - Engages with one
or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doing of that
offence, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that
conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that offence; or <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Thirdly</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> - Intentionally
aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that offence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Understand
the importance of reporting child abuse cases- as per the POCSO act- <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any person, who fails to report the
commission of an offence under sub-section (i) of section 19 or section 20 or
who fails to record such offence under sub-section 2) of section 19 shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to six month
or with fine or with both.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any person, being in-charge of any company or
an institution (by whatever name called) who fails to report the commission of
an offence under sub-section (1) of section 19 in respect of a subordinate his
control, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
year and with fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why does
media not report the name of the school in such cases? - Because the following
is guidelines are given in the POCSO act- <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">No reports in any media shall disclose, the
identity of a child including his name, address, photograph, family details,
school, neighborhood or any other particulars that may lead to disclosure of
identity of the child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The publisher or owner of the media or studio
or photographic facilities shall be jointly and severally liable for the acts
and commissions of his employee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any person who contravenes the provisions of
sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be liable to be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a period which shall not be less than
six months but which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Important for parents to understand why are
young kids easy targets of child sexual abuse?<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">KIDS ARE EASY TARGETS OF SEXUAL
ABUSE BECAUSE…young children thrive on touch, touch is one of their most
important senses in the early years and naturally they show and accept love
using this sense the most. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> …early experiences at touching and being
touched are incredibly important—not only for molding later tactile
sensitivity, motor skills, and understanding of the physical world but also
for her very health and emotional well-being. If your child associates touch
with a traumatic experience then it will impact overall development. So it is
important to keep them away from all kinds of bad touch.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE…kids thrive on touch and seek it from everyone, this makes them
easy targets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE…they do not understand what bad touch is unless explained to
recognize it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE…they lack the communication or vocabulary to share with you about
what they experienced. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE...many parents think kids are imagining this behavior and thus
tend to ignore the child’s attempts to talk about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE...the abuser is usually someone you trust and he is confident
that you will not suspect him and it will be his word against that of a small
child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ABUSE BECAUSE…abusers know that most parents are afraid of the social stigma
and will thus not bring any action against the abuser and he can move on to the
next child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Some tips for parents in keeping their child
safe from child sexual abuse-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Look for safe schools, daycares and crèches rather
than ‘sought after ones’, or ‘cheap ones’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Check the following before enrolling your
child-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do they have a prevention of child sexual
abuse policy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do they make staff sign a zero tolerance
policy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Are all the support staff police verified?
Check the documents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do they have CCTV coverage of important areas
and those areas that have nooks and crannies?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do they check the CCTV footage every week?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do they store CCTV footage for 30 days?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Are they aware of the POCSO act?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Conduct regular good touch bad touch sessions
with your child, don’t leave it only to the school to conduct.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Regularly speak to your child and listen for
instances of any adult playing with your child alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Always respect your child and never say, you
are lying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is your right to file an FIR in the police
station.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Police should come to your house in plain
clothes to interview your child. A woman officer has to be sent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Child sexual abuse is on the rise, especially
in India. Apart from ensuring that we know where are children are all the time
and with who they are all the time, parents should also ensure that ‘people’
who look after their children respect children. Increase in the easy
availability and accessibility of porn on mobile phones etc. has lead to young
children being easy targets for ‘fulfillment’.
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Some
dos and don’t for parents- <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In most cases of sexual abuse the family
knows the abusers. So ensure that you really ‘know’ people before trusting your
child in their care.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Working parents especially find it difficult
to keep children in a safe environment, so make the rules clear to the daycare
or person who takes care and to your child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Some children keep quiet about being abused
because the offender threatens them. This is why parents should not threaten
children. When you threaten children it makes them soft targets of all kinds of
threats. And then makes them susceptible to danger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Read the POCSO act because child sexual abuse
is not just about ‘penetration’ or ‘rape’. It starts with tickling, fondling,
showing obscene material etc. and then moves to other levels of abuse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Disbelief- shock- anger-
guilt-depression are the common reactions of any parent when and if they come
to know that their young child has been sexually abused. Here are some things
to keep in mind-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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you are in doubt that your child is being sexually abused, it can be through
your child’s talks, or you saw your child do something during play or noticed
redness in the child’s genitals, however you came to know about it, it is
important that you act on it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Talk
and find out more from your child, ask probing questions- so you play with
uncle and then he tickles you on your wee-wee, and then what happens? Etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Do
not make the child feel guilty or dirty about it but do prepare the child to
say ‘NO’- well, mummy and daddy don’t like you playing with uncle in this way
so mummy and daddy will talk to uncle about it but till then if uncle meets
you, say you don’t want to play. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sit
as a couple and family to discuss the way ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
is not very wise to ‘let it go’, take action against the offender.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When
the abuser is a servant, parents are worried that the servant may take revenge.
Well, fear is a two-sided sword; if you take action at least you have made
others aware about the person and also made the person aware that action can be
taken against him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If
you don’t report how are you sure that this servant will not share this fear of
yours with the next servant? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If
it is someone from the school or daycare, all the more reason to approach the
school or daycare and seek their
intervention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Most
parents are afraid of reporting it to the police for fear of interrogation of
the child, daily visits to the police station and the name of the child being
splashed in media. Here are three things you should know as per the POCSO Act-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A
lady police has to come home and ask questions to your child. The child does
not have to go to the police station. She can be plain clothed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">You
do not have to visit the police station if you so wish. You can also seek help
from NGO’s in case of doubt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
POCSO Act clearly defines that the media cannot disclose the identity of the
child in any manner. So name of child, family, school, building, area, nothing
can be quoted by the media. This is your right. Make use of it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For more details on the
POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ) Act log on to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npscindia.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">www.npscindia.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">
or </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arpan.org.in/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">www.arpan.org.in</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Early Childhood Association (India) <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eca-india.org/"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">www.eca-india.org</span></b></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> write to us on </span></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:talktoeca@gmail.com"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">talktoeca@gmail.com</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-46139774720996283322017-02-16T17:53:00.000+05:302017-02-16T18:38:40.837+05:30When the bough breaks the cradle will fall….down will come baby, cradle and all…<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An open letter to all
early childhood stakeholders like parents, preschool, daycare owners and policy
makers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(I hope this reaches
our Prime Minister Hon.Shri Narendra Modiji and Hon. Union Minister for WCD Madam
Maneka Gandhiji and Hon. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavisji)
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One
of the most important aspects of achieving Quality Standards is the ability to
sustain them in early childhood care and education projects. Quality and policies are not a goal to achieve and
forget, but a mission to uphold everyday in every aspect. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I compare
what is happening today in the early childhood sector to the Titanic because
the Titanic sank when it ran into an iceberg and this tragedy lost lives,
valuables, and trust of thousands of people. Last year early childhood care and
education in our country too has faced its share of icebergs, the past year has
not been very good for early ch<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>ildhood care and education
especially the big dent it has left on parents trust of branded and unbranded
chains. Be it the chaos and stress that parents experienced because of the
closing down of a branded chain of preschools or the severely dangerous
incidents that happened in daycares and preschools leading to trauma, injury
and even death in some cases. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When such
instances occur we always blame it on external factors (icebergs) such as
the lack of CCTV or for example- in the
case of the famous preschool chain that left parents stranded blamed it on an
investor! This means that just like the Titanic we assume we sink due to an
‘external iceberg’. But did you know that it was not just an iceberg that sank
the Titanic? Ongoing research from British journalist Senan Molony, has
evidence that proves that: The real reason for it’s sinking was a fire outbreak
in the fuel tank bay of the ship, which happened before the Titanic took off on
its journey. Due to the fire the ships hull heated up to 1,000 degrees Celsius
and when Titanic hit the iceberg the steel gave way with a huge gap as under extreme
heat steel becomes fragile and loses 75% of its hardness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are
happy that state governments are drafting safety policies for the early
childhood sector, but we urge that these policies not be limited to ‘rules on
paper’ but also have comprehensive aspects of training, implementation,
supervision/auditing. We believe that policies can be drafted to save the early
childhood ‘ship’ from icebergs, but what
about the fire that is destroying it from within and making it susceptible to
damage from ‘icebergs’? Till the triple factor of 1.training, 2. guidelines and
3. center audits, are not brought into
the picture the early childhood sector will
continue to face these issues and keep sending state governments into a tizzy preparing
‘policies’ to tackle the issue. But most of these policies made in this ‘knee
jerk reaction’ style are short term, more of a public appeasement and lead to
no long-term quality enhancement of the sector. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These knee
jerk reactions till now have not looked into the core issues but have given ‘so
called solutions’ (different in
different states!) like registering preschools with local authorities (how does
that help? So paying 25,000 and kids are safe?) Or passing a child protection
policy that states that child care centers should be in safe areas and to have
cctv cameras (the Kharghar daycare where a child was beaten up by a caretaker
had cctv cameras, did that deter the caretaker?) or bringing a new rule that
preschools cannot be set up in residential areas! (So is a commercial area safe
for young children? And the amount of time they will travel to reach these
areas, is that good for them?). An earnest appeal from the Early Childhood
Association to the team deciding the safety policy for Maharashtra and other
states-</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Involve key stakeholders like Early Childhood
Association, Branded Day care and Preschool owners who have been successful in
running quality centers till date, Parents who will actually benefit from these
policies. Until you do not involve all of these you will not have a workable
policy that safeguards children keeping the ground reality in mind.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do not limit safety policies to a certain age
group, because by doing so you are suggesting that safety ends with that age
group (in this case it is up to 3 years, so what about 3 to 6 years?)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have a comprehensive safety policy for birth
to 6 years both for early childhood care (daycares, crèches) and early
childhood education (playschools, preschools, balwadis, kindergartens). This
policy should cover all safety aspects be it school buses, center safety, childcare
safety and safety during field trips as these children are taken on short field
trips.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do not limit it only to a policy on paper,
have detailed guidelines on how to achieve implementation of<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">the policy. For example just stating that
centers to have CCTV cameras is not going to help, as seen in the Kharghar case
there was a CCTV camera but no one was monitoring it.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Define a training program/course for Early
childhood Education and care, presently there is no course defined like we have
B.Ed. course. Also courses presently being run lack latest global research and topics
like risk assessment, fire drills and child proofing centers etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bringing a policy is fine but who will ensure
that it is implemented? Bring in associations like ours to help audit centers
regularly.</span></li>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An appeal to our Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modiji- <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the
Early Childhood Association we are worried about the future of early childhood care
and education in our country. Its time the government stopped ‘babysitting’
this sector and started respecting and investing in it both through proper budgetary investments and
‘thought through’ long term beneficial policies that serve both the privately
run centers and the government run too. With multiple policies in multiple
areas and states which are limited to only ‘outlining rules’, it will end up deterring
the committed and passionate early childhood educator from setting up quality
centers which in turn leads to more ‘profiteering minded’ people coming into
this sector who will bribe their way through all these so called new laws and
policies and end up giving low quality education and care to the children. We
humbly and strongly urge the government to look into 3 key areas-</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One nation- One Policy- Be it for starting
preschools or curriculum or safety etc. there should be one common policy with
defined non-negotiable for every state to follow. States can then add relevant
cultural or area specific points.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Consultative process before defining
policies, laws and regulations in early Childhood care and education- government should involve important
stakeholders before defining laws or policies, involve associations like Early
Childhood Association , parents and center owners as we know the ground reality
of how and what needs to and can be implemented.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Define the developmentally appropriate
curriculum and assessment for all ages in the early years centers, so that a
child in Delhi or Chennai is not being exposed to different learning
expectations that are not in line with their age or stage of development.</span></li>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #090000;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Its time not only to save the
cradle (centers) but the bough that holds the cradle (training, guidelines,
support, supervision) otherwise if the bough breaks, then down will come
cradle, baby and all…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swati
Popat Vats<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">President
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-72178723035521126312016-12-23T15:34:00.000+05:302016-12-23T18:36:43.637+05:30Heavy academics in kindergarten (3 to 6 years) who to blame schools or parents?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Early
Childhood Association with Podar Institute of Education conducted this
much-needed survey to find out whether the burden of heavy academics that is
put on our young children (age 2 to 6 years) is due to schools or parents. The
survey was conducted over a period of months beginning from June 2016. We
interviewed 1920 school heads and principals from Mumbai (320), Delhi (320), Pune
(320) and Bangalore (320) and Ahemdabad (320) and Chennai (320) and 1921
(average 320 parents in each city) parents from the same cities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We feel
that this is what politicians, parents, schools and policy makers should be
debating and deliberating on- how to improve the nurturing that we give our
youngest citizens and how to keep them away from this toxic stress called
syllabus and testing in kindergartens. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Early
Childhood Association strongly advocates for stress free kindergarten years
which is also mentioned in the Early Childhood Policy of the Women and Child
Development Ministry, we are not in favour of stopping children from going to
preschools because research has proven that play based environments help young
children develop better social and emotional skills. We are not in favour of
some state governments banning children below the age of 3 from going to crèche
and playschools. It is a completely misunderstood directive, what is required
is to remove heavy academics and ensure that young children get play based
environments to grow. Also attached is the ECCE policy of the government of
India which also states the same and gives clear indication o</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n what
kids should be doing at what age, it does not say ban preschools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What has
gone wrong with preschools in our country when we have a well drafted Early
Childhood Policy and Curriculum by the Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development? Our problem is that one ministry at the state level does not
handle education. Early childhood care is handled by WCD but early childhood
education is looked into by…well no one at the state level! This leaves no
choice but for preschools to make their own curriculum or become ‘preparatory
centers’ for standard one. State governments are now starting to ‘regulate’
preschools but without having a policy on quality or curriculum how can the
state regulate, you regulate something that is defined and set, when nothing is
defined or set then what are you regulating? And why is each state redefining
the early childhood policy and curriculum? Children between the ages of birth
to 6 years go through the same stages of development in every part of the
country so then why the need to reinvent the wheel and waste precious public
money when there is a great policy and curriculum drafted by the central
Ministry? The solution to this can come only if Early Childhood Care and
Education is not a concurrent subject at the state level. Then we will have a
common standard of care and education across the length and breath of our
country and our children, our future will get the care and nurturing they
deserve.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">At the
recently held Seventieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a new
set of global development goals were set that will establish the Development
Agenda for United Nations Members States through 2030. To achieve the goals,
access to quality early childhood development is recognized as essential for
not just human development, but also sustainable development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“What we
are learning about all the elements that affect a child’s brain – whether her
body is well nourished, whether her mind is stimulated, whether she is
protected from violence — must change the way we think about early childhood
development … and how we act,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “To
give every child a fair chance in life, we need to invest early, invest
equitably, and invest smartly – not only in education, but in health, in
nutrition, and in protection.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">And that
is what we believe we need to give all children in our country, in the first 6
years of life- health, nutrition, protection, and education. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The results of this survey
were an eye opener as the results clearly showed that not only are parents
unaware of what should be taught to children and when but sadly even the
principals and heads of schools who are the experts trusted by the parents and
trained in education (they do have educational degrees) were clueless about
laws, policy and curriculum defined in ECE by the government. They are still
shackled by age-old redundant practices and unwilling to change. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Toddlers
as young as two years are made to hold pencils and go over dotted lines in
worksheets. Three year olds are made to recite rhymes in front of a class and
then graded and marked on their ‘performance’. Children are taught number 1 and
then number 7, skipping the rest in between because standing line numbers
should be taught together! Completely overlooking the fact that letters need
not be taught in the A to Z format but numbers need to be taught in the order
of counting or else children will not have a foundational base of what number
comes before, after etc. This is the confused state of preschool curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">So why is
the above ‘cancer of education’ an integral part of our preschools? If you ask
the preschools they blame it on parents, it’s the parents that want their child
to read and write at an early age. To what gain? What do we achieve when we
push children towards this senseless method of ‘education’ when they should be
learning with play? Are we scoring on the PISA results? Not at all. Finland
that has no formal learning for children up to the age of 7 is scoring better
than all countries. So we have school heads flocking to visit schools in
Helsinki, but is there any change in the way we teach our preschoolers? Absolutely
not, it is the heads of schools that feel that preschoolers should be given
more reading and writing! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Early Childhood Association
recommends that education of schools heads and parents is a must both by the
ministry of women and child development and by association like ours, we will
be sharing this study with all our members and appealing to them to make the
kindergarten years based on play based learning as given in our policy and to
do away with senseless toxic academic stress being put on the children. The
Early Childhood Association is also planning to have a one day Consultative
Forum with Heads of schools and preschool brands to decide a common curriculum
that should be followed by member schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This survey brought to light
the following anomalies and ‘cancer’ in our preschool system-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There is not much of a difference seen in the
replies given by school heads and parents. This brings to fore the question
that what is the use of a degree in education if it does not prepare and
educate one on the right way to teach. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Both parents and school heads are not
questioning the relevance of traditional practices for new age learners. So
while many school heads are thinking about and embracing changes in primary and
secondary education methods they are not open to changes in preprimary
education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In both the minds of school heads and parents
preschool education remains tied to performance. (55% parents and 52% school
heads connect preprimary to preparing kids to learn for standard one, 78%
school heads and 80% parents believe in testing preprimary children, 60% school
heads and 54% parents are not in favor or removing heavy academics from
preschool and replacing it with play) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Reliefs like no homework, tests etc. given to
primary children but none to preprimary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Neither the school heads nor parents are aware
about the government’s ECCE policy and curriculum. (Only 21% school heads and
2% parents are aware about the policy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Both school heads and parents want preschools
to focus only on preparing children for standard one- like a preparatory stage
not a stage focused on brain development or nurturing developmental skills. (55%
parents and 52% school heads)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Decisions by both groups regarding preschool
education and curriculum are based not on policy or research but on blind age
old practices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Some school heads were aware that the
kindergarten curriculum being followed by them was not in sync with either the
ECE curriculum of the Ministry or in sync with the standard one syllabus
outlined by NCERT but were still following the same, not ready to bring in
changes. (77% are aware)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Women and child development ministry is
aggressively looking into malnutrition, health and safety of women and children,
we strongly feel the study suggests that there should either be a separate
department in the ministry to look after Early Childhood Education every
state to have a common policy and curriculum for preschools, it should not be a
concurrent subject. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Women and Child Development ministry should
define a curriculum/syllabus for preschools and this should be implemented
across all preschools in India and not left to schools to choose their own
‘toxic curriculum/syllabus’. (Check out point 20 of the survey) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why
heavy academics are being pushed down to kindergartens in India?- survey
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According to you at what age can children hold
a pencil to write?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- developmentally a child can pick up a
pencil and hold even by age 2 but to make the child hold for writing should not
be before age 4, our ECE policy also states the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">65%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">68%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">35%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">None
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">None <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any age <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">None
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">None <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According to you which grip is required for
children to hold a pencil correctly?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- the three fingers required for holding a
pencil in correct manner is called the tripod grip. When children do not use
the tripod grip then writing style, speed and clarity suffers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<br /></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to you which grip is required for children to hold a pencil correctly?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Pincer grip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">24%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">22%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Palmer grip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">9%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Tripod grip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Holding grip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">65%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">72%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According to you at what age should children are
able to write letters and numbers?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- not before the age of 5, ECCE policy
also states the same. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to you at what age should children be able to write letters and numbers?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">85%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">88%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">15%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any age <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According to you at what age should children
be able to copy from the blackboard and write in their books?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- not before the age of 7. And why is this
still required? When in every sphere we are moving away from stagnant practices
then why not in education? Where is this skill going to help them in future? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to you at what age should children be able to copy from the blackboard and
write in their books?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">10%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">56%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">62%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">32%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">28%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According to you at what age should children
be introduced to addition?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- addition is a complex mathematical
application and can be taught only after children know basic concepts like
number value, number counting etc. which is developmentally in place only by
age 6 onwards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to you at what age should children be introduced to addition?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">9%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">76%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">70%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">15%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">23%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any
other age <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">6.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According to you at what age should children
be introduced to subtraction?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- if addition is at age 6 onwards then
subtraction age 7 onwards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to you at what age should children be introduced to subtraction?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">34%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">43%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Age 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">66%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">57%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any
other age<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">7.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Should children be given tests in the
kindergarten years? (3 to 6 years)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ans- absolutely against early childhood
parameters of research and development. Even our RTE act has banned the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Should
children be given tests in the kindergarten years? (3 to 6 years)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">78%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">80%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">32%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">20%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If yes which of these tests would you think
are suitable – <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> If yes which of these tests would you think
are suitable<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Only Oral<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">23%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Written <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">10%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Both <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">76%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">67%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If no, why not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> If no, why not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
it is not age appropriate and can cause stress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">13%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
it is not necessary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">22%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
I don’t think it is right, but I don’t know reason<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">86%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">65%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why do you think it is important for children
to read and write during the kindergarten years?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why
do you think it is important for children to read and write during the
kindergarten years?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
it will help them get admission in a good primary school<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">67%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
it will help them cope better with studies in later school years<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">60%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">13%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
we were taught like that and we are fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">28%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">20%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Would you agree if your child’s school/ government,
if they remove all reading writing and
number workbooks and instead replaces it with play and project based
curriculum?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Would
you agree If your child’s school/ if the government removes all reading
writing and number work books and instead replaces it with play and project
based curriculum?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">22%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">60%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">54%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Maybe <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">28%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">24%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If yes, please select your reason.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> If yes, select your reason<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Times have changed so why not the curriculum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">23%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">19%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
other countries like Finland and Belgium have done it then why cant we<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">34%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">15%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
I don’t think young kids should be stressed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">43%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">66%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If no please state your reason.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
yes, select your reason<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
If there is no academics then why am I sending my child to kindergarten?/why
would parents send children to kindergarten<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">45%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">48%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Because
I want my child to be ready for standard one/because they have to be ready
for standard one<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">55%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">52%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">14.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The replies that you gave for the above questions
were based on your knowledge gained from which of the following<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> The replies that you gave for the above
questions were based on you knowledge gained from which of the following<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> My childhood experience<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Research that I have read<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> I referred to national ECE curriculum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> My years of experience as a head/parent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">81%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">84%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do you think early writing, reading and
number work can cause stress in children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do
you think early writing, reading and number work can cause stress in
children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">20%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">23%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">32%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">38%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Not always<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">48%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">39%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If yes can this stress be harmful?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
yes Can this stress be harmful?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">45%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">38%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">32%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">34%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> I am not sure<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.8pt;" valign="top" width="310"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">23%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.6pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">28%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">17.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Are you aware of the Early Childhood
Curriculum guidelines defined by the Women and child development ministry?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tbody>
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<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Are
you aware of the Early Childhood Curriculum guidelines defined by the Women
and child development ministry?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 37.5pt;" valign="top" width="50"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 235.4pt;" valign="top" width="314"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.9pt;" valign="top" width="179"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 37.5pt;" valign="top" width="50"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 235.4pt;" valign="top" width="314"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">21%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.9pt;" valign="top" width="179"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 37.5pt;" valign="top" width="50"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 235.4pt;" valign="top" width="314"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">76%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.9pt;" valign="top" width="179"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">34%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 37.5pt;" valign="top" width="50"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Never heard of it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 235.4pt;" valign="top" width="314"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.9pt;" valign="top" width="179"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">64%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">18.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Are you aware of the syllabus for standard
one defined by NCERT?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Are
you aware about the syllabus for standard one defined by NCERT?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">65%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">20%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">35%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">80%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">19.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do you think according to you the present
kindergarten curriculum in most schools is in sync with the standard one syllabus
defined by NCERT?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do
you think according to you the present kindergarten curriculum in most
schools is in sync with the standard one syllabus defined by NCERT?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Yes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">23%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0% (not
aware)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> No <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">77%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">0% (not
aware)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">20.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">How is your school’s kindergarten
curriculum/syllabus defined?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 406.8pt;" valign="top" width="542"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> How is your school’s kindergarten
curriculum/syllabus defined?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Principals
and heads of preprimary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Parents <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> By a curriculum team of teachers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">38%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Don’t
know have never asked <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 32.4pt;" valign="top" width="43"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Based on standard one curriculum, working
backwards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">42%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Don’t
know have never asked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Based on
workbooks from publishers <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">39%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 135.6pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Don’t
know have never asked <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Based on
ECCE curriculum govt of India<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 238.8pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">19%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Don’t
know have never asked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-76338526931802359882016-12-20T18:07:00.001+05:302016-12-20T18:08:21.244+05:30Testing or selecting?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A recent
article featured in Mumbai Mirror on the difficulty level of the school
admission tests for 5-year-old kids left many shocked and appalled. Shocking
and disappointing to see how the RTE (right to education act) is being flouted
repeatedly by top schools in the city with entrance tests being doled out to
children as young as 5 and 6 years as an entrance exam (come on, really?) for
admissions to standard one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">So what is
it that these schools are proving with this test? That only ‘smart kids who can
solve tests’ can get admitted to the school? Or that the school is unable to
‘teach’ kids so it only admits those that have already been taught and prepared
by parents!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This
so-called testing is actually a selection process and is just a kind of
‘academic racism and bias’. Bias for ‘achievers’ and an attitude of ‘if you can’t
pass the test then let your ambitions rest.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">So is this
kind of testing harmful for kids? Yes it is on so many counts, here are the top
three harmful long-term damage that this can cause children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Early on in life a child’s brain is being
programmed to recognize learning as stress so more often than not, the thinking
brain is paralyzed and the primitive brain is activated leading to memory loss,
lack of retention, palpitations during any future tests, exams etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The emotional balance in the family goes for
a toss as both parents, family are constantly ‘expecting’ the child to perform.
This can cause severe damage to the child’s growing socio-emotional development
and can lead children to become withdrawn, depressed and feel a constant guilt
of not being able to please their parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This stress is what brain experts call toxic
stress and this can damage cognitive, physical, and emotional growth and
development leading to personality and learning problems. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What can
parents do about it? Lots, the first step is to understand that a school is a
place of learning, explori<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>ng, and growing each child to
reach their individual potential and so parents need to reject these schools as
they are taking away the right of ‘entry into education’ of a child. A right
that is upheld by the RTE act of this country. Are you not the ones paying the
fee? Then who should be doing the screening and selecting? You or the school?
Think about it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">But then
why do schools have these tests? Many
schools like to project themselves as ‘hard to get admission to’ so that more
parents would want to enroll their children there. Afterall as ‘tiger parents’
we like to get what we feel is not attainable for our child. So by having these
tests they try to create a feeling of ‘status’. Do we really want this kind of candy
floss status for our children? Are we that gullible? I am sure not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The RTE
act of this country prohibits exams up to a certain age and this is a complete
violation of that act that these schools are indulging in. If school is a place
where you want your child to build a positive and ethical personality then how
can you want to admit your child to a school that practices these unethical and
wrongful practices of testing and selection?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
parenting expert that I was talking to recently said, ‘parents react only when
it pinches their pocket’. She said this because she saw news about parents’
community in India write to the Prime Minister to control school fees. Well,
then parents must also rally together and raise their voice in the media about
such abhorrent practices that are harmful for their child. And this kind of admission testing is
expensive both on your pocket and your child. Because it just does not end with
the ‘entrance test’, it gives schools an opportunity to charge a ‘donation’
entry for students who did not pass the test and then once your child is in,
they can also subtly suggest that the child needs ‘tuitions’ to survive in the
school. So what you have actually enrolled your child for is a
not-so-merry-go-round of stress, tension and disappointment that can be
expensive not only on your pocket but on the well being of your child as a
learner. Its time parents react when it pinches their child, and this kind of
testing is not only pinching it will leave horrible life long scars on the personality
of your child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Boycott
such schools; don’t seek admission in a school that selects children based on
their scores. A school is supposed to select a good curriculum and teachers so
that children can score well in life. Instead of that the burden of learning is
falling on your child, so parents, change this and make the burden of teaching
fall on the schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Report
such schools to the education department, the media today is so accessible, and
no school will want negative publicity in the media. Use the social media and
spread your disgust about these schools and their unethical practices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
question is not whether the test was easy or difficult, the point is that kids
cannot be selected in a school based on any kind of testing, period. We need to
stand up for our children because if we cannot stand up for children then we
don’t stand for much. Don’t choose a school that will test your child instead
of testing their own teaching quality and capability. Don’t keep quiet, report
and rebel with all your might. Remember parents you can choose to either give
your child the gift of learning or the burden of stress. Choose wisely as your
child depends on and trusts your choice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Swati
Popat Vats leads the franchising, publishing, and teacher education and child
education wing of <i>Podar Education Network
as its President.</i> Presently the company has over 280 preschools, daycares
in India. She also heads the early childhood teacher-training program for the
company and has set up over 97 centers. In her 32-year career in education,
Swati has taught classes from K.G TO P.G (kindergarten to post graduate) but
chose to focus her research and creativity on elevating the cause of preschool
education in India. She wants to help refine the teaching learning experience
in preschools to enhance the 98% brain development that occurs in children at
this age and has designed a philosophy called ‘Kiducation’ for her centers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Swati is
also the <i>President of the Early Childhood
Association of India</i>, <i>leader for
India of the World Forum Foundation and leader for Asia of the Nature Action
Collaborative for Children and</i> <i>founder Director and Parent Mentor of Born
smart a parenting website and Institute</i>. She can be contacted on <a href="mailto:swatipopat@podar.org">swatipopat@podar.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-23926996551486432282016-11-07T17:27:00.002+05:302016-11-07T17:27:33.337+05:30Early Childhood Association advisory to Preschools/Kindergartens for Upholding Rights of Children on Children’s Day.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Early Childhood Association advisory to<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>
Preschools/Kindergartens for Upholding Rights of Children on Children’s Day.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">India
is the proud signatory of the UN Charter of child rights and in India 14<sup>th</sup>
November is proudly celebrated as Children’s day. On this day we at the Early
Childhood Association wish to help you gift every child all his/her rights to
help all children be happy, healthy and develop holistically. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have
a unique celebration on Children’s Day and make each child’s ‘rights’ an
integral part of this children’s day celebration. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to wear comfortable
clothes</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- let us understand the difference
between fashionable and comfortable clothes. Let children be children and dress
like children not mini adults. Schools can introspect about their uniform, is
it child friendly? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to healthy food</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-
as schools we impart education for life, so let us also take responsibility
about the food our children eat. In our celebrations let us avoid feeding junk
food to children. Healthy food can also be tasty. Lets also change the way we
celebrate birthdays in school, how about letting kids distribute fruit instead
of chocolates and sweets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to a healthy planet-</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
let us use this planet as something borrowed from our children’s future. Let us
ensure that we reuse, refuse, and recycle as much as possible. Let us as
schools do away with nature antagonistic activities like salt, flower, or grain
rangolis, leaf printing after all we can think of other activities that do not
teach children to consider nature as an activity but as a way of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to education- for
every child</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-what about the not so rich? Let us
implement the RTE act as a responsibility and not as a burden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to play- </span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">kudos
to schools that promote play way learning. Time for schools to rethink about
the importance of play in the life of children. After all play is the work of
childhood then let us not make children rote learn, write numbers/letters 60
times. Let us help them learn through play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to a safe environment-</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
safety and security is the prime need of young children. Young brains thrive
when they feel secure. Train staff not to shout, threaten, hit, or abuse
children in any way. Take charge of keeping kids safe from child sexual abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to a happy caring
family-</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> involve parents in the school as much
as possible. Refrain from having a ‘keep out’ policy for parents. Parent
partnership will help the school thrive and the child excel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Right to have fun-</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
let children giggle, chatter, play, squeal, laugh, run, and yawn. ‘Put your
finger on your lips’, ‘I want pin drop silence’; ‘put your heads down on the
table’ are so not right. A good teacher leads children, does not boss them
around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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give time in the school timetable for children to chat, meet others and
exchange stories. Ensure that it is not the teacher talking all the time but
kids talk to each other too. Facebook can wait; let us first help them make
friends face to face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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let children be children, don’t steal their innocence. Gift childhood to
children and not stress or ‘mini adulthood’.
“If I cant be child right now then when will I enjoy my childhood?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
children’s day help your teachers and parents understand child rights and the
best gift that any teacher, parent, school or country can give its children is
– a happy childhood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>HAPPY
CHILDREN’S DAY.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SWATI POPAT VATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672893508088024727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284363910006679057.post-48536621643991786462016-10-27T17:15:00.001+05:302016-10-27T17:23:51.781+05:30A 10 point recommendation to the Ministry of Women and Child Development Madam Maneka Gandhi.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hon. Union Minister Madam Maneka Gandhi, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It is a difficult time for our country, and the many dialogues
you lead as Union Minister for Women and Child Development. There are
raging incidences of malnutrition in Maharashtra and MP, gender abuse, female
infanticide, all needing your attention.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our dialogue, at the Early Childhood Association Conference held
at Habitat Delhi on 3<sup>rd</sup> September 2016, may not overtly seem to
present such a grave issue.<i>However, we can assure you, that you are poised
to re-write history- your time and decision will help us decide whether in the
future, the Government spends money on <b>building prisons or building
pre-schools</b>.</i>Early childhood education, care, and nurturing determines
what tomorrows future citizens will become, with 90% of brain development
taking place before the age of 3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our conference was attended by over 200 school leaders,
teachers, educationists, and thought leaders.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">
The Early Childhood Association is a pan India body with a social outreach of 1
million stakeholders in the parenting space.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tabling our major concerns:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We appreciate the Early childhood Education policy (and
curriculum), drafted by the Ministry of Women and Child development but
we do lament that most of the schools are not following the same.
Implementation of the ECE policy is a state subject- and the state leaves the
preschool curriculum to the schools in
turn. Hence, it is normal to find that pre-school curriculum is largely
governed by the requirements of Std. 1 of the school that the children
attend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Why does every state reinvent the wheel with different policies
when the goal is the same? Why are some children forced to write at the age of
two and made to read at age 3 and some denied the nurturing, security and
nutrition they require in the early years? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Children who grow up in a stressed environment, will need
emotional and social remedial care or may grow up to be a burden and stress on
society as fractured youth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">India’s 70 million disabled do not find inclusion- the toddlers
who have disabilities face discrimination from the word go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In cognizance of the above- please find a 10 point recommendation
to the Ministry of Women and Child Development for bringing about a much needed
focus and change in Early Childhood Education in our country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We request a meeting to elaborate and discuss the same.</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For early childhood there should be separate body from the
parliamentary act. Like we have RCI for special children and National
Institutes in each state for early childhood education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Or Early Childhood Education should not be a concurrent subject
as children in the first 5 years have same developmental pattern, make safety,
curriculum, teacher child ratio, class size, salaries, educational
qualifications of teachers as some basic non-negotiable throughout the
country. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">ICDS funds should be equally divided in mid day meal and
preschool education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Regulation to curb preschool and daycare centers coming up like
mushrooms in private homes and elsewhere; with no quality standards. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Every preschool, whether government run or private should go
through quality certification by an independent body appointed by
Government. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">6.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">No heavy academics at the preschool stage (upto 5 years).
Homework and bags are already banned by CBSE for standard one and two but then
what about preschools?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">7.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Draft a common curriculum for ECE to be used by all states.
Standard one expectations should be set by NCERT, in line with the
preschool curriculum as per the ECE policy of the Government. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">a.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This
common curriculum should be notified to any one starting a ECE school/
Anganwadi / Pre- Primary School. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">8.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Staff- Child ratio to be defined as per age group and also limit
class size. This should be across all sections whether anganwadis or private
preschools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">9.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Develop a ECE qualification framework( new Education Policy says
DIET to train the ‘teachers’). This should be common, pan India. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">10.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Continuous in-service training on inclusion, which includes
subjects like child development, curriculum, special children, safety and first
aid and observation and assessment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #232323; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">About ECA:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #232323; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #232323; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Early Childhood Association is an initiative that addresses the need
to safeguard the educational rights of all children while making resources
available to the educators. There is no distinction as to whether a child comes
from a balwadi, anganwadi, or a private preschool. Efforts are taken through
workshops, videos, publication of books, parent enrichment programmes, teacher
training programmes and other mediums to better the quality of early childhood
education received by children from all walks of life. ECA has in its member
base, 3500 preschools, 35 NGO’s, and 45 corporate members.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">
(</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eca-india.org/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">www.eca-india.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #232323; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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