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Secondary education for all on India reform agenda
At the golden jubilee founder's day celebrations of Sainik School, a military school in Kunjpura near Karnal, about 120km from Chandigarh, Patil said: "In India, primary education is now a fundamental right and is free and compulsory. We are hoping to universalise secondary education as well. These are important forward movements in the school education sector."
- IANS
- Published: 00:00 July 25, 2010
Kunjpura: The universalisation of secondary education is on the government's agenda as part of improvements in the school education system, Indian President Pratibha Patil said here on Saturday.
At the golden jubilee founder's day celebrations of Sainik School, a military school in Kunjpura near Karnal, about 120km from Chandigarh, Patil said: "In India, primary education is now a fundamental right and is free and compulsory. We are hoping to universalise secondary education as well. These are important forward movements in the school education sector."
Patil said: "The stronger the foundations of school education, the greater the possibilities of progress. Indeed, at a macro level it can be said that the quality of education imparted in schools determines the nation's future.
"Therefore, it is necessary for schools to impart good education and make students understand the worthiness of discipline, integrity and doing their work with dedication. Moreover, they should also be taught the importance of time and its optimal utilisation."
Punctuality
She asked students to make punctuality a habit and use their time in school in the best possible manner.
Highlighting the importance of the role of teachers, Patil pointed out that youth needed much more guidance both from teachers and parents, given that there is a huge volume of information available to them in books, television and over the internet.
"Teachers must keep themselves abreast with the latest knowledge tools so that they can guide their students to look at useful and meaningful information sources," she said.
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