Hereditary Education Policy - Proposals in The New Scheme

Proposals in The New Scheme

The Modified Scheme of Elementary education proposed the following changes in the school system:

• Reduction of School hours from five hours per day to three.
• Introduction of shifts -the students were to be divided into two batches and the school would function in two sessions. Each session will be of three hours duration, consisting of four periods of 40 minutes each, with not less than two intervals totaling 20 minutes. The sessions will be arranged to suit local conditions. One batch will attend only one session a day. There were to be six working days per week.
• No dilution of the previous syllabus and no reduction in duration for subjects like Language, Elementary Mathematics, Nature Study, Drawing, History, Geography, Hygiene, Civics, Moral Instruction and Singing.
• The second session in which the students would be out of school was to be utilised for obtaining the objectives of the basic education system - learning through living and training in self-reliance.
• During the out of school session, the girl students were to learn house keeping from their mothers in their home environment. The boys were supposed to learn farming or other crafts from their respective fathers.
• Boys whose parents did not belong to occupational groups, were to be sent to work in farms or with other craftsmen in their villages.
• In addition to the learning the students were to be utilised in service to the village like building sheds,laying bricks, attending to village sanitation, improving roads, etc..
• The out of school session would have no strict attendance or work requirements.