Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Manju Elizabeth Alexander

Abstract

Indian governments have seen education as a crucial development tool. The development of education is a continuum, which gathers its past history into a living stream, flowing through the present into the future. This paper begins with a brief historical background of educational development in India and the changing emphasis within government policy which have shaped the education system in India to better understand the present and visualize the future. It provides an understanding of how traditions have come to shape the content and methodologies employed in educational settings in India. The purpose of this reflection is to serve as a means to draw on strengths from ancient practices as well as to create an opportunity for rethinking other such practices having ischolar_mains in Indian history which may be detrimental to the students' experience of learning.

Keywords

Education System, Historical Practices, Policies, Strengths, Short Comings.

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Manju Elizabeth Alexander

Abstract

Students' differences in culture and language predispose them to different communication practices and even different test-taking skills. In a culturally responsive classroom, effective teaching and learning occur in a culturally supported, learner-centered context, whereby the strengths students bring to school are identified, nurtured, and utilized to promote student achievement. This creates an environment of acceptance and respect for the students' ethnic background and fosters development of ethnic identity. The purpose of education is to enable learners of all demographics to participate successfully in the modem economy and society. It is essential that children are given the best educational experience possible based on sound educational theory and practice. This paper seeks to provide a framework within which teachers and schools can choose and plan experiences that they think children should have.

Keywords

Culture, Linguistic Diversity, Indian Schools.

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