Impact of Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 in School education

Impact of Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 in School education


Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 is intended to reform the educational system and culture in India by improving the quality of education from school to higher education.

For years educational institutions in India had developed different methods of education which had a lot of drawbacks. It is impossible to predict the set of skills that are required after five to ten years from now. This is one of the important aspects that needs to be considered when designing any policies related to education. Learning throughout life is a must when it is difficult to predict the future requirements. Apart from this, bringing an internationally competent generation is required to build the nation. A few key points for such an educational revolution requires following minimal conditions.

1. Infrastructure, 2.Teaching quality and qualified teachers, 3.Activities apart from curriculum.(Desk 2018), 4.Financial Stability.

One of the major requirements in science education is infrastructure which includes Laboratory, Smart classrooms and Access to resources. One of the major impact that Education policy-2019 is going to impart is in the lower education sector. NEP-2019 brings the idea of teaching Mathematics and languages from standard 1-5.which can positively influence the students.

Suggested by the NEP-2019 all children between 3-6 avail professional education which may not serve the purpose unless the teacher, teaching method and the system are extremely well defined. This is the age at which the children learn from the parents, with much care and consideration. Traditionally we followed a system that at the age of five. This has developed organically during the past years. Changing from such a system should also consider development Mind with that of the students brain. There was a clear distinction in curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the old system. (Behar 2019). The NEP-2019 put forward no distinction between all three but gets equal importance. Anganwadis had a profound role in nutrition and child care, and was not considered as an educational institution.(Jebaraj 2019). NEP-2019 on the other hand required anganwadis to link with local primary schools. This can have a negative impact on the working of anganwadis.

Currently Right to education act 2009 (RTE Act) provides compulsory education to children of age six to fourteen.(Anon 2019a). NEP 2019 is expected to extend the RTE act to all children from the age of 3 to 18. This can make a very impressive improvement in the way how the education is transmitted from the limited number to all. The new curriculum framework suggested by the NEP-2019 would make space for holistic, discussion and analysis-based learning by reducing the curriculum load.(Anon n.d.)(Anon n.d.; Anon 2019a). This change in the education system can bring cognitive and socio-emotional development of children along with knowledge gaining process. All these changes are meant to promote active pedagogy that focus on life skills and capacity development required for the 21st century. (Desk 2019). 

Quality of teachers are at most important in the development of the student, a four year B.Ed. programme which includes rigorous training in all fields of education can transform the way of teaching, also the suggested training of 50 hours every year, ensures the quality of teaching. Most importantly, teachers will not be allowed to do any job other than teaching, this definitely gives more time for the teacher.

Reformation in the examination pattern can give the student an upper hand than that of the one completed the course in old method. Testing the core concepts, capacities, skills, by default makes the student competent enough.

Emphasis on the infrastructure requirements, NEP suggests complex school concept which can improve the quality of education through infrastructure. Infrastructure development cannot be done in small schools, hence bringing public schools together might improve the infrastructure and hence the quality of education.(Anon 2019a).

By making required improvements and changes in the NEP-2019, which include giving more importance to the education of children with disabilities(Anon 2019b) and being more secular (Anon 2019b; Gowda 2019) and also implementing it with the right intention,  this new policy can be a game changer in the history of India.

 

References

Anon, 2019a. Draft National Education Policy 2019. PRSIndia. Available at: http://www.prsindia.org/report-summaries/draft-national-education-policy-2019 [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Anon, MyGov Innovation | National Education Policy 2019. Available at: https://innovate.mygov.in/new-education-policy-2019/ [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Anon, 2019b. Why the draft National Education Policy doesn't do justice to children with disabilities. The News Minute. Available at: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-draft-national-education-policy-doesn-t-do-justice-children-disabilities-106565 [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Behar, A., 2019. Opinion | Glimpses of the much-awaited National Education Policy. https://www.livemint.com. Available at: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-glimpses-of-the-much-awaited-national-education-policy-1559751088213.html [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Desk, I.T.W., 2019. HRD Ministry drafts new National Educational Policy: 19 changes recommended. India Today. Available at: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/hrd-ministry-drafts-new-national-educational-policy-19-changes-recommended-1540190-2019-06-01 [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Desk, I.T.W., 2018. Measures to improve quality education in schools: Why India needs to develop school ecosystems. India Today. Available at: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/measures-to-improve-quality-of-education-1349831-2018-09-26 [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Gowda, C., 2019. Missing secularism in new education policy. https://www.livemint.com. Available at: https://www.livemint.com/education/news/missing-secularism-in-new-education-policy-1561564775831.html [Accessed August 18, 2019].

Jebaraj, P., 2019. Draft National Education Policy proposes formal education from age of three. The Hindu. Available at: https://www.thehindu.com/education/draft-national-education-policy-proposes-formal-education-from-age-of-three/article27706234.ece [Accessed August 18, 2019].

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