District Institutes of Education and Training - Teacher Education

District Institutes of Education and Training: A Comparative Study in Three Indian States
all, others are regular, but there is often a ‘floating’ population who attend
irregularly. Helping them catch up is another call on teachers’ time.
Table 8.1: Students enrolled, present, and average working days in
March 2000
Teacher boys av. boys girls Av. girls total total Working
enrolled present enrolled present enrolled present days (out of 26)
1 35 23 37 22 72 45 14
2 47 28 22
3 44 29 26
4 34 30 18
5 77 62 20
6 115 85 20
7 38 28 66 45 14
8 62 49 18
9 54 42 19
10 50 40 16
11 36 33 33 27 69 60 15
12 25 22 24 21 49 43 15
13 39 32 19
14 24 20 25 21 49 41 11
15 41 36 35 30 76 66 14
16 42 34 37 30 79 64 10
17 40 33 39 34 79 67 13
18 68 45 18
19 30 20 50 45 19
20 42 35 22
8.3.2 Social background of children
With the rapid growth of the private sector, Municipal schools cater to the social
groups who cannot afford fee-paying schools. All the teachers in this group
perceived these children as second-class citizens.
T5 In private schools they take interview. These students are ready, they are
prepared by their parents at home. They are the cream. While here these
are children who are left, ones who don't do anything at home. Or else a
lower level course should be prepared for them. If you teach the same thing
to private school students, where they have the best students… when we
teach the same thing to children with low catching power… the course for
them should be simple.
T4 This course is easier for private schools children. It is bit difficult for these
children. The course should be simple (25.2.00).
160 DFID