The Andhra Pradesh government had notified that schools can no longer have fancy suffixes to their names. Schools in AP have names like XX Concept school, YY e-Techno school (whatever that means). They also carry names like Olympiad academies or IIT schools -many variations on similar lines. Parents pay the high fees such nomenclature attracts.
But it seems the schools decided not to follow the govt ruling.
When I first came to Hyderabad, there were schools named St ABC Grammar High School.
The British had set up Grammar schools, which were supposed to focus on teaching classical languages and language skills in general-- well grammar I suppose. Hyderabad has one known as the St George's Grammar school which was started in the late 19th century. Hence tiny schools set up in small tenements started calling themselves St ABC Grammar High School.
Then came the great IIT dream. So schools sprung up with the letters IIT tagged somewhere.
When everyone started using this tag, some of the enterprising people started looking for other tags. Then came a spate of "techno" schools and "e-techno" schools.
Then some people felt these schools do not focus on concepts in science, but only make the children mug up stuff. So next we got "concept" schools. These still do not teach fundamentals, but by adding the suffix, all problems are solved. So now we have Concept schools.
There was some talk that schools must nurture talent. Schools change their names from XX techno to XX Talent schools.
I believe the next great thing is IAS coaching. We must start preparing the children from the pre primary to get them to pass the IAS. The Constitution of India must be memorised by the 3rd std and then we can go to Economics and current events in the 4th std ......only we must make them memorise current events for 2024-25 which is when they will be writing the exam.
But it seems the schools decided not to follow the govt ruling.
When I first came to Hyderabad, there were schools named St ABC Grammar High School.
The British had set up Grammar schools, which were supposed to focus on teaching classical languages and language skills in general-- well grammar I suppose. Hyderabad has one known as the St George's Grammar school which was started in the late 19th century. Hence tiny schools set up in small tenements started calling themselves St ABC Grammar High School.
Then came the great IIT dream. So schools sprung up with the letters IIT tagged somewhere.
When everyone started using this tag, some of the enterprising people started looking for other tags. Then came a spate of "techno" schools and "e-techno" schools.
Then some people felt these schools do not focus on concepts in science, but only make the children mug up stuff. So next we got "concept" schools. These still do not teach fundamentals, but by adding the suffix, all problems are solved. So now we have Concept schools.
There was some talk that schools must nurture talent. Schools change their names from XX techno to XX Talent schools.
I believe the next great thing is IAS coaching. We must start preparing the children from the pre primary to get them to pass the IAS. The Constitution of India must be memorised by the 3rd std and then we can go to Economics and current events in the 4th std ......only we must make them memorise current events for 2024-25 which is when they will be writing the exam.
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Parents must be more careful and aware about the schools and the amenities. If you are looking for Schools in Hyderabad be conscious about the recognition and standard.
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