GUJARATI MEDIUM IS NOT DEAD AND STILL ALIVE 16 Sep 2017
5 REASONS PARENTS CAN
NOT WRITE OFF GUJARATI MEDIUM EDUCATION
Though we are moving fast towards total
globalization even in India, still we have many reasons to stay connected with
our roots. One of such roots is school education in vernacular medium. When
most of the Gujarati parents are keen to take admission in English medium,
there are 5 reasons why Gujarati Medium is not dead and still alive.
1. Base education of parents:
Reason is very simple. Parents will be
able to teach their kids at home. As parents have done their formal education in
Gujarati Medium they can teach their kids without tuition. The kids will
willingly accept teaching guidance from parents.
2. Less educated parents feel comfortable:
So what if parents are uneducated/least
educated? But if they admit their wards to vernacular medium; Gujarati Medium
in this context, they can guide them very well about how to study and procure
good result as they had failed when they were kids due to some circumstances.
3. Competitiveness:
Gujarati medium schools are emphasizing
on school infrastructure and ambience. There are many schools which are
educating in English and Gujarati both mediums. It also beats in
infrastructure, amenities, quality of teachers and in-house activities for
students they provide. Cherry on the cake is their lesser and fit to pocket fees.
4. Mother Tongue:
If whole curriculum is in mother tongue
students are more likely to engage in learning process. Whole ambience becomes
such that where teachers, students & students to students speaks in
Gujarati. So that they relate to any topic very interactively and the toughest
topic can get resolved very easily.
5. Local Language Lending up in Instilling Virtues:
As there establishes mutual
understanding between teacher-student due to mother tongue, it converts to
strong bond of care and respect. This ends up instilling virtues in students by
teachers.
Alternatives are always available. So
what if a student has passed out his whole schooling from Class 1 to Class 12
in Gujarati Medium? He/she has all chances to polish English on his own.