By Krishna Patel | Managing Coordinator
Vivekanand Higher Secondary School students gave their first term examination in October-November. The students did well, and though there is a scope for improvement, and by the end of the year we will be able to report progress, the results demonstrate the effect the school has on the students’ education.
As the attached spreadsheet demonstrates, the performance of students in grade 10th is much better than that in 9th. The school admits 14 year old students from nearby villages. In their first year, that is the 9th grade, mostly due to lower quality of education provided in public schools, the students are not able to perform well in the examination, but in their second year, that is the 10th grade, the students do much better, nearly twice as well.
Though it is difficult to retain and convince students of 10th grade to continue their education, Muni Seva Ashram is working towards it with increased interaction with parents and society. Even though quite a few students find it difficult to continue their higher secondary education, the teachers of Vivekanand School work very hard to help students pass their 12th grade. The performance of the students in grade 11th and 12th is also noticeably better than those in grade 9th.
With subjects like Agricultural Science added to their curriculum, the students are given theoretical and practical knowledge along with hands-on experience in traditional agricultural practices and the upcoming technologies. This is essential as it helps the students practice agriculture, after completing their education, with more efficiency and better yields, thus making it a sustainable occupation. This process of taking students towards agriculture reduces migration to cities in search for sustainable jobs, thus reducing urbanization, and providing the students with a better quality of life.
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