One needs to revisit the concept of Educating the future generation and think out of the box to bring in innovative methods of truly educating the future Indians. While the current educational system suits a segment, we need to devise new patterns to implement our desired objective of "Inclusive Education".
Training in skills which are appropriate for a segment of the population combined with the basic knowledge of Language, Arithmetic, Civic Sense etc is one of the sure ways of achieving success in this endeavour. One needs to make a propaganda of the advantages of such a curriculum so that the children are voluntarily sent to the schools.
Sports has been neglected for too long. While we are fighting over reservations in Post graduate education, people in power have not made any effort to tap the enormous potential that is available in Sports. Rural sports can transform to a major entertainment business in the Semi Urban and rural areas. Today, the urbanites has hijacked this area as well and along with it the funds. Why is it necessary to have the best of the training facilities in Metros? will it not be a better idea to have them in multiple District level locations where the basic skills are available in abundance and waiting to be tapped?
Spotting Excellence is the primary task. To identify and implement systems for spotting excellence is the first step. To nurture such talents, it is essential to build Public Private model so that the truly talented benefit and the benefit reaches all.
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I would also include Moral sense, which would cover aspects such as 'clean' business and moral responsibility in your list.
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