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On why "neighbourhood" should be the only criterion in school admissions

1. Distance from the school is the only criterion that affects a child physically. No other criterion affects the child physically. Criteria like siblings, transferable jobs, awardee parents, single parent and so on are just discriminatory.

2. If more children are sent to neighbourhood schools, all neighbourhood schools would have a chance to develop.

3. Eventually, people would become "proximity" conscious than "brand" conscious.

4. Siblings would stand a greater chance of getting into the same school as they will also qualify for the neighbourhood points like their siblings.

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Permalink Reply by Moreshwar Salpekar on January 30, 2013 at 4:58pm

Hi Shiv,

I do not mean everybody is a crook and people like honsety unless forced to do otherwise by circumstances. i have faith in people but if you look at last Indian school list you might understand what i saw there on transferable cases and number of people with transfer points. i surely agree that neighborhood is best and its least discriminatory in nature

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Permalink Reply by Akshat on January 30, 2013 at 4:45pm

The Right to Education is right when it says education should be child centric. Except for distance, no other criteria is child centric. In fact, rest all discriminate between children

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Permalink Reply by Shiv B on January 30, 2013 at 4:47pm

I think Akshat was kidding.

1. But do you agree that the current points system is discriminatory and should be done away with?

2. Do you agree that proximity to the school is an important aspect of the ward's welfare?

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Permalink Reply by Yogesh Saigal on January 30, 2013 at 4:55pm

@ Shiv, Akshat - your logic is quite similar to that of the Juvenile Justice Board in a recent unpopular judgment. It makes one's blood boil, but then you leave it to the courts to decide.

Its a waste of time to argue on this forum ... with you two

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Permalink Reply by Akshat on January 30, 2013 at 4:59pm

@Yogesh. Your logic is quite similar to that of a Zamindar who thinks the whole village is his jagir and only he has the first right to the village pond

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Permalink Reply by Shiv B on January 30, 2013 at 5:07pm

Yogesh, mind your language. Don't make it personal. Nor club me with someone else. I feel like I wasted time interacting with you. A guy who is supporting an insanely unfair points system just because he is a beneficiary of the system. You are probably a master of forgery. You admitted you have three residences. So you must have utilized maximum neighbourhood points for three different neighbourhoods. You are an exception, you should know. A glaring reminder of why the current points system is so unfair.

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Permalink Reply by Moreshwar Salpekar on January 30, 2013 at 5:13pm

hi Shruti,

i agree but can you answer me

1. are you willing to send your 3-4 child daily 20 kms each way by bus or whatever just to make sure your child gets good school. your 3-4 year old has right to get into best school no arguments against but see their health and how tiring it is to travel 20kms daily each way for a 4 year.

2. do you think that sibling has higher weightage than first child when the case is that you cannot have sibling in a school unless you get first child there in place and in current points system i can see first child is unequal to sibling in terms of point

3. why should you being an alumni matter in admission of your child? if i am not an alumni of school X does it mean my child cannto get into schoolX. just see DPS rk puram beak up. for 3.1 to 6 km points for distance 15 while alumni is 26 points. does it make sense?

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Permalink Reply by Akshat on January 30, 2013 at 5:14pm

What are non-minority schools?

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Permalink Reply by Shiv B on January 30, 2013 at 5:38pm

@Stuti

Sure, I won't try to be a Smart Alec and answer your questions directly.

1. Yes. For the ones who do not have a decent school nearby, it would be discriminatory. But I doubt there are a many such areas in Delhi and special provisions can made for such areas. I hope you are not suggesting that there is a significant number of areas in Delhi without a decent school or schools within a radius of 10 km from their home? If your answer is yes, let me suggest Google Maps. If you have heard of it. You'll be surprised. Also, you can apply to good schools, why not. But just because you have a car doesn't mean you can speed away at every crossing or signal. You will have to let others pass as well. So others should have an equal chance of applying and succeeding. Hope that makes sense? Well, does it?

2. No. Proximity to the school is not the single most important aspect of a child's welfare. Going to a decent school is also important. By decent, I do not mean a branded school or a "celebrity" school among schools but a school that can provide a decent, nurturing environment to a ward. I am not suggesting a two-room shack with a toilet in the backyard can be called a decent school. I am saying there are decent schools in each neighbourhood, not one but many, with few exceptions. But people with unfair advantage derived from absurd criteria practically annihilate the chances of folks in the immediate neighbourhood of getting their wards admitted to these schools. That's not fair. By the way, by saying that proximity is not the only aspect of a child's welfare, you have tacitly agreed that proximity indeed is one of the aspects of a child's welfare. And when you compare it with other criteria - such as sibling, transferable jobs, alumni status, you'll notice that only the proximity criterion has a bearing on child's welfare. So this is the reason why it should not be done away with.

For 10 people 90 people should not suffer. For 90 people, 10 people can suffer. That's social justice. Right now, for 10 people, 1000 people are suffering.