For the children to learn something better, the teaachers must know how to teach. Since they lack the requisite skills - and a B.Ed. or not is not the measure here - teachers are happy if kids know less, lest their shortcomings be exposed. To change the system, we need teachers who understand what it means to teach. Asking the child to write spellings five times or stand on the bench the next day in class is a mockery of any sort of education. Unfortunately, teachers are chosen based on how less a pay they demand and what vernacular class they come from. Any sort of aptitude to teach is incidental and not required. As far as comparing with US goes, well.. we are proud we have culture, aren't we? That's the standard bandwagon everybody wants to jump on. Yes, all we have is a culture of non-performance and shirking, be it sports, education or governance. Sad to note this but can anybody disagree?
