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Sex education in the US is, as most who have experienced it, ridiculously inadequate, and its level of actual usefulness amounts to what is an almost complete waste of time.Further, it is overly influenced by third parties, like religious institutions who shun the use of birth control, and groups that tout "family values." Sex education in the US takes place in a country that is sexually repressed in general, and the topic of sex is considered one to be avoided, as taboo, "dirty."Jocelyn Elders, US Surgeon General, was forced to resign under the Clinton Administration, for suggesting that masturbation be taught as an adjunct to sex education.Topics like birth control or contraception are discouraged from being taught, as some argue, poorly, that doing so actually encourages children to have sex. This is reminiscent of European serfdom, and the three estates, such that the Church prohibits contraception because they have an interest in growing the "work force." This sad legacy of theocratic oppression still exists in the only secular nation that expressly demands the separation of church and state in its Constitution.The result is that "abstinence only" is taught as sex education. Abstinence only amounts to nothing more than saying, "don't do it kids!" and then hoping for the best. It cannot be described as being anything more than that.Actually teaching children nothing more than what are the hopes of certain so-called concerned individuals, is an example of the sort of mind-numbingly stupid public policy that persists, one of many public policies that actually create and exacerbate problems instead of solving them.And the fact that most people, generation after generation had the same inadequate, pathetic, sex education makes the problem worse. So parents find the topic awkward and embarrassing or just avoid it. Sadly, many people end up learning about sex from watching pornographic films--polls have shown that a large percentage of respondents consider "porn" as a useful source of information about sex--not surprising in the same country where many report getting their news from late night talk shows, like the Tonight Show.There are two other major contributing factors involved:the deteriorating quality of general educationthe tremendous amount of poverty, its never-ending cycle passed from generation to generationEducation:It is pretty well known that the quality of education in the US is lacking, when only twenty years ago, the US was #1 in literacy and #1 numeracy.Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), combines international test results and data such as literacy rates and graduation rates between 2006 and 2010.US rank out of 50 countries: 17thWhich countries have the best schools?Our [Pearson] Index, which uses global data sets such as PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS together with individual country data such as literacy and graduation rates, is one interpretation of where school systems are working well, are where they need to improve. As well as an overall rank, the Index provides separate standings for cognitive skills and educational attainment.US rank out 40 countries, 2014: 14thParis-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its 2012 triennial Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of 65 global education systems.The United States came in 36th, trailing nations such as Estonia and the Slovak Republic.Why Other Countries Teach Better: Three Reasons Students Do Better Overseas. NY Times Editorial Board, December 17, 2013.Millions of laid-off American factory workers were the first to realize that they were competing against job seekers around the globe with comparable skills but far smaller paychecks. But a similar fate also awaits workers who aspire to high-skilled, high-paying jobs in engineering and technical fields unless this country learns to prepare them to compete for the challenging work that the new global economy requires. The American work force has some of the weakest mathematical and problem-solving skills in the developed world. In a recent survey [pdf] by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a global policy organization, adults in the United States scored far below average and better than only two of 12 other developed comparison countries, Italy and Spain.Child Poverty (National Center for Children in Poverty)More than 16 million children in the United States – 22% of all children – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level – $23,550 a year for a family of four. Research shows that, on average, families need an income of about twice that level to cover basic expenses. Using this standard, 45% of children live in low-income families.Most of these children have parents who work, but low wages and unstable employment leave their families struggling to make ends meet. Poverty can impede children’s ability to learn and contribute to social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Poverty also can contribute to poor health and mental health. Risks are greatest for children who experience poverty when they are young and/or experience deep and persistent poverty.Children Living in PovertyIn 2013, approximately 21 percent of school-age children were in families living in poverty. The percentage of school-age children living in poverty ranged across the United States from 9 percent in New Hampshire to 33 percent in Mississippi.Child HomelessnessAcross the country, states are reporting more homeless school students. According to new data by the Department of Education, more than 1.1 million students in the United States in grades K–12 were homeless in the 2011–12 school year—a record high.The 10 Worst States for Student Homelessness, gallery

Thanks for asking to ask.There are lots of different solutions given by different people and organizations.Door Step School provides education and support to the often-forgotten children of pavement dwellers, slum dwellers, construction site families and many other underprivileged families. Many of these children are not enrolled in school and have limited access to books and a place to study. Additionally, many children drop out of school to work or care for younger children. With neither support nor resources at home some children also suffer from very low learning levels. We are trying to bridge this gap by bringing education to the “Door Step” of these underprivileged children."The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to impact the lives of children from low-income communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives. Akanksha works primarily in the field of education, addressing non-formal education through the Akanksha center and also formal education by initiating school reform through The School Project.Currently, Akanksha reaches out to around 4000 children through two models: the after-school or center model and the school model. Akanksha has 40 centers and 13 schools in Mumbai and Pune. Through the centers, a commitment is made to support each child by providing a strong educational foundation, good time, self-esteem and values, and to help them plan how they can earn a steady livelihood as a step towards improving their standard of living. The School Project is a venture to open high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities in Mumbai and Pune. These schools are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools in these cities that can be used to impact the mainstream education system."Make A Difference(MAD) is a platform that empowers youth to take responsibility. To provide children at risk a positive learning ecosystem that will help them unleash their potential.MAD volunteers implement projects that provide these children with the skills that guarantee employment, role models they can relate to and exposure that helps them dream big."Teach For America is growing the movement of leaders who work to ensure that kids growing up in poverty get an excellent education.nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and professionals working towards eliminating educational inequity"Imparting holistic quality education in English to Bangalore's poorest of poor children"Parikrma’s ambition is to ensure that quality education is accessible to marginalized children.The story of a country’s future can be told by looking at how its children are doing today. With so many childhoods being lost to poverty and labor, India’s future looks shaky and at risk and that is the gauntlet that has been picked up by Parikrma.Parikrma has four schools that educate over 1500 children from 69 slum communities and four orphanages in Bangalore. Each child has a unique personality and development curve which is nourished, encouraged and actively supported here all the way till he/she has completed education.Parikrma also empowers each child with life skills such as a strong sense of honesty and ethics, respect for the environment and a passion for excellence, both on and off the playing field."magic busA former national rugby player, Matthew Spacie is bringing recreational sports to children living in poor, urban neighborhoods in India. He is building their confidence and sense of community and teaching them to value teamwork and physical health. To support his work, he attracts volunteers and business sponsors and inspires reform in municipal funding for community sports.Riverside SchoolThrough her education curriculum and initiatives to build a healthy relationship between students and their community, Kiran Bir Sethi is changing the experience of childhood in Indian cities. Kiran believes when children are raised in nurturing environments, they in turn, create such environments for future generations and ultimately build a culture a citizenship between children and adults.The Riverside School is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was established by Kiran Bir Sethi in 2001. With a capacity of 390 students it is a small school on the banks of the Sabarmati River.The Riverside School is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was established by Kiran Bir Sethi in 2001. With a capacity of 390 students (student to teacher ratio of 6:1) it is a small school on the banks of the Sabarmati River. The school has developed an in-house curriculum up to the 7th standard. Grades 8th – 12th follow the IGCSE curriculum. It is also a research center for school education. In the past 11 years, the school has experimented with the latest learning models and has established itself as a pioneer in the field of education.3.2.1's mission-To create India's 1st high quality charter school network that will become a benchmark of excellence for educating underprivileged childrenGaurav Singh intervenes with the most important stakeholders in India’s education system: students, teachers, parents, government, to make them believe that first generation learners from low income families can learn. He is setting up a network of such schools that will make the entire public school system deliver quality education from within their existing infrastructure and budget.Nalandaway"To mentor disadvantaged children and help them rebuild their lives.NalandaWay Foundation is a non-profit that works with children from the poorest districts in India, helping them raise their voices and issues through theatre, visual arts, music, dance, radio and films. Over 17,000 children in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir have benefited from our programmes. Our interventions have helped them become creative, learn life-skills and build self-confidence to create the lives that they truly want to lead"Children are expressing themselves through art and the media.Agastya International Foundation is a Bangalore based non-profit educational trust that seeks to transform and stimulate the thinking of economically disadvantaged children. Agastya does this by bringing innovative science education to the doorstep of Government schools in various states in India.80 Mobile Science Vans which take science education to the village doorstep35 Science Centers for disadvantaged children172-acre Creativity Lab campus in Andhra Pradesh (2 hours from Bangalore)arvind gupta toys"Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science.As a student in the 1970s in Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Gupta became a socialist in belief but eschewed action-less discourse; he stated that instead he ""placed more faith in small positive action than empty rhetoric."" Gupta began his social service by teaching the children of the mess staff who had no opportunities for formal education.We want to design science and math activities to comprehensively cover the whole curriculum. Science concepts will be reinforced through simple toys. Short videos will explain difficult concepts and provide various pathways for children to further explore and deepen their understanding. Our website will help children -- especially from the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America in making science and math fun using readily available, simple low-cost materials. It will become a valuable resource library for teachers to incorporate in their classes. It will also become an invaluable resource for parents to help their children at home.The imagination factory sets up an appreciation bank in schools, where every child begins with an appreciation bank account and through the year. Points are added to the account to acknowledge any positive behaviour the child demonstrates. This encourages the children to be more co-operative and considerate to each other.Enabling Teachers to be role-models of appreciation, students to be vibrant individuals and engage the different stakeholders to build an ecosystem conducive to child development.Kaivalya Education FoundationTrain and transform rural school principals and help them turnaround schools. 100 principals are in the 3-year course. Plans to reach 1,000 by 2014stireducationSharath has launched an international movement of teacher changemakers who are innovating, implementating and influencing others to spread best practices of teaching. Growing to 30,000 teacher changemakers over the next three years, Sharath is catalyzing a teacher-led movement to improve learning outcomes for children.Azim Premji University is a not-for-profit, private, autonomous university under the Azim Premji University Act, 2010 of the Karnataka Legislature. It is the first private, autonomous University in Karnataka and among the few in India dedicated to Education and Development.We are sponsored by the Azim Premji Foundation and our roots lie in the learning and experience of over a decade of work in elementary education by the Foundation. Azim Premji University is one of Foundation’s key responses to the constraints and challenges confronting the education and development sectors in India like the lack of grounded knowledge and theory and a shortage of capable and reflective individuals. The University is actively engaged in the development of talent and the creation of knowledge which can catalyze sustainable improvements in education and related development areas.VISIONAzim Premji University's vision is education for social change that will contribute to the realisation of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society.MISSIONAzim Premji University will create outstanding and effective programmes that -Prepare graduates with great competence, integrity and social commitmentExpand the frontiers of knowledge in education, development and allied fields through researchSupport and enhance the work of the education and development sectors in the country through continuing educationContribute to change in policy and practice in the Indian education and development sectors through advocacy and public communicationFIRKI is an online teacher training solution that focuses on empowering teachers, putting learning in their hands for them to grow and become reflective practitioners who work towards providing an excellent education for all children in India.Firki is for any teacher who wants to learn, is committed to providing the best opportunities for each of their students and most importantly loves to teach!Teaching Channel is a multi-platform service delivering professional development videos for teachers over the Internet and on television. In addition to showcasing inspiring teachers in videos, Teaching Channel also hosts a community for educators to share ideas, best practices and enhance their knowledge.The Teachers of India Portal aims to create a vibrant community of teachers through the sharing of knowledge and experience on a common platform. The range of teaching and learning resources available to teachers on the portal will enrich their knowledge of subject content and pedagogy, demonstrate new approaches to classroom practice and provide concrete support in the form of teaching/learning material."Vigyan Ashram is a center of Indian Institute Of Education (IIE) Pune started by Dr.S.S. Kalbag in 1983. It's modern version of old Gurukul system with 'simple living and high thinking ' like thoughts. Vigyan Ashram developed many new technologies and they are giving training to youngsters everywhere. They are developing new information technology systems. Many Govt and Private organization and individual donor supports the program. Trustees of the Indian Institute Of Education manages Vigyan Ashram. They had started IBT cources in high schools. First batch was started at Shri Bhairavnath Vidya Mandir, Pabal.Lend-A-Hand India is a non-profit venture launched in 2003 by young professionals. It is based in New York City and focuses on issues related to youth. Its programs provide vocational training, career development, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities to young boys and girls in rural and urban communities.Lend-A-Hand India collaborates with dynamic grassroot non-profit organizations to develop and implement innovative projects."Barefoot College is a non-governmental organization that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. These ‘Barefoot solutions’ can be broadly categorized into the delivery of Solar Electrification, Clean Water, Education, Livelihood Development, and Activism. With a geographic focus on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), we believe strongly in Empowering Women as agents of sustainable change."The driving force behind Hole-in-the-Wall is the the concept of Minimally Invasive Education which is truly path breaking. That children could learn on their own, was something not many people would have imagined and that too in such a cost effective manner with benefits like improved group dynamics, better in-class behavior etc.To test our hypothesis, we conducted over 4 years of rigorous research at various locations. The findings have generated numerous insights which have received world wide attention and have also been published in prestigious journals."Swaraj University was designed and birthed in 2010 as a two year learning programme for youth. The focus of the programme is on self-designed learning and on green entrepreneurship, including exploration of basic business skills within the context of ecological sustainability and social justice. Each person's learning programme and curriculum is individualized according to his/her specific talents, questions and dreams. There is ample scope for learners to develop a multidisciplinary curriculum. We have developed and tested various learning materials and activities for self-designed learning. There is a strong focus on apprenticeship learning, leadership development and community living. In the area of community living, learners explore healthy and sustainable personal lifestyle choices, gift culture, co-creation and democratic decision-making. Decisions regarding day-to-day functioning is done through the form of consensus, with a space for each person in the Swaraj community, be that learner or facilitator, to express his/her voice.There are currently 51 learners enrolled in Swaraj University, from all over India and from different socio-economic backgrounds. The youngest is 17 years old and oldest is 31. There is a strong diversity in the batch, resulting in intense discussions and challenging situations at times due to differing perspectives. But, over the years, we have also witnessed the formation of strong bonds of friendship and trust amongst the group that transcend the barriers of age, class and language.There is no prior degree or diploma required to join Swaraj University. We do not provide degrees. Rather we encourage learners to develop their own portfolios and to develop their own livelihood projects and enterprise plans. We are also building a database of organizations and companies who are willing to review portfolios (in lieu of degrees) in their hiring processes."Digital Study Hall (DSH) seeks to improve education for the poor children in slum and rural schools in India. We digitally record live classes by the best grassroots teachers, collect them in a large distributed database, and distribute them to poor rural and slum schools. Education experts and teachers use the system to explore pedagogical approaches involving local teachers who actively ""mediate"" the video lessons. By harvesting a ""viral phenomenon"" of community participation, DSH aims to help train teachers and deliver quality instruction to underprivileged children. The project is collaboration between technology and education experts. Teachers at spoke schools use the videos to provide high-quality instructions to their students and train themselves too in the process. Various delivery channels like DVDs, Web and Media Projectors are being used to make the content available at the spoke schools where a teacher or mediator periodically pauses the video and engages the students in various activities based on what has just occurred on TV. These activities may include asking questions, inviting kids to do board work, and organizing role-playing activities. The mediator's job is to make his or her class as lively, dynamic, and interactive as the one conducted by the model teacher on TV. In effect, the video and the mediator form a ""team,"" the video provides an example, a framework, a lesson plan, and a content and methodology model; while the mediator, who may not be highly skilled in some domain-specific knowledge, supplies the crucial interactive element. The main aspects of DSH are:A ""people's database of everything""A network of hubs and spokesMediation-based pedagogyTechnology for sharing community-generated videoDSH has developed over 2000 videos so far covering the state curriculum, special education, digital stories and teacher training videos. DSH content is not only used as a tool for quality education but also as a tool to motivate and empower. Furthering the agenda of gender equity and social awareness, DSH has recorded Critical Dialogues on topics like Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, Child Marriage and the problems faced by women in India. DSH has rapidly expanded beyond schools and beyond academic. In collaboration with the State Council of Education and Training (SCERT), DSH is running a capacity building project with 70 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) in the state of UP, India. DSH videos have been widely appreciated and around 140 teacher educators and 1,40,000 teacher trainees are benefiting from this intervention. Beyond academic, The 'DSH Gender Empowerment' program is operating in 3 districts in Uttar Pradesh, covering 41 girls residential schools (KGBVs) and reaching out to around 3800 adolescent girls from underserved communities.Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization created in 2006 by educator Salman Khan to provide "a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere."NPTEL provides E-learning through online Web and Video courses in Engineering, Science and humanities streams. The mission of NPTEL is to enhance the quality of Engineering education in the country by providing free online coursewarePlanetRead is a not-for-profit organization registered in CA, USA and in India. It is dedicated to reading and literacy development around the world and has a solid track record of work in India. PlanetRead was originally created around the idea of Same Language Subtitling (SLS), now a globally recognized innovation for mass literacy and reading development on TV. SLS for literacy was first conceived and researched in 1996 at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Then PlanetRead pioneered the concept of “Same-Language Subtitling” (SLS) for mass literacy, by suggesting its implementation on the immensely popular Bollywood film songs on TV in India.PlanetRead has the simple vision of a reading planet – a planet where everyone can read and have access to interesting and affordable reading opportunities in both his/her native or other language(s). We contribute to literacy worldwide by innovating and implementing simple, scalable, and cost-effective solutions, especially using mass media and information technologies. We have already used SLS on several song-based TV programs on Doordarshan, India’s national broadcaster. Our main target group is the early-literates, people who are officially “literate” but who cannot read, for example, the headlines of a newspaper.PlanetRead’s “karaoke” approach to literacy provides automatic and regular reading practice to over 200 million early-literates in India. In addition, nearly 270 million illiterate people are motivated to become literate.so now it's your turn you make a change.Please refer this quora answer;Shiksha Parivartan's answer to What are your suggestions for education reform in India? Differentiate between primary education and higher education.Happy New year.

Hello Anon,I would like to ask a couple of questions of you first:Are you absolutely sure you want to take English honours?Do you think that you will be able to make the cut-offs to the top DU colleges?Have you received an offer from Ashoka University yet?Taking the first question, if your answer is no, then Ashoka University is a better bet, because our programme is based on the Liberal Arts model, where you are given a flavour of all subject areas and disciplines. More importantly, you are given the time to decide your choice of major or specialisation, which Delhi University asks you to make fresh out of school.This brings me to a case where you have answered affirmatively to the first question, of whether you make the cut-offs to the top DU colleges. As everybody in this country may know, the biggest difficulty of the Indian education system is not that the quality provided is poor across the board, but that the number of seats in the quality institutions are EXTREMELY limited. This is even more so for colleges offering courses in the humanities and social sciences, where the popular belief is that your choice begins and ends at the top DU colleges. Of course, the standard provided by Stephens, LSR, Miranda, Hansraj, Hindu, Venky and a handful of other colleges is very high, but this is limited to people with extremely high grades, often exceeding 97/98%, and in some cases not being attainable without reservations. Although it is true that Ashoka has an average batch grade of around 91% in the Founding Undergraduate Class, the deviation ranges from marks in the mid-60s to the high 90s. Unlike DU however, Ashoka judges their applicants on a holistic basis, considering a long-term academic profile (results from 9th-12th and co-curricular involvement in school), a profile of your extra-curricular interests and talents, and finally, the degree of ease with which you answer tough problems put before you and the skill with which you communicate this to the target audience. Apart from the comprehensive application form, the interview process also plays a major role in ensuring students' competence for the Ashoka experience. So, the answer to the second question may be yes/no, but the hope is that you will get an equally good, if not better quality of education at Ashoka. Your marks don't define you, you define yourself.Ashoka University also has a strong faculty in English, with eminent scholars and authors like Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris (also Dean of Academics, scholar of Shakespeare and author of the recently published book The First Firangis), Prof. Madhavi Menon (scholar of queer theory, sexuality and Shakespeare, and author of well-received academic works like Shakesqueer), Prof. Mandakini Dubey (also a Professor of Critical Thinking at Ashoka University) and Prof. Aruni Kashyap (author of the English novel The House With A Thousand Stories and several other works in both English and Assamese), with this faculty only growing with incoming batches and the germination of our University on the global stage (pun unintended).Lastly, to answer the final question in the affirmative would allow you to finally give you the right to ask anon's question, as the process is very competitive and challenging. Many excellent students get rejected by Ashoka every round and cycle. This year's batch intake is capped at 350, due to logistical constraints of a good education and the availability of residence and mess facilities, and Ashoka only takes the best. If you are lucky enough to make it, congratulations and I hope to see you soon!