Importance Of Primary Education

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1.2.1. Primary Education Naik, (1966) an eminent educator of our country very rightly described the importance of primary education in these words, “The progress of primary education is one index of the general social and economic development of the country as a whole.” A well planned and properly implemented system of Education at this stage plays a very significant role in laying down the proper foundation of child’s cultural, emotional, ethical, intellectual, moral, physical, social and spiritual development. It also contributes a lot to foster values of emotional and national integration. So, it is extremely important to make a sufficient investment at this level of education.
1.2.2. Organization of Primary Education Usually the terms elementary, basic education and primary education are used interchangeably. The National Policy of Education (NPE) has used elementary education for classes I to VIII. The NCERT, in its publication entitled National Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary Education: A Framework (1988) mentions elementary education (8 years) has been divided into primary stage (5 years) and upper stage (3 years). The ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Department of Education uses elementary education and under it includes primary classes (classes I to V) and middle classes (classes VI to VIII). Generally speaking elementary education refers to the combination of two stages of education – primary I to V (age group 6 to 11) and upper primary