Macaulay’s Oranjuss

English Mania in Kerala,

What this “English adventure” does is to prey on a child’s vulnerability rather than build on his or her strengths. It turns the child into a dumb listener, leads to psychological numbness and loss of self-esteem. To deny a child the comfort of using her mother tongue in the early years of education is to commit a grievious crime. The English hysteria also undermines the children of the poor who study in Malayalam-medium schools. Instead of gaining from a reasonable syllabus taught in the mother tongue, they are mired in a feeling of inadequacy. This is reinforced by poor teaching skills, which are the norm.

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