Posted by: GeetMaiJawaafDiu? September 8, 2017
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"...The paper by R. Andrew Nickson (1992, Development Administration Group; Papers in the Administration of Development no 48, The University of Birmingham) says that in fiscal year 1990/91, 9.4 percent of Nepal’s entire spending on secondary education went to Budhanlikantha School, and that was only 16 percent of the school’s total budget of that year..."
During the significant part of the '80s and '90s, the male scions, from the most powerful of the families in the nation, attended Budhanilkantha. "That rising tide" lifted even the "needy boats" that were recruited from all the 75 districts. That commitment of the school toward regional diversity is something to be commended though. Given the special nurture afforded to this school by the political elite of that time and those elite connections, the general fact about the academic and professional achievements by its alumni at present, do not come with much surprise.
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Almost any social fabric, especially in South Asian society, is a reflection of those "political impluses" or in my words, political culture.
"...And that makes me believe that despite what the original impetus was to make the school a coeducational school, it was one of the best decisions made..."
Given the historically inferior treatment of our girls and women in a South Asian society, their decision to allow female admission some 20 odd years ago was a significant step in the right direction. Only if an educational institutiom can mimic the real world, the students can be in a optimal position to be effectively prepared to thrive in the face of adversitities once they leave school. That means, a 50:50 boys to girls ratio, just like it is outside the school compound, is a prudent environment to aim for, in the coming days if not true already.
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Last edited: 08-Sep-17 03:50 PM