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Why Mother Tongue Education Beats English for Better Development? || Acharya Prashant (2024)
Bharat
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Education
Medium of Instruction
Consciousness
Ceteris Paribus
Perspective
Discretion
Native Language
Modernity
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the dilemma of choosing between a native language medium school and an English medium school. He introduces the logical principle of 'ceteris paribus', meaning 'all things being equal'. He explains that a Marathi-medium school is only preferable if it matches the quality of an English-medium school in all other aspects, such as infrastructure, teaching quality, and peer environment. He warns against having a narrow perspective that focuses solely on the medium of instruction while ignoring critical factors like playgrounds, teacher maturity, and cultural biases that significantly impact a child's development.