Comments on: Were Tamils squeezed out of higher education by standardisation? http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/ Discussion on Sri Lankan Education Issues Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:04:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Language immersion http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-17689 Language immersion Fri, 15 May 2009 05:12:39 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-17689 It Seems to be a good education thread with a lot of information. I believe you need to suck it up and learn to read, since you'll find that as you get past basic level that the available resources for continuing to learn will narrow significantly if you don't know the characters. It Seems to be a good education thread with a lot of information. I believe you need to suck it up and learn to read, since you’ll find that as you get past basic level that the available resources for continuing to learn will narrow significantly if you don’t know the characters.

]]> By: Rita http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-17371 Rita Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:47:17 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-17371 I noticed a video by BBC that talks about the roots of the problem in Lanka and how it all started. The below link shows the documentary:- http://www.tajtube.com/watch_video.php?v=1039ddd4f18e2df I noticed a video by BBC that talks about the roots of the problem in Lanka and how it all started. The below link shows the documentary:-

http://www.tajtube.com/watch_video.php?v=1039ddd4f18e2df

]]> By: Sri Lanka: Education and Tamils | Pilka http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-4744 Sri Lanka: Education and Tamils | Pilka Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:24:37 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-4744 [...] education forum asks if Tamils were squeezed out of higher education because of standardisation. [...] [...] education forum asks if Tamils were squeezed out of higher education because of standardisation. [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Sri Lanka: Education and Tamils http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-4741 Global Voices Online » Sri Lanka: Education and Tamils Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:23:57 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-4741 [...] education forum asks if Tamils were squeezed out of higher education because of standardisation. Share This [...] [...] education forum asks if Tamils were squeezed out of higher education because of standardisation. Share This [...]

]]> By: Yasaruwan http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-4727 Yasaruwan Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:58:04 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-4727 This could be a very good topic if you write this in 70's. Actually the problem is still there but not with tamils. Mostly it affects to the students in Colombo now. As I know district quota is a big advantage to the tamils living in east to enter university because the cut-off marks for that districts are relatively law. Still the cut-off marks for Jaffna are little bit high, but I would like to ask do you think "tamils=jaffna people" as you indicated in the cartoon? This could be a very good topic if you write this in 70’s.

Actually the problem is still there but not with tamils. Mostly it affects to the students in Colombo now.

As I know district quota is a big advantage to the tamils living in east to enter university because the cut-off marks for that districts are relatively law.

Still the cut-off marks for Jaffna are little bit high, but I would like to ask do you think “tamils=jaffna people” as you indicated in the cartoon?

]]> By: Jack Point http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-4721 Jack Point Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:45:56 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-4721 This WAS a critical issue not any more. Thanks to the meddling by cack-handed politicians the university system in the country has been ruined and very few desire to get a local degree at a state university. Most students opt for foreign degrees or professional courses with ted to lead to a job rather than joining the ranks of the unemployed after completing a local degree. The same is true of the other big issue - the civil service. Now no one (except the most incapable) wants to join this once-elite institution. The private sector offers much better prospects. I feel there is now little point in discussing this issue anymore, save as a lament to the destruction that politicians post-independence have visited on once-august institutions. This WAS a critical issue not any more. Thanks to the meddling by cack-handed politicians the university system in the country has been ruined and very few desire to get a local degree at a state university. Most students opt for foreign degrees or professional courses with ted to lead to a job rather than joining the ranks of the unemployed after completing a local degree.

The same is true of the other big issue – the civil service. Now no one (except the most incapable) wants to join this once-elite institution.

The private sector offers much better prospects.

I feel there is now little point in discussing this issue anymore, save as a lament to the destruction that politicians post-independence have visited on once-august institutions.

]]> By: Duminda Ratnapala http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-4717 Duminda Ratnapala Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:55:17 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-4717 Come on, both Snr and Jnr Thondaman has taken great efforts to improve the education in the estates sector. I had a field visit to hill country recently and was surprised to see the facilities available there. The schools might not be as good as the ones we have in Colombo but we should not forget that the conditions of estates sector few decades back. It is a definite improvement. I have heard that the education there is so good that estates find it so difficult to attract the younger generation as labourers. It is definitely good news. That is why people still respect Thondaman. However, it might be a different case in N&E. That is because Praba is more concerned in his 'struggle' than the education of Tamil students. Duminda Ratnapala Athurugiriya Come on, both Snr and Jnr Thondaman has taken great efforts to improve the education in the estates sector. I had a field visit to hill country recently and was surprised to see the facilities available there. The schools might not be as good as the ones we have in Colombo but we should not forget that the conditions of estates sector few decades back. It is a definite improvement. I have heard that the education there is so good that estates find it so difficult to attract the younger generation as labourers. It is definitely good news. That is why people still respect Thondaman.

However, it might be a different case in N&E. That is because Praba is more concerned in his ’struggle’ than the education of Tamil students.

Duminda Ratnapala
Athurugiriya

]]> By: Estates Sector http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/comment-page-1/#comment-4716 Estates Sector Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:35:27 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/were-tamils-squeezed-out-of-higher-education-by-standardisation/#comment-4716 This may be off-tpoic. But I don't see Senior or Junior Thondaman being worried about improving education in the estate sector. Can someone explain why. Don;t those tamil students deserve a decent education? This may be off-tpoic. But I don’t see Senior or Junior Thondaman being worried about improving education in the estate sector. Can someone explain why. Don;t those tamil students deserve a decent education?

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