India's Right to Education (RTE) Act

http://subirshukla.blogspot.com/2010/09/why-are-you-imposing-freedom-on-me.html

http://subirshukla.blogspot.com/2010/09/right-to-teach.html

I've been reading about it.

I'm arranging to do my alternate practicum at an international school in Bangalore.  Doing research on the school, I realize how hard they, and other schools like them, are fighting to absolve themselves of responsibility for complying with the Act's directive to admit a quota of students from underprivileged backgrounds (within a certain radius of the school).

I've been thinking a lot of about public education (which I deeply believe in... and then barely survived my practicum in) and private schools (where I had a marvelous experience with all the happy children and teachers.... in our beautiful little bubble)