Rajan's Practium report on NCERT PP on Crafts

Rajan's Practium report on NCERT Pos.Paper on Heritage Crafts

INTRODUCTION

There are 21 position papers are created to cover the major areas of curriculum. the main objective is to provide a comprehensive review opf existing knowledge, representing an awareness in the field of reality especially in rural schools.

The Focus Group Objectives:

To incorporate the cultural, social, and creative attributes of craft into the educational system, through both theory and practice.
· To ensure that craft is viewed as a professional skill, leading to employment opportunities.
Need and significance ofHeritage Crafts in the School Curriculum

Handcraft is a production process and a wonderful, indigenous technology, not an outmoded tradition. This point needs to be emphasized in the school curriculum, and craft be taught as a professional expertise rather than a “hobby”. Training in craft skills, whether at home, or through the traditional Guru-Shishya tradition, should be recognized as industrial training, and given the same supports as other technical and vocational education.


METHODOLOGY
A common charge against Indians is that we have a great ability to visualize dreams but not the corresponding capacity to actually realize them. So we felt it important to develop a range of recommendations that are practical, specific and accessible; that are backed by personal experience, data and guidelines; and that build on the strengths rather than the weaknesses of the system.

EVALUATION
The Focus Group were unanimous that there should be no formal examination or marking, since in this creative area success or failure was partly dependent on the inherent skills and motivation of the individual child and the subjective value system of the teacher. However, some form of regular evaluation should take place, which would also be self-evaluation of both the teacher and the course. The child’s effort, interest, and ability to handle materials should also be assessed. The primary objective of this subject is to widen the child’s horizons and enhance his or her skills and creativity.
CONCLUSION
In this national Curriculum Frame work I can able to understand that
NCERT enunciate the importance of Heritage and Craft, what are the methods used to keep it as long and how the students can it from the school. Anyhow I hope that the heritage craft should be kept for long till the man is in live.