> But you cannot teach village kids in English - especially, if in a few years they have to go and read the land records, inheritance documents, local newspapers which are in regional vernacular.
As the person you quoted, I felt obligated to respond ;)
Why not educate them in English, if the resources (i.e., teachers) and demand exist? As for reading legal documents, bilinguality isn't exactly that difficult to achieve, especially when the language of concern is your native one.
As the person you quoted, I felt obligated to respond ;)
Why not educate them in English, if the resources (i.e., teachers) and demand exist? As for reading legal documents, bilinguality isn't exactly that difficult to achieve, especially when the language of concern is your native one.