School is one of the most important institutions in any society. It is set up by the society with a large number of objectives which are of a very important nature. It has to play a crucial role in the building up of the society which builds it. The function of developing the future citizens in entrusted to the school. As a future citizen the child enjoys certain rights. The society is under obligation to fulfill those rights. Organizing efficient and good school for its children is one of the primary responsibilities of a society or state. When we look to the below-mentioned rights of the children, we are in a better position to understand the necessity of school organization and administration and the role of society or state in this respect.
Rights of the Children
1. Every child has the right to a satisfactory, and up to date, education.
2. The child has the right to an educational program that bridges the gap between home and school, and between school and future life.
3. Every child has the right to schooling under healthy conditions.
4. Every child has the right to get for his educational needs the required funds from the resources of community, state and nation.
5. Every child has the right to educational service and guidance during the entire year throughout the period of his education.
6. The child has the right to teachers, supervisors and administrators who understand him and who are educated to deal effectively with his needs and problems.
7. Every child has the right for training through the school to participate in community life and nature.
8. Every child has the right through his school to health services, educational and vocational guidance, library facilities, and recreational activities. In special circumstances, the school may have to provide for special service like mid-day meals, transportation facilities, etc.
The above mentioned rights and demands of the children can be fulfilled only through a very efficient school system. The efficiency of the school system can be ensured not by providing only a magnificent building to it, but by organizing and administering it on ideal lines in every way. A good building is just one small factor. There is the human element in the form of pupils, teachers and administrator without which the body of a school is incomplete and even inconceivable. Although the structure of a school is also raised by bricks and mortar but the more important things about a school are the ideas, ideals, aims and the spirit behind its structure. Its administration is also not to be on the same pattern as the administration of a factory or a department.
From: Kulbir Singh Sidhu, “School Organization and Administration”
Rights of the Children
1. Every child has the right to a satisfactory, and up to date, education.
2. The child has the right to an educational program that bridges the gap between home and school, and between school and future life.
3. Every child has the right to schooling under healthy conditions.
4. Every child has the right to get for his educational needs the required funds from the resources of community, state and nation.
5. Every child has the right to educational service and guidance during the entire year throughout the period of his education.
6. The child has the right to teachers, supervisors and administrators who understand him and who are educated to deal effectively with his needs and problems.
7. Every child has the right for training through the school to participate in community life and nature.
8. Every child has the right through his school to health services, educational and vocational guidance, library facilities, and recreational activities. In special circumstances, the school may have to provide for special service like mid-day meals, transportation facilities, etc.
The above mentioned rights and demands of the children can be fulfilled only through a very efficient school system. The efficiency of the school system can be ensured not by providing only a magnificent building to it, but by organizing and administering it on ideal lines in every way. A good building is just one small factor. There is the human element in the form of pupils, teachers and administrator without which the body of a school is incomplete and even inconceivable. Although the structure of a school is also raised by bricks and mortar but the more important things about a school are the ideas, ideals, aims and the spirit behind its structure. Its administration is also not to be on the same pattern as the administration of a factory or a department.
From: Kulbir Singh Sidhu, “School Organization and Administration”
