Hello Everyone,
When I moved from London, UK, to India about eight years ago, I asked my husband why he chose to live in Gurgaon, Haryana, particularly since he had been living in Delhi. He told me that he felt the government of Haryana was a progressive one, especially in relation to education and females. In light of this, I was pleased to see this recent article http://www.haryanaeducation.net/facts/ on the net. I quote, "The Haryana Government is chiefly concerned about literacy among females. The female literacy is vital for educating the society, as children start learning from home and these are the females, the mothers, who need to be educated to train their kids". I can relate to this entirely since I spent a lot of time on my child's initial education before he went to formal school. As a Bengali and English speaker, I spoke to my son in both languages and my husband spoke mainly in Hindi. We also read in English and Hindi (I am unable to read Indian languages, so the onus fell on my husband to read in Hindi). I was able to impart this to my child because, while I was pregnant, I investigated and discussed with experts who happened to be members of my family, too (paedetricians, teachers, English language experts, and mothers whose children had good vocal skills) various ways to deliver information and language skills to my baby. I also had the added advantage of being able to concentrate on my child while my husband went to work. Smarttalkers would have given me the opportunity to raise my child's communication skills among other children as part of my own business - even from home! I saw the results in my own child via his good vocabulary and communication skills. If charity begins at home, so does education.
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