EDUCATION IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

EDUCATION IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES EXISTED IN PUNNAVELY TOWARDS THE END OF THE LAST CENTURY .THERE WAS A SMALL MALAYALAM PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH PRIMARY 1 AND 2 CLASSES CONDUCTED BY P.M. MATHEN IN THE OLD CHURCH BUILDING; THIS WAS STARTED IN 1897. WHEN PUPILS COMPLETED THERE PRIMARY 2 EDUCATION ,THEY HAD TO GO TO THE LOWER PRIMARY GOVERNMENT SCHOOL AT KUMBILIVELI .THOSE COMPLETING LOWER PRIMARY EDUCATION JOINED PRIMARY 5 CLASSES IN A MALAYALAM MIDDLE SCHOOL AT CHELAKKOMBU ,NEDUMKUNNAM OR PATHANADU .PUPILS DESIROUS OF HAVING ENGLISH EDUCATION HAD TO GO MALLAPPALLY OR CMS COLLEGE SCHOOL, KOTTAYAM ;ONLY THOSE WHO COULD AFFORD TO PLAY SCHOOLS FEES VENTURED TO PURSUE ENGLISH EDUCATION....

CURRICULUM DURING THE EARLY YEARS..

A GLANCE AT THE GENERAL SCHOOL TIME TABLE 1924-25 REVEALED CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS STARTED AT 9:30AM AND CONTINUED TILL 4 PM. WITH AN HOUR LUNCH BREAK AT THE END OF FOUR PERIODS ON EACH DAY TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE IN ALL CLASS .GENERAL SUBJECTS INCLUDED

ENGLISH:GRAMMAR,COMPOSITION,TRANSLATION AND DICTATION 8 PERIODS

MALAYALAM:PROSE,POETRY,COMPOSITION AND GRAMMAR 5 PERIODS

ARITHMETIC:4 PERIODS

GEOMETRY: 2 PERIODS

GEOGRAPHY: 3 PERIODS

HISTORY:INDIAN AND BRITISH 3 PERIODS

NATURAL STUDY : 2 PERIODS

DRILL AND DRAWING : 2 PERIODS