India/U.S. Curriculum Translation

*The science order may differ, but it will be marked clearly.

**Should have had consistent schooling with minimal gaps in education

***Assuming English is at a Novice Mid to Novice High Level

India Education System

School Year: June/July to March/April | Compulsory Education: 1st-8th | Graduation: 1st – 12th

India/U.S. Grading Scale

India Transition Supports

India Education Practice:

Some of the key areas that the Indian school system imparts to students are Pedantic methods, old and traditional modes of teaching and learning, poor quality of content, emphasis on rote learning, and memorization. In short, there is no scope for students to think creatively and independently. Additionally, India has a high literacy rate with most areas having 68 percent to 91 percent of the population who can read and write (Trines 2018).

U.S. Educator Implications:
Although students from India may express higher ability in their academics, they may struggle with assignments that promote creativity or imagination, or that stray from standard rote memorization skills. Providing consistent and positive feedback when students attempt assignments outside of their comfort zone will help grow student confidence.

Strategies for Transition

• Get to know your students by building positive relationships.
• Provide multicultural education where texts, values, beliefs, and perspectives represent people from different cultural backgrounds.
• Allow a reasonable amount of transition time.
• Culturally, there is excessive pressure placed on students to score well in their examinations, further hampering the health and well-being of the students. Ensure students are given strategies for coping with stress and connected to school counseling resources as needed. Additionally, seek to promote successes that are not academically driven.
• In India, there is a lack or limited availability of career guidance provided to students to mold their future and pave their path towards success; therefore, providing opportunities that allow students to explore career options would serve as a means to expand their thinking.
• Students from India historically have been taught by rote memorization, and assignments have been solely textbook based. Be patient with students as they may struggle to comprehend tasks or assignments that don’t align with things with which they are familiar. Demonstrating the thought process used in creative thinking assignments may reduce apprehension and serve as a model for students (Trines 2018).