Parents support their children’s learning in many ways — helping with homework, sending children to tutors or private schools, and spending more time with children. Further, only 55 per cent of children with low parental education received any learning support at home compared to almost 90 per cent of children with high parental education. Here the gap is much smaller: 28 per cent children with low parental education took private tuition compared to 33 per cent with high parental education. However, only 23 per cent children with low parental education received any material as compared to 49 per cent of children with high parental education. ASER 2020 shows 75 per cent children receive some kind of help from a family member in studying at home.

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2021 21:31 UTC