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fault finding, etc. all through CDs. The lessons will be in 3 languages, Marathi, Hindi, and English. CD lessons bridge the language gaps Not only are the lessons now available in different languages but also the student can, at his choice, go from one language to another at the flick of a button. The rich and the poor, the rural and the urban, the common and the elite will have the same lessons, a kind of equality that we cannot imagine with the present teaching system. The student can take his lesson at his own convenience, from morning 6 am to 10 pm, as he likes. To start with, we feel, one hour per week for the students of the 9th and 10th standards will be enough to prove the benefits of the system. The results of the examinations as also the self-confidence of the students will be the criterion. The CD lessons are replicable and fast Once the effectiveness of a lesson is proven in actual use in some schools, it is easy to replicate it in thousands of schools. And coupled to the telephone through modem and Internet, any doubts could be solved expeditiously. They remove the gap between the formal and non-formal The use of CD lessons, not in a classroom but in small groups at prescheduled times, removes any distinction between formal and non-formal. Thus, even youth working during the daytime, could take computer lessons to understand the theory and take the final exam if desired. "How to do” on a CD The vocational and practical classes of science subjects have a special advantage in using CDs for pre-practical instructions. We have a CD lesson on electrical wiring, where the student logs on to Rural Development Through Education System 91
