Benefits and Challenges of Shadow Education in Mathematics Learning

Abstract

Shadow education is known as the education which is given or received in the form of private tutoring at home or at some other place and other than regular school. This has now a days remarkable effects on the society and school going students. This has gained so much popularity that students want to join it so that they can gain some conceptual knowledge about the subject. In schools mathematics knowledge plays an important role in the growth and development of the child and so for the nation. There is a strong connection between the mathematics subject and shadow education. Mathematics is one way easy, simple, conceptual and practical but on the other hand for some it is just the opposite. The students and even many parents feel that it is hard, complicated and its language is different and also some chapters and topics of the higher classes are difficult to understand and of no use ever. It is said that everything has its good and bad aspects. So there are challenges associated with shadow education and mathematics education. Among all the subjects taught in schools, mathematics plays an important role in us. The data for this research was collected through interviews with the children who participated in shadow education for improvement and good scores in mathematics. The researcher applied phenomenological approach for the study. There is an involvement of three students of class 10th grade waiting for class examination results, purposive sampling was used. Data collection was done keeping in mind that there is an impact on personal growth and gaining conceptual knowledge of mathematics, for personality development and also mental development. This study provides insights for educators, students and policy maker and parents. It aims to develop the needs and concerns of students who are engage in shadow education.