My hatred for the education system in this country is "legendary". I have ranted and raved about it ever since I began thinking independently. Maybe the system by itself is fine( since it is so widely accepted. I am not very educated about it.) But its implementation is absolutely abysmal.
Have we not heard the greats of the world talking about how education must encourage an individual to think and understand and use knowledge effectively. We instead are encouraged to remember that the speed of light is 3 lakh km/s. What is a person going to do with that "great" bit of knowledge?( I probably got that number wrong. It could be 3 lakh m/s for all you know.) But is it really necessary to remember various numbers and equations when we don't understand. Wouldn't it be more useful to tell a child that light travels faster than anything and that its not possible to reach that particular speed because of its relation to energy and mass. Why remember the number? Why don't we give a child the idea that is to be grasped and allow it to take the value from a reference text book. Why are we making a child's life revolve around something as dead and uninspiring as an exam.
Exams are meant to test the thinking and analysing capacities of a child and not its capacity to remember. The system is making zombies out of us. Miraculously a lot of us escape from zombification. But that's because of the intelligence that we were born with. (Like that popular t-shirt says ... I was born intelligent but education ruined me. I agree!)
So everyone talks about it... abolish heavy school bags for kids, abolish as many exams as you can... etc. But is it really making things better. I don't think so.
I believe people with true understanding of a child's psychology should be allowed to shape a child's innate abilities, without trying to make it fit into the crowd. Children are not bricks in the wall and should not be. I don't mean to say that we must try to make a child unique and so try to make it bizarre and weird. Just let the child be. Let it find its way. Guide it. Don't try to make it do everything you want it to do. Don't try to live its life for it.
I have more to talk about this. I probably will keep talking about it to anyone who is ready to listen (or anyone who isn't ready. It does not matter to me. Read my first blog :) )
4 comments:
Its just a matter of time. We Indians are a generation behind when you compare socities across nations. We just need the current 15-30 year olds to become parents, who know what education is as they are atleast 50% aware what it is like to chase marks instead of knowledge and wisdom.
Moreover the affluent and the cognitive class of India needs to be involved in the development of students, like Mr. Kalam. Many entrepreneurs should retire and go to schools or some where lower in levels in the society to teach. They earn so much that they, even after retirement, are worried how the company is doing. But they are eyeing higher positions and everyone wishes to become the prez of Ind. Very greedy ain't it??
Not a comment but a blog by itself ;)
I really hope that all this that you have mentioned comes true. Till then it remains wishful thinking!!
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Its the idea that counts not that it looks like a blog :)
I remember D.H.Lawrence's Snake "the voice of my accursed education told me, if you'r a man kill it" How very true our's is an accursed education Kudos to your writing skills go ahead reach out to more people.
Remember the way people tabooed and booed and banned D.H.Lawrence's works. Wise man are almost always pushed and shoved down in their age. The later generations pick up their words(only sometimes!).
Thanks for the views and compliments. Keep reading!
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