Education today has become a race, which begins with early childhood and ends with the person settling in a well paid job. but the question is, is it the right form of education? The answer would be an emphatic NO. Why? the reason is simple, but first, let me ask one question what is education? is it learning numerous physics formulae by heart ? is it doing nightouts for engineering exams? is it answering viva voce in a practical test? is it getting a distinction in the graduation or post graduation or getting a PhD? none of these is education and all these are education . This may seem contradictng but let me explain...
All these will be education if they educate the person, then what is educating? as is said by many philosophers and socialists, education should impart cultural and moral values to the person, but not only this. the ultimate purpose of education is making the person understand his purpose and his goals personally and his responsiblity for his family, his society and ultimately towards mankind. So I can define education as means of learning all these and most importantly understanding and getting a feel of all these things.
All these will be education if they educate the person, then what is educating? as is said by many philosophers and socialists, education should impart cultural and moral values to the person, but not only this. the ultimate purpose of education is making the person understand his purpose and his goals personally and his responsiblity for his family, his society and ultimately towards mankind. So I can define education as means of learning all these and most importantly understanding and getting a feel of all these things.
Now, are we getting this kind of education today ? obviously no. every one blames the educational system , and the government. But, can we say that it is all their responsibility to create such an atmosphere ? this again would be no since WE make the system and we are encouraging this competitive world by being a part of it.
This may seem contradicting since competition does create a significant progress but what i am saying about is positive competition where the emphasis is on learning rather than winning grades and ranks. Earlier there used to be educational systems called "gurukul" in which the kind of education pursued encompasses all aspects of living a peaceful and complete life. today we hardly see such educational systems where complete education is provided. Of course many institutions are there which provide a proper education but the key questions is, is it available to the common man?
No, i am not blaming the government since it puts efforts to provide this kind of education to all, but most of the efforts are in vain. Why? just because the flaw is in the execution of the policies and the schemes. This is the main thing to be changed . So, we know the cause exactly but no clues that we are trying to correct it. We can see the same problem stated in politicians speeches, intellectual seminars, news papers and in articles (like you are reading now), we are selfishly making benefit out of our country's major problem. We are all part of this sin ( including u & me) and it is we who have to clean it.
Author - Yugesh Avadhanula ( My good friend)
1 comment:
Hi Yugesh,
Your effort is really appreciable. It is true about present educational system.
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