Quality Education
- Adamya Rawat
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min read
The vapid verbiage of our educational system
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
~ Aristotle
Every youngster in the world today knows the value of a good
education. The world's most populous country, India, is a developed
nation with the youngest people. However, we can assume that our
country suffers from a dearth of "quality education." In India,
low-quality education results in poor educational results. Multiple
cases abound to support this claim, some of which we think is pretty
breathtaking.
This theory's core feature, lack of interest, is the driving factor behind
it. Creativity has no place in the classroom, where pupils are expected
to stick to a rigid curriculum and are not allowed to pursue their
interests or desires.
Known as "examinations," this approach restricts the autonomy of this
nation's pupils to a degree. Exams are the yardstick for judging a
person's level of accomplishment in our nation. Life is very different
compared to these board exams, high school textbooks, and the
surprise tests of instructors. However, while these boards are dabbling
with the papers, they fail to realize that their students' futures are at
risk.
The stress that adolescents face throughout their school years is
tremendous. Much of "success" is about addressing unpredictable
obstacles ,not part of our exam tests.
We are tested on our abilities to pay attention in class and study
efficiently from our textbooks. Whereas such preparation will not get
someone very far in reality, it is not so much "what" you think as it is
"how" you think that will establish your success or failure in the current
world.
As a result, we place a premium on students who graduate from school
with "well-filled minds," while they genuinely need to succeed in the
world are "well-formed minds."
Now, append to it the societal weight exerted by parents. Numerous
parents have irrational aspirations and ambitions. They are persuaded
that destiny thwarted them, and their advent puts unwarranted
pressure on youngsters to pursue their goals.
Furthermore, when these children fail, it is not failure. They fail because
they were set up for failure. After all, they lacked the necessary
circumstances, primordial parameters, scholarly aptitude, or tendency
to do what their parents desired. The child's inability to comprehend
this concept causes him or her to descend into a bottomless pit of
depression and sorrow.
Albert Einstein summed it best, "Everyone is a genius. However, if you
judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing
that it is stupid."
Attending seminars, listening to lectures, and debating with colleagues
are all part of education! Moreover, what the incumbent administration
is missing is sufficient respect for this.
The nation should have an educational system that promotes
opportunities for more people to learn ensures that individuals from all
socioeconomic groups accept the structure and are given a chance to
study, and guarantees that students emerge with augmented knacks.
The educational system of our country needs to change. Perhaps,
“evolve” might be a better word.
Swami Vivekananda believed that “Education is the manifestation of
the perfection already in man”, therefore, a teacher's job is to remove
obstruction from the pupil's path ; not to create one.
On this thought, I, a mere student, bids you farewell.
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