Why the education system India needs to change?
You know you are a pro at Maths , still you mug up Social Science ,you know everybody loves your voice, still you study Physics. You know that football is made for you, still you have to struggle with the chemical formulas. You know ,you have a knack for Fashion and designing, still you bear the boring Geography classes. Pretty much you know everything about you, but still... you can't help it.This is what the education system in India is all about, you got to study things that are in no way contributing to what you want to be. Ever wondered, why a genius like Einstein failed in his classes, it's clear-" he didn't like it". But ever wondered , why Einstein is Einstein-"because he did what he LoVeD..."
The education in India doesn't allow you to do what you love you are bound to follow the "Herd Mentality". Innovation and creativity is missing in the system. While some students are born to study the established things and become great philosophers, there are some other kinds who have the zeal to create something new. Indian students rarely get the motivation and guide to put forward their innovative ideas, such is the system. After 10th, a student has just three options- Science ,Arts or Commerce. Don't you think there is a dire need for combination courses, where students can opt for a major and a minor subject? If students in America can pursue physiotherapy with Art History and Biological sciences with photography, why not in India?
Trends clearly show that the educated people in India are increasing , but their employability skills are far from the minimum standards. Some people even after their graduation fail to do the basic math(credits-"Memorize the formula method").
Basic skills like reading ,writing , analyzing must be established in every student. But honestly , How many people, even with higher education can write a simple application CoRRectly...Be it Hindi or English.!! An overall development in the personality of a person is what is definitely needed ,people got to come out of their cocoons to face the real world. Aiming for high scores and mugging up the night before the exams is not education in any sense.
One should be able to explore , innovate and create and it is in this process that you are able to discover yourself.
I have nothing to comment on this article brings even the tiniest details about education system in India into vision.Well done aish keep it up :)
ReplyDeleteI have nothing to comment on this article brings even the tiniest details about education system in India into vision.Well done aish keep it up :)
ReplyDeleteGrt job aishwarya you have brought the root level problem of education system in light hope it would change the mindset of people correlating the student's talent wd thr marks only keep it up dear
ReplyDeleteNice thoughts on this topic..well done.
ReplyDeleteI think that there are two main reasons why Indian education can not follow the foreign education pattern. first is the syllabus. An Indian professor is expected to cover the entire syllabus, which is prescribed by the university. Since the examination is conducted by the university and the student performance is estimated by external examiners, For Example: - a professor cannot afford to leave anything out. That leaves little time for discussion and debate in the class. foreign professors write their own syllabus, through give their own tests and exams, and estimates the students themselves. That gives them a lot of space in what is taught, how it is taught, and how it is evaluated.
and sceond reason is that India is a poor country. Each country has to adapt its education system to its own circumstances. An rich country like America can afford to have a project-oriented system, which is somewhat wasteful at times. A poor country like India has to conserve all its resources; so it goes for lectures and paper-based examinations.
i think so........
Thank you for your comments.
ReplyDeleteThough I would like to add that---
Firstly, it's not always that a teacher completes the syllabus, ultimately it's always up to the student,So instead of the theory,share the excitement of the topic that is unavailable in the books.
Secondly, the education system needs better resource allocation to both the theory and the practical exposure of the projects , this would add value to the knowledge.
In India.. they test your memory , not your knowledge.
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