INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: ISN'T IT TO BE ADDRESSED?

INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM:

 ISN'T IT TO BE ADDRESSED?

 I agree that I am no one capable to speak against our education system but I think in all these 19 years I have observed that this won’t help me deal with real life issues. I am not completely against Indian education system but what I want to say is that our education is all about rote memorization which further encourages cramming instead of lifelong learning. Most of the teachers as well as the parents ask children to cram things and score well in exams. Their main objective is all about being a topper by any means. Why do these parents and teachers forget that cramming things and scoring in turn will not make us a good human or a successful person?

I don’t know why I was taught about the number of masons involved in building a monument or the birth dates of any random king or the formulas of integration and differentiation. Will I have problems like these in my real life? Will I get problems of write a program to add two numbers in real life?

My boss won’t ask me to simplify an expression. Our education system lacks the practicality instead it’s all about theoretical cramming.

And what I don’t like is that this is something that we all know even then we stereotype all the toppers by referring to them as “muggers” or “crammers”.

There is extreme pressure from family and society to use education for financial security.

Societal pressure to get into the “ideal college” not only for the education purpose but to ensure good job. Ever since our childhood we are taught to study well then get into the “ideal college” and then get placed to a good office and further get married which in turn means to be successful.

If someone is asked “what do you want to do?”

- “I want to be an actor or a painter”

Then they laugh and ask you to think practically. Dreams are killed not nurtured.

No one is ready to encourage someone to take risk and follow own interest. Failure is considered something uncommon or unusual and the ones who face it are considered forever useless creatures.

Our mentality says educational achievement is the only thing that matters to social standing.

There is extreme pressure due to limited seats resulting in very intense competition between students.

Reservation system

Management quota

Education sector is closed to business or profit organizations.

When we talk about Indian education system how can we forget “coaching institutes”.

Coaching centres for admission to the IIT’s and other engineering colleges has acquired the status of a big industry in India. According to the associated chambers of commerce and industry, the size of the industry is Rs. 10,000 crore which is more than Bollywood. Shocked?  But it is the harsh reality.

Coaching industry is massively booming in India. Entrance exam is a rat race and everyone wants to outshine others. Sometimes, school plays the role of a mediator by providing the details of the students to these coaching institutes.

Every year after the results, coaching centres display their results on huge banners with photos of high scorers to show their success rate. But if you actually count the number of these students then it will be more than the actually candidates who appeared for the entrance. It is a trick to attract the students and their parents to get into their institutes. Not every institute does this, there are some institutes in our country who still believe in ethics and honesty.

Our education system forces children to live a pressurized life. All these children are asked is to score the highest.

There is lack of creativity. Since students are busy thinking about v=u+at and y=mx+c and 50-60 other chemical reactions.

The major problem is there is lot of exam fear. They make exams look like monsters and vampires who will kill these little lives instead it’s just a process of failing or learning.

Why are we not taught about what is going to help us in future? Why are we not taught about the actual procedure of paying tax or reading a charge sheet or filing an FIR or anything that will help us? Any basic governmental or law activities.

 Why are we supposed to learn all that which won’t help us?

There is no diversity in subjects. When we get out of school, we can’t choose our favourite subjects instead we have a few packages and we select one. That package might have only one subject I like what about other subjects?

i am not completely against our education system instead i am just asking for a change. It is time to update it. #NeedsAChange

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