My dear young brothers and sisters!
I am unable to resist the urge of communicating with you.
Today, we will discuss about Education and its meaning and relevance to present day world.
Education, as I understand, should inculcate a spirit of enquiry, innovation, drive away superstition, instill a scientic temper, inspire a quest for knowledge and wisdom, develop character, inculcate values, rouse the inner urge of a child to learn and excel, not for competition against others, but against oneself.
It should have the potential of making India a world scientific power, an India with eternal values, a true democracy which values human rights, child rights, tribal rights, womens' rights, rights of the vulnerable and weaker sections. It should cultivate empathy, friendliness, compassion, truth and non-violence, value for the intrinsic worth of man irrespective of his social and financial standing.
It should give freedom, dignity, liberty, and teach brotherhood and oneness of all living beings.
It should never be limited to measuring the worth of an individual by marks and grades but by the capacity and capability and potential of a student of think, analyze, assimilate and innovate and contribute to the knowledge pool and to the society as a whole.
It should give the freedom for the student to choose his own chosen, avowed field of study, experiment.
Education should be inclusive, pro-poor, common, universal, compulsory, integral, humanistic, environmentally sustainable, friendly, GREEN.
But, what is the status of present day education? Is it real education?
It is mostly based on rote learning, cut throat competition among peers, career oriented, not knowledge and wisdom oriented, corporatized, profit oriented, elite oriented.
Can it deliver the goods to the nation which aspires to become a super power? If the same trend continues, and if we the students and parents do not want to change this system lock stock and barrel, there is no deliverance to the children and students of India and to the Nation India.
We must demand the powers that be to transform the education system to what it must be for the good of our motherland and the prosperity of all its citizens.
If you have any views, please do share.
Your dear GK Rao
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