In the recent world, where advancement is on the spree, education seconds the basic desideratum. As a student, after so much quelling, I fail to resist myself and I feel an opinion is called for as it is we, who are being used for performing the experiments.
In the midst of busy schedules, assignments, tests and various kinds of entrance exams; one question strikes hard everyday when I start working. Let us rewind our lives a little and go back to secondary school. How do you see yourself? Most of us have memories of the coaching institute we were sent to. Some of us might have taken studies seriously and others might have enjoyed fooling around. Whatever the case may be, the question arises about how much information do we still retain? How much polishing of our thinking and analytical skills has taken place? I am sure, if you are an Indian, your answers about these questions are more or less the same. Courses were rushed and only a couple of students tried to understand the logic behind the concepts. Somehow, I feel that the syllabus is way beyond what it should be. To me, the education system has turned out to be quantitative rather than qualitative. Being a science student, when I first stepped in class XI, I was filled with enthusiasm and I won't hesitate to admit that I am a curious cat and I guess we all have that curiosity, rather we should have, shouldn't we? As the days passed by, the cat was murdered by the stress the syllabus imparted and learning became limited; grades occupied most of the conversations and thought process, rather than logic and reasoning.
To share my experience, I recall the times when I got carried away by situations and the kind of life I was living. I was stupid enough to ask doubts that required applying simple common sense. It now worries me so much that the entire purpose of education and learning is being annihilated. However, passing the high school felt as if I had got through the stressful phase of my life and of course, I couldn't have been more wrong. I managed to get a seat in a good college. Exhilarated and ready to learn, after all, three years later, I would have a graduation degree in my subject. I had my plans for research. I started maintaining a journal in which I would write about my future research plans. The first year passed and so did second and here I am at the verge of the end of three years of graduation with precisely no new information. These three years passed with learning everything again that I did previously. The only difference is that the focus remained on one subject i.e., the syllabus gets reduced and we get an additional year.
I wonder if the past five years of education makes sense to anybody! Isn't it high time to bring a change in the system so that it ensures both quality and quantity. How about merging the five years and ensuring employment of teachers who not just focus on completing the syllabus but help students enhance their logical and analytical reasoning. I embark on the glory even before the change- the kind of doctors, scientists and teachers that our country will have then. It is said that one of the main problems in India is unemployment but one of my teachers rightly says, "The problem is not unemployment but the problem is that there are less number of people efficient enough to be employed so we generally choose the best of what is available."
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PS: By this post, I do not mean to criticize any specific school, college or the system makers. No offense but let's take things seriously and work for change- for betterment of the generations to come.
To share my experience, I recall the times when I got carried away by situations and the kind of life I was living. I was stupid enough to ask doubts that required applying simple common sense. It now worries me so much that the entire purpose of education and learning is being annihilated. However, passing the high school felt as if I had got through the stressful phase of my life and of course, I couldn't have been more wrong. I managed to get a seat in a good college. Exhilarated and ready to learn, after all, three years later, I would have a graduation degree in my subject. I had my plans for research. I started maintaining a journal in which I would write about my future research plans. The first year passed and so did second and here I am at the verge of the end of three years of graduation with precisely no new information. These three years passed with learning everything again that I did previously. The only difference is that the focus remained on one subject i.e., the syllabus gets reduced and we get an additional year.
I wonder if the past five years of education makes sense to anybody! Isn't it high time to bring a change in the system so that it ensures both quality and quantity. How about merging the five years and ensuring employment of teachers who not just focus on completing the syllabus but help students enhance their logical and analytical reasoning. I embark on the glory even before the change- the kind of doctors, scientists and teachers that our country will have then. It is said that one of the main problems in India is unemployment but one of my teachers rightly says, "The problem is not unemployment but the problem is that there are less number of people efficient enough to be employed so we generally choose the best of what is available."
PS: By this post, I do not mean to criticize any specific school, college or the system makers. No offense but let's take things seriously and work for change- for betterment of the generations to come.
