Education system: Has learning faded from our education?
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Education
ɛdjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
noun
1. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
2. an enlightening experience.
What is education for you?
Typically, for a regular student, when we hear the word ‘education’ we tend to directly associate it with a picture of our classroom which leads to tests, assignments, grades, and marks. It is more of a tense competition where everyone is trying to be better than the other, beat the best, get the most prestigious college or job rather than actually being exposed to new things and learn it for their own selves.
Typically, for a regular student, when we hear the word ‘education’ we tend to directly associate it with a picture of our classroom which leads to tests, assignments, grades, and marks. It is more of a tense competition where everyone is trying to be better than the other, beat the best, get the most prestigious college or job rather than actually being exposed to new things and learn it for their own selves.
An experiment was done on 60 students in a class where they were asked a simple question on a regular basis - “how many of you actually woke up today to learn something new?” the maximum number of hands that were raised were 5.
It might seem like that children don’t like school because they’re not focused and spend time on the Internet but in reality, the reason they experience boredom is quite troubling.
According to reports, about 30 percent indicate that they are bored due to lack of interaction and 75 percent report that the material being taught is not interesting.
Well of course, because the syllabus that Indian education system follows has become outdated.
Origin:
The Indian education system was prevalent in the ancient times in the form of gurukul system where the students resided in the house of their teacher and imparted their wisdom and life lessons. Then in 1800’s, when the industrial revolution was in full swing and the East India Company started their business in India, the British sent Thomas Babington Macaulay to ease communication and set up an education system in India. He then introduced English education system in India and Indian Education Act of 1835 was passed.
The Indian education system was prevalent in the ancient times in the form of gurukul system where the students resided in the house of their teacher and imparted their wisdom and life lessons. Then in 1800’s, when the industrial revolution was in full swing and the East India Company started their business in India, the British sent Thomas Babington Macaulay to ease communication and set up an education system in India. He then introduced English education system in India and Indian Education Act of 1835 was passed.
Our schools are actually around 182 years old. The requirements back then were people who could work around in factories. As a result the syllabus only included what are known as the STEM subjects that stand for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. No wonder India produces more number of engineers than USA and China combined.
Nevertheless, if you notice, there is no space left for creativity and art.
The aim of tests is not to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a child but to certify them as bright, average or fail.
And what we actually are testing is not the talent of the child but their capacity to memorize stuff. Everyone is just memorizing everything they can the whole year (or the last night before the tests) and then just pouring it out at the end of the year in examinations. Although yes, there are some things that you need to memorize but let’s not confuse that with rote learning blindly.
And what we actually are testing is not the talent of the child but their capacity to memorize stuff. Everyone is just memorizing everything they can the whole year (or the last night before the tests) and then just pouring it out at the end of the year in examinations. Although yes, there are some things that you need to memorize but let’s not confuse that with rote learning blindly.
No two people are the same, no two people like the exact same things, then how do you expect the same type of education to work for everyone.
Also, the fact that we have an English education system does not mean that person not knowing the language cannot be well educated.
Also, the fact that we have an English education system does not mean that person not knowing the language cannot be well educated.
If you look at most of the students today, 86 percent of college students have felt overwhelmed, 81 percent have felt exhausted, 30 percent are have felt too depressed to function and 6.6 percent have seriously considered suicide.
Albert Einstein once said "the only thing that interferes with my learning, is my education".It is about time we change that and let education be less about marks and pressure and all about learning and growth.
watch the interesting story of our educational system here:
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