Education-An Opinion
Speaking about the importance of universities Jawaharlal Nehru once said, "A university stands for humanism, for tolerance, for reason, for progress, for the adventure of ideas and for search of truth. It stands for the onward march of the human race towards even higher objectives." But the Indian universities or the present educational system is far from reaching the goal that Nehru had envisioned. The old age statement, "Education is what remains when one has forgotten what he has learnt", appears to be an inversion of truth. We are vaguely conscious, not fully aware of how we have vulgarized the utilitarian role of education.
The students who get gold medals from universities are unable to win even dust medals from life. After completing their education they are lost in oblivion. Now the question arises why the shining stars of the campus lose their brightness when they face the real life. Kabir, Nanak, Buddha, Rama, Krishana etc. perhaps can not pass even the modern matriculation examination but they have carved their niche in life. They have immensely contributed in the welfare of society. On the other hand our students are crying ‘Jindabad, Murdabad'. They are throwing stones, breaking the glasses and pushing the girls. They attend lectures only when girls are in the class. During exams, the help lines in the country have revealed a high number of stress calls by both children and parents. There is no death of suicide cases in the newspapers. Teachers' role is even worse. They are outdated and are teaching obsolete stuff. They are repeating the same old notes without any revision and innovation. Moreover they are interested in elections. How to get the portfolio? How to be the head of department? How to show that he is right and others are fool? - are the only questions rocking their mind. Further there is a lack of much needed harmony between the teachers and the students.
No doubt we can not prevent the birds of sorrow from...
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