Education and, educators






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7 thoughts on “Education and, educators”

  1. While I agree that the quality of education is deteriorating, the increase in the number of educational institutes is not the problem. The problem lies in the fact the mushrooming institutes don’t care about education since they are into it for the business.
    Bright individuals must be encouraged to join the teaching vocation/profession. Perhaps some type of competitiveness could be introduced to encourage innovative teaching/learning. This should be applied to the public education system first rather than trying to burn it down.


  2. I have had a few debates and brainstorming sessions about this with my wife, who is an education psychologist. A very important aspect of this whole thing is legacy.
    The current education system in India was introduced in the British era. It was designed to kill Indian culture and create a workforce conditioned to obey British rule and provide them with an educated working class in India, mostly for clerical tasks.
    While (hopefully) the purpose of education today is different, the implementation is still based on the old system at all level. Effectively, schooling today is more of training than education.
    This will continue to exist as long as education is directly linked to job opportunities.


    sankarshan Reply:

    I completely agree with your views. The disconnection of education in the form of training from employment opportunities has to happen as rapidly as possible. Additionally, I find it hilarious that although eminent educators waste no time in ranting against the root cause of the pre-independence British system of education, post-independence they never did improve on it or, radically modify it.

    A fall out of the inherent flaws of the current system (based on market demands) can be seen in the drop in percentage admissions for arts, fine arts, industrial engineering, non CompSci-Engg courses. We would end up paying dearly (as a society) for such a thing to come to pass.


  3. Call it framework, paradigm or world view! The framework has to change. We need to help students gain a variety of skills, knowledge and attitude. My suggestion? List out the s,k,a you want to impart. Plan activities that develop the skills while learning the knowledge. Conduct them in such a way that the correct attitudes develop while gaining skills and knowledge.

    Its not that hard to plan or develop the syllabus in the fashion! But the freedom to do so? Probably in the India of my dreams.


    sankarshan Reply:

    One of the start-off points would be to appreciate the fact that the education system is perhaps not the best way to equip students with tools that will facilitate a job. That should, in a way, start a process of introspection on the curriculum. Providing students with the means to explore their creativity and, intelligence to the hilt should make them valuable employees.


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