The urgent need to change the Indian Education System.
To begin, I would like to bring up a quote by Nelson Mandela about Education and it's importance.
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
The above quote is self explanatory, I don't need to write a long post giving a big Motivational speech explaining the importance of education for a country's development and well-being. I see a lot of discussions here about the Indian Economy, India's national security and conflict with our neighbours, Geopolitics, R&D projects, Military & armed forces affairs and so much more but I see little to no one bring about the topic of our education system.
As a citizen of the world's most populated country with a population of more than 1.4 Billion people, I can confidently say that one very important thing we ought to focus on is our Education System which we are not giving enough attention towards. I understand that over the years the GOI is trying to implement changes through the NEP but we need more radical changes & shifts to truly yield meaningful results.
From what I have experienced throughout my K-12 education is that we tend give more emphasis on higher classes studies (especially 10+2, College, University etc) than lower class studies. This is understandable because we know that our higher education is what gives us more skills and in turn is what enables us to get a job which can help us earn the most and contribute more to our country's economy and R&D.
E.g - An Aerospace Engineer is more skilled and as a result will contribute more to a country's economy (He/She can contribute to our economy by working in aerospace industries and firms, work in R&D of aircraft for Civil and military applications, work in space industry etc) than say a 8th or 10th pass student. What can a 8th or 10th pass student do that a college graduate cannot to earn a living? I do not think there is much.
Maybe a 10th pass can work at a restaurant or bar as a waiter but an engineer ( maybe Unemployed/part-time) can do the same. A 10th pass can earn money by tutoring lower class students, a college graduate can do this too and better. There are many more ways an engineer (not just an aerospace engineer but any engineer from any branch) can contribute to the engineering sector of a country.
The above is just an example to show the large disparity in skill gap between those who pursued higher studies and those who didn't.
But does this mean that we should completely neglect lower class studies and focus all of our attention towards higher class studies? I would say no, we should give both adequate importance. Lower studies form the foundation of your higher studies, and as you know the saying "
You can't build a great building on a weak foundation".
Our entire curriculum needs to be revised especially STEM subjects along with other study domains like NON-STEM (Arts, Humanities Commerce), our Textbooks need to be updated and made easier to understand, our Teachers need to improve. There is so much room for changes but we are unfortunately not taking any Steps towards the implementation of these changes!
We have so much youth in our country who want to willing learn and contribute to our academia not just for the sake of India but Humanity as a whole. But our education system is what is holding them back from truly exploiting their true full potential! And this is not the fault of our youth who wish to put in genuine efforts in learning, but the failure of our own education system. It's not a surprise that many of our youth look to foreign countries for their education.
I think we should open a thread to discuss about our Education System, it's current state and where we should implement changes and more. Requesting permission from the mods
@ezsasa @Suryavanshi @Blademaster and everyone else for the same. There is so much more I wish to write about our education system's pathetic state but I think it's better to stop here, I have written enough.
To end this post, I hope we take the right steps to change our education system for the better good!
(when traveling from haldwani to dehradun).
