These 9 words “Education” do not mean what it should be. Everyone misinterprets it except the few great writers or educationists. Though many of them have said big things about education, various authorities/departments/educationists trying to bring a revolution in the education industry bringing a more practical approach but it's not happening to a larger extent.
Students today are still striving to get the best of the marks or
ranks and that's because wherever you go, there is a boundary line of only 60 plus, only
rank holders, etc. I may be sounding the same as what is shown
in our favorite movie 3 IDIOTS "don't run after success, run after excellence and success will be
yours” and yet another good one stressing the same fact was “
FALTU”. After watching such movies we all agree that education is not just mugging
up information but your core intelligence which needs to be given a good
direction let it be in any field of your choice!
Once I was having a discussion with an educationist (not by
profession but by experience; Courtesy: CEO of an ERP solution providing company) regarding the same facts and was impressed by his thoughts. Education is an evolution of your mind and not just becoming a pile of
information. The information may help you to get through exams, qualify for the toughest of entrance exams but that can never
make you a strategic decision-maker because it involves not only the
knowledge or information but your intelligence as well as emotional quotient (EQ). Now
a good question arises that what is this intelligence that all of us keep stressing. Though it sounds to be abstract, it's researched that it can be
measured in terms of IQ(Intelligence Quotient) which few people opine that it's
hereditary. Intelligence is the combination of reactions occurring in your
neurons. It is actually how you respond to a situation. It is something that will involve the
information/knowledge possessed by you and based on your emotional
stability, help you to reach a decision. How correct that decision is what intelligence
decides.
Though many professional
courses emphasize the case-study-based
curriculum wherein the individuals analyze the situation and conclude but its use is still very little. Why can't we have such pedagogy at the school level? We need to evolve minds and not load them with data. Evolution not
only of your mind but an evolution of your capabilities, skills, talents as well as physical evolution is also what is necessary. This will redefine the word “Education”!
2nd November 2011
2nd November 2011
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