Everything Wrong with Our Education System - 1
Guys, this is my class 12th Physics Board examination paper
To be very frank with you, I don't know the answer to any of these questions and believe me it’s only been 5 months since I appeared for the exam. I also don’t know why I was taught and made to memorize these things in the first place as none of them make any sense or have any practical use in my real life. I still can’t recall how I managed to score 48/70 in the theory paper because if I had to appear for the paper tomorrow I’d surely flunk the exam.
and these are some of the "very important" 5-mark questions which can supposedly make or break your future (well at least that's what our education system made me believe).
From the above example, you might get the point of me naming this post as ‘Everything Wrong with Our Education System’. Me not knowing the answer to any of these questions does not really make any difference in my life and yet these are the questions which decide the kind of college you’ll get admitted into and eventually the kind of life you’ll end up living (in the majority of the cases). Throughout our student life we are forced to memorize a huge list of topics which really have no importance in our lives, then write an exam based on them and forgetting everything just after a few days of the exam as you’ll never be needing them ever in your life.
The calendar in my room reads August 2017, and yet our education system is based on the same principles from 'The Industrial Age' where the workforce required was of individuals who could work in factories, abide by the rules and never question anything. They were not expected to be creative or passionate but work all day and follow the given instructions. But, the times have changed and literally, centuries have passed. We need creative, independent and conscious citizens to find solutions to our real-world problems like climate change, terrorism, poverty, and many more.
The main problem lies within our schools which are designed to prepare students for a test but not for their life ahead. Talents and skills are assessed by grades. Students are placed in their respective classes on the basis of age and not their learning abilities. 50 kids in a classroom, each having a different level of understanding with different learning abilities, are all taught the same thing in the same manner.
Also, the long duration of schools and colleges (in addition to homework, projects, assignments and practical) drains all our energy and leaves us no time to work on things we are passionate about (writing in my case). In a way, our education system prepares us for a 9 to 5 job lifestyle.
According to a report by 'The Government of India', about 2403 students committed suicide in the year 2014, with 'Failure in Exam' being the reason.
Recently, a report by 'Hindustan Times' revealed that one student ended his or her life every hour in India due to academic pressure.
Aren't we going wrong somewhere when a student assumes failure in an exam as a failure in life? And don't forget the large number of children who fall into depression just because of poor grades.
Education should be about learning at your own pace while having fun and not pressurizing children to score good grades. We need to understand that each and every child is unique and not everyone can be good at academics or be a great scholar.
You can read the second part by clicking here.
The calendar in my room reads August 2017, and yet our education system is based on the same principles from 'The Industrial Age' where the workforce required was of individuals who could work in factories, abide by the rules and never question anything. They were not expected to be creative or passionate but work all day and follow the given instructions. But, the times have changed and literally, centuries have passed. We need creative, independent and conscious citizens to find solutions to our real-world problems like climate change, terrorism, poverty, and many more.
The main problem lies within our schools which are designed to prepare students for a test but not for their life ahead. Talents and skills are assessed by grades. Students are placed in their respective classes on the basis of age and not their learning abilities. 50 kids in a classroom, each having a different level of understanding with different learning abilities, are all taught the same thing in the same manner.
Also, the long duration of schools and colleges (in addition to homework, projects, assignments and practical) drains all our energy and leaves us no time to work on things we are passionate about (writing in my case). In a way, our education system prepares us for a 9 to 5 job lifestyle.
According to a report by 'The Government of India', about 2403 students committed suicide in the year 2014, with 'Failure in Exam' being the reason.
Recently, a report by 'Hindustan Times' revealed that one student ended his or her life every hour in India due to academic pressure.
Aren't we going wrong somewhere when a student assumes failure in an exam as a failure in life? And don't forget the large number of children who fall into depression just because of poor grades.
Education should be about learning at your own pace while having fun and not pressurizing children to score good grades. We need to understand that each and every child is unique and not everyone can be good at academics or be a great scholar.
You can read the second part by clicking here.
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