Last month saw an absolute time pass Hindi movie...and the title of the movie was quite apt "Faltu", which means extra or waste...Though the theme highlighted in the movie was a take on Indian education system but it failed at narration level.
But off late, I have been thinking about the relevance of the topic "Indian Education System". Today, I am going to write about my views on the same. Another factor which caught my fancy was reading about many Hollywood stars going back to college for earning their degrees. Recently, Actor James Brown went to University of Houston and many other stars are following suit. I have been thinking can i possibly return to college mid term in my career. Various thoughts clouded my mind- I will be the oldest employee? Will i be able to study? Who will sponsor my education? Will I be able to fit again in corporate world after the gap? I sincerely believe that there are many like me who have similar concerns and doubts.
It has lot to do with our education system. As a child, we are expected to ace each and every subject. Subjects like science are considered as stepping stones to ones career but vocational subjects and arts are never given prominence. Sports take a big backseat in our education system. We are expected to mug and vomit out answers year after year. We are further expected to make a career choice and then stick by it forever.
This has to change. We need to inculcate right education practices amongst our children. Besides, Doctors and Engineers, we need to talk about alternate professions as well. The grading system has to be towards highlighting the progress of students and not demeaning them, just because they cannot score a particular percentage. The innocence of childhood has to be revived.
Hope reforms in education system will be introduced and new system will aim at building careers and not robotic machines..
