These are very strong words Education-based creators like us saying these things can shock you but, today I want to share something from my heart. I want to tell you that I, as a student till 9th standard never liked studies I used to hate going to school. Because I have 3 complaints from our education system Such 3 complaints, through which you may relate as well.
Complaint 1: No one to talk:
A few days ago, committed suicide and said that 90% marks are not my cup of tea I gave up, and such stories are there in every corner of the country Ask about it in your family I am sure that someone in your family must have heard a story That some known kid committed suicide Why?
Because the pressure of studies is a lot Competition is a good thing, but till when?
Today, this competition has become an unhealthy competition Where even after getting 99% marks they don’t get into their preferred college Today, in India one out of three students say that the pressure for studying is very high So much so That their mental health gets affected Let me narrate a true story My 10th standard exams were over
13 years ago but even today I get a dream That my paper is not getting over
Later I realized that it was a dream So, boards were traumatizing for me as well But I don’t think that I shared this with anyone when I was in 10th Because there was no such person to share Just think, even after so many years.
How much would this pressure be?
All kids internalize this pressure They talk to no one about this And this is the problem the National Institute of Mental Health states that 1 out of 5 students at least once in their student life can go through a serious mental health problem. If a class has 60 student Then 12 out of them at this moment would be under such pressure that it may have become a disease.
So much pressure, is it healthy or unhealthy? And who will decide this? Teachers?
If you have good teacher then you are lucky But teachers usually focus on 10% best students in their class And compare all other students Some teachers forget That every child is unique Everyone has different skills And their grasping capacity is also different
Teachers usually don’t listen and parents scold us when we say something
So whom should a student talk to?
We need an Ombudsman is an independent person who has connections neither with teachers nor with the parents of students is kept strictly confidential and solve their problems.
The world’s best education system is in Finland Where the focus is on the overall well-being of the student Here, there are such ombudsmen In 2012, there was a debate in Parliament Where it was proposed that:
Let, an “Ombudsman” be appointed But, it is been 10 years, and this thing is forgotten
Our education system lacks counselors Along with the day-to-day problems who guides students about their career as well Without any judgment.
who tries to solve the problems of the students It is not like all the students are innocent Some students just make excuses But, due to this exercise even if one life is saved Then I feel it is worth it.
Ok, then what can we do?
Complaint 2: Factory of Robots
Thomas Macaulay Once I get a time machine, I am going to end this person first Because whatever problems we have in our education are because of this person
In the 19th century, He roamed around India and he saw that the education system here was very good Here, students study while being in nature Local education is gained in the local language They connect to nature and their village through education.
This was completely against British agend Till we had our old education system Till then based on divide and rule it was impossible to break India they made us an English speaking slave. They cut off our roots and enforced this on us, whatever is local is of no use and is inferior, and if “suit-boot” is involved Then it is superior This is how subversion happens.
You can watch a great documentary on this Macaulay’s only objective was to create people who look like Indians but are Englishmen in thoughts They behave like Britisher to control India’s vast population Ok, western education was not just evil. They also brought some good concepts But the big problem is that they made us a robot
They made us a slave of the Industrial Revolution They made us an obedient servant They made a robot who will silently work in the factory. Who comes and leaves on time Doesn’t violate rules. And most importantly Listen to everything their superiors say Never question their superiors Just think, even today in schools. We are told to keep short hair, wear uniforms, and Never be late to school We are being trained like a robot
And the sad part is that Even after 75 years of independence we still follow this English education system. British came and went For our problems of today when are we going to blame them for All these problems that exist today? we have raised them And we have to solve it too. The problem is that we carried on all the bad points of the English education system But we forgot to revive all the good points of our education system.
Complaint 3: Unfair Advantage
Imagine, if you are running a race where you start from here and your competitor starts 10 feet ahead One is running and another is cycling.
Will you consider this race as fair?
Life is that kind of a race Life is not fair And our education system is similar Where should one be born is not in our hands If our parents have the resources. And if they are ready to spend those resources on education Then they can be admitted to a good school. If there are good teachers in a good school. Then we may get a good education Before the race of life starts It’s been decided for us what our starting line will be In the coming future. and which opportunities will be open for us. And once the school starts
Our education system encourages only one type of learner Those who can memorize and write in exams a student who is not smart but a “Copycat” Who memorizes without understanding and gets marks in exams. How does it matter if he understood it or not No matter how much we say in the movies that such people fail in life. But the truth is that such people to get many opportunities.
Even for getting admission to IIT, you have to score good marks. This is only one type of learning but in reality, there can be 8 different types of learners. Some have a photographic memory They can remember by just seeing it. It is like, it got scanned into their head Some are kinesthetic learners Who learn through activity. They can’t focus just by sitting at one place Some are auditory learners who learn by listening. The neurons of different people fire differently in the same situation.