The only place where the education does not have any sense is the Graveyard. But even a moment earlier it is very valid. This proves the need for education.
What is education – As per the Oxford Dictionary education is coaching, enlightment, guidance or instruction and educated people are the one who are civilized, well mannered and cultured.
We have Dr. Kamal Hasan and we have Dr.Vijay in front of us. Can any one of you say under whose guide ship these great men did their doctorates? Can any one of you their research topics?
No, none of us have the answer, because these great men were honored by declaring as doctorates for their enlightment in their field.
All enlighted people are well educated. And all cultures, well mannered people are educated. Very nice to hear! Isn’t it?
By the by can any one of you mention any good home makers who are honored by similar doctorates? Does this mean that all home makers are not “enlighted” in their field? Definitely they are enlighted, in each and every home. Unless they are we couldn’t be here. Hope you all will agree with me!!!
The difference between the two is only recognition of efforts. And hence such recognition paved the way for a systematized education which starts from schooling till the research studies.
Systematized education is a very good concept that helped everyone come through the understanding of all the basic concepts and the understanding is also verified by examinations. If the students haven’t understood, the same concept is repeated until it is understood.
Students are divided on the basis of their understanding capacity as best, very good, good etc. But this doesn’t mean that the least understood student is bad, only his understanding is little less.
Unfortunately, systematized education has become a mere process, instead of it giving enlightment; both from the views of parents as well as teachers.
Friends how many of you were able to make your parents happy by securing good marks? Almost all! And were our parents happy in the same way, in case if we were able to prove them that we understood the concepts with not – so- good marks? No! Isn’t it?
Hence marks are and have become more important than enlightment and culture.
This scenario has paved the increasing demand for institutions which could make people secure maximum marks. The more these institutions succeed, their demand increases and they increase their prices of courses also. As a result education has become affordable only for the creamy class of the society.
Just as we order in a hotel, the creamy classes book seats in professional colleges, even before the examination results. Since these seats were sold on premium by few professional colleges, the availability of seats for the students in the merit list is becoming less. Hence the student with good marks is denied the professional education while the students who just have made a pass is admitted. Here injustice is referred to as smartness.
The middle class and rural people could not get higher education because of the order of the day. Now, as responsible Indians, what are we going to do to these crores and crores of students who desire to be enlighted, but denied due to their cost? On the whole; it is a loss for the country, by not allowing the desired minds to be enlighted.
I would like to conclude with these points-
- We have deviated form the real cause of education (i.e) the Enlightment
- For short term gains, we are on the profit motives and developing an unstable society.
- The actual cost of education right now is the loss of enlighted minds of our country, which would have created a more enlighted, cultured and educated India for us.
- Let us realize and start working for the cause at least from now.
anisha johins.A
