Should we change the present system of education in our country?

There is the need for more innovation in the education system.

More advanced technologies should be used in this sector in order to compete with other countries. More and more amendments should be done to make students more physically fit and mentally strong. Schools and institutes should focus more on the development of an individual.

Schools and institutes with education should teach values and manners.

Hey guys,

I strongly feel that the current education system cannot contribute to a better future of our country. This is because:

1. The current education system in India was designed during the 1800's when the industrial revolution was at full swing. At that time, all they wanted were workers who should not be creative, but follow exactly as told. This same system cannot be applicable to the current times as the progress rate nowadays is exponentially very large compared to the last centuries. At these times, we need people who are creative enough to solve real-life problems with multiple solutions and not a class of people who follow orders.

2. The current curriculum makes students feel that Education has only a limited range (STEM subjects+history and geography) , whereas in reality, there are a lot of fields that a person can learn and get the knowledge from. (art, entrepreneurship, youtubers, trainers, etc).

3. The school places a lot of burden on students to memorise a lot of unnecessary facts, but what school's.

Should be doing, is to give less facts but provide a deep understanding on the particular topic and help the students to connect different subjects. Also, they must be given time to play as it is proven that children who play a lot have better understanding capabilities.

4. In today's world, teaching is considered as one of the most poorly paid jobs and hence it becomes the least preference. This causes the teachers to be non-enthusiastic about teaching students.

5. As the student's class increases, their creative activities, such as arts, music, dancing, etc. Are cut down due to the burden of the curriculum whereas in the coming years we would need people who are strong, not only in understanding the information but also those who can use this information in a creative way to solve real-life problems.

6. My last point is about the examination system. The current examination system only supports memorisation but not understanding. The theory of multiple intelligences states that there are different kinds of intelligences, beyond linguistic and logical reasoning. The students who possess such intelligence are treated as dumb whereas those who have memorising capabilities are treated as smart people. People prefer marks over understanding.

Thank You.

Hello people,

As our topic is that should we change the present system of Education in our country.

Yes, to some extent, but not on a whole. Because Change is a necessary tool which symbolises the growth. But our Education system has been evolved from saints to highly qualified scholars. The upgradation in the learning methods can be modified or overlooked. As we know that one's country development is measured by the transport system and also by literacy rate, which cannot be altered in sense.

One of my friend Sreelakshmi said that modern technologies make the learning better. Yes, I agree but to note that more the comforts, retards the interest in gaining an education.

And I disagree with one of my friend Ashwini. B that we cannot compare our country with western countries for the practical sense of acquiring knowledge, which may be the best-suited method of learning, As we know that the hindrances like population, illiteracy, etc, primarily to be concerned than about the way of learning because just by making the people literate, doesn't aids in growth. And to add, India has no comparison in culture, hard-working nature which makes a huge difference. Only the way of teaching which from many decades being a convention, need not be changed all at a time but should be concentrated on What to learn than How to learn.

Hello, everyone, this is Pradnya.

According to my point of view, education system must be changed. There are various students who are experts in reciting. They can solve paper n get marks very easily but is this really mean education? Students who don't want to learn they are unable to develope their skill due to such stupid concept called as MARKS. Let m ask you one thing does marks are really important?

One more question. After 12th we need to choose our career. Students forcefully committed to Engineering, medical etc. But when they don't get a degree do that really mean they are dumb?

No, Not at all. If education system is changed. N students find an opportunity for their skill definitely students fall in love to go to college hence there is no need of attendance too.

In my point of view, we should change our education system. Because it is only focus on quantity not na quality. If we look in history we got to know that our Gurukul education system was quite good in compare of present system. Nowadays everyone is running behind marks And grade, nobody bother about you are learning. I think 1st we have to focus on moral and value education there after we have to change our study from ratification to understanding and practicals, so that every student will learn and understand. Good marks do not give guarantee that he or she will be successful in life. So it is necessary to revise our education system.

Yes, the present education system should be changed. Before that, we need to revised teacher training courses. We need to create the mentors who themselves have the good subject knowledge, practical knowledge, good communication skills, leadership skills, social skills, team spirit etc. So that they can easily inculcate this in their students. This can help to change today's education system.

Hello everyone, in my point of view, the present system of our education should be changed because this system of education leads the youth nowhere. From schools to tuitions to colleges all are busy in making money and not interested in the quality of education they give to the students.

I think extracurricular activities also should be a part of our education system. The school and colleges try to give more practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge so that student can broad/expend their thinking ability.

Hii everyone, this is Aryan.

I agree with your discussion but. If we think about the knowledge and the talent of the peoples then there are only fewer peoples who have much better knowledge. But to make a developed country there is need to make all people almost similar. If we make changes in our country education system then. The poor people's child can't effort this all and they will remain like less educated.

So according to me, The education system must change but. There need to manage those people who are less educated and make them all much educated to make a developed country.

Hello everyone,

I think the present system of education in our country should be transformed, as we are only more into theoretical knowledge, and less concerned about extra-curricular activities. Indian parents are more concerned about their children being a professional degree holder, rather than being in sports, cine field, politics and other areas. In our school days, in a week 1-2 PT periods would be scheduled at the start of the year, and I am pretty sure that we would have hardly got 50% of those periods at the end of the academic year, as those periods will be taken for course completion from various subject teachers, then how can we expect our country to win more medals in Olympics, how can we excel and form a decent team in various sports? In our College life, we would have learnt various subjects related to our stream, but the most important thing for an interview, entrance tests is Aptitude, which I highly doubt that most colleges teach or train. Presently our country faces the problem of unemployment, which is caused by most of the youths who are forced into pursuing a professional degree unwillingly, maybe they could have been an expert in any other fields, on the other hand, who have a good professional knowledge migrate to foreign countries for more salary demands or due to unemployment and improve that country's economy, then how do you expect our country to develop economically?

Our brought up has been such that we see study as a source of earning and not learning, we are not taught to learn we are only taught how to earn. Till now the evaluation of a child is made on the basis of a scorecard and not on his/her understandings ability. Although an education system should be dynamic enough to synchronize itself with the needs of the day but at the same time, it should b strong enough to keep a hold on our culture, traditions from eroding away with the waves of western culture. Enabling a child to stand on his foot after having some kind of formal education is the need of the hour. Sadly in India, graduates in science & technology are running a dogs race even for daily wage earners. Govt focuses on quantity and not quality. Govt is mindlessly admitting students into various high-level courses without any supervision. Making higher education free is only benefitting the colleges. Students enrol because it's better rather than being idle at home. This is not only affecting education standards but also posing a huge burden on govt for no good.