The title of our blog today must surprise you. Well, let us begin with the relevance of the title. November 11 happens to be the National Education Day in memory of the first education minister of independent India, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
On this august day, let us discuss a little the 'what', 'how' and 'why' of education today. Initially, i would like to assert that world wide education is at cross roads currently. Why, so? Well, traditional definitions and modes/methods of education are coming apart.
Now not only textbooks but the Nirali kind of 'guides' also are not much help because newer technology like the Chatgpt, with its newer versions by the day literally, has revolutionised the very notion of knowledge. Now knowledge is ready-made.
Every which way! Earlier with the Google, students had to at least look through/browse some ten websites to decide what to copy-paste! Sure it was mere information, moreover. It was neither knowledge nor wisdom.
The current situation is much worse because the Chatgpt creates the information for the student who can submit it as an answer to an assignment without even once browsing through it. Unfortunately, students busy with the social media trivia choose such methods to submit their assignments, thus finally to get their degrees. Such a practice seems to suit most all disciplines! Hence the title of our blog.
The technology has reduced, nay, taken away the relevance of many a professions, moreover. The list is too long to be included. Sure, newer professions, too, emerge with the newer technology. There is always, however, a lag between the institution of formal education and such demands which puts a question mark on the concept.
Current insistence on STEM subjects at the cost of Humanities is yet another problem area. It creates individuals who are hyper egoistic, competitive in a mean, jealous way, and vicious in their ill-treatment of anyone whom they choose to think of as a threat. A simplistic example of such weirdos would be the recent road rage murder in Mumbai.
Hence the need for a very balanced education that creates a specialist who is a decent human-being and a good citizen, and not merely an acquisitive jealous meanie! Hope the NEP emerges as a viable solution to this dilemma.
Pratima@"The education process should always be an evolving process," says Sadhu Guru.
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