Why Education System Of India Is Not Good?

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

One of the major issues in Indian Education System is lack of reforms and development. In more than one aspect, we are still following the same system that was established in 1950s and even before. The NCERT text books which are prescribed by one of the central premier board of education of the nation CBSE, last revised their books in 2007. This is 10th academic years since then. We are still reading the same examples in our books which were relevant 10 years back.

Moving on, the societal pressure of scoring marks and grades rather than gaining knowledge has had the most impact on students in the system. Even today, I am in class XII (CBSE) and one of the most frequent topic of conversation with anyone is about my plans and strategies to score good marks in board exams. This is the level we have fallen onto. I don’t know much about other boards but here CBSE has really stooped low while giving importance to marks. Of course, it all began with the society, parents, teachers, peers and basically the entire system is responsible.

Standardized Exams- We have been hearing criticism against standardized exams and tests for quite some time but really nothing is being done to curb the issue. Judging the abilities of a student on the basis of one common test seems illogical. Further,if you are going to check my logical reasoning and aptitude (instead of accounts and economics aptitude) in an entrance exam for admission in Commerce courses, I would say, “you done fucked up dude….. How high are you?”.

This leads to the next problem which is more of a consequence of the above. In the last yearwe had more than 400 students’ death due to suicide in Andhra Pradesh and Telanaga alone due to directly or indirectly not being able to secure a seat in premier colleges for higher education and/or scoring low marks in such entrance exams.The suicide rate is more than 1 student death in every 90 mins which is alarmingly high and yet nobody cares!

Another relevant point,Coaching and Tuitions. This is the new business. A trend among students to go to the best coaching in town to get the best marks. Because the teachers in school aren't trained or educated enough to handle their doubts and taught them properly. (Accepted in some genuine cases that is possible but everywhere…?)

Lastly, those who even get admitted into colleges, what about them? According to recent statistics,only 50% of engineering graduates of India are employable. The other half is not even competent to be eligible for jobs in practical world.The situation for commerce and arts graduates ain't great either. So, that’s a problem!

There are many other concerns too. The Indian Education System needs major changes so that it becomes reasonable to call it a ‘system of education’ which serves the true objectives of rationalizing people and their ideas.

Finland has one of the world's best education systems.

Finland is an innovative country when it comes to education, and its innovation yields results.

1. Better standardized tests

• Finnish students only take one standardized test during their entire primary and secondary schooling.

• No Child Left Behind and Common Core mandates, requires students in third through eighth grade to take annual standardized tests to track their performance.

• The Finnish test, called theNational Matriculation Examinationis taken at the end of high school and graded by teachers, not computers, as Pasi Sahlberg a professor and former director general at the Finland Ministry of Education.

• "Students are regularly asked to show their ability to cope with issues related to evolution, losing a job, dieting, political issues, violence, war, ethics in sports, junk food, sex, drugs, and popular music. Such issues span across subject areas and often require multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills."

2. More time for play

• Students in Finland spend relatively little time on homework, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

• Finnish students spend 2.8 hours a week on homework. This contrasts noticeably from the 6.1 hours American students spend per week.

• This "deficit of play" for US students maylead to additional anxietyand other mental health issues, the psychologist and research professor Peter Gray has written.

3. College is free

• In Finland, not only are bachelor degree programscompletely free of tuition fees, so are master and doctoral programs. Students pursue higher education goals without the mountains of student loan debt.

• Tuition is free for any student accepted into a college or graduate program in Finland.

4. Elevated teaching profession

In Finland, teaching is one of the most revered professions with a relatively high barrier to entry.

Only one in 10 students who apply to teacher education programs are admitted, according to theCenter on International Education Benchmarking (CIEB).

According to ASER 2017 Annual Status of Education Report 83% educated Indians are not employable even after got the degree.

Education is a process to "learn about how to learn" .It is the field of expertise our brain means well formed mind not a well filled mind. marksheets not decides how much intelligent you are your skills and practise decides.

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