1. EDUCATION
The
face of
changing
education Sehar Siddiqui talks about the dynamic changes that have taken place in
our education system
“Children must be taught how to think,
not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead
Before I sat to write this article, I tried to
analyse the years of my formal education,
there were many fond memories that come
rushing to my mind. School education during
our years of formal education meant a perfectly
chalked out syllabus, notebooks, lessons,
blackboard, chalk, tests, projects etc. But as
the needles of the clock ticked, blackboards
were replaced with whiteboards and later
on by screens.
Today classroom teaching means an interactive
and visual experience of learning rather than
taking down notes from the blackboard. The
parents today like to get their children enrolled
in schools which have portable language
labs, smart classrooms and aim to create
all rounder’s rather than bookworms. This
line of thought takes me back to the stories
which were narrated to me by my maternal
grandmother and mother about their years
at school. Their experiences were similar
to those children are experiencing today,
although they weren’t as technologically
advanced as we are today.
But concepts like individual attention, low
teacher student ratio, activity based teaching,
grooming lessons and participation in sports as
well as co curricular activities isn’t something
new. The scenario of education in India has
witnessed many changes in the past decade.
There was a time in the nation when the
percentage of bookworms and nerds was
extremely high. Students used to enter and
exit the school gates burdened with the
weight of heavy books and a never ending
list of homework. Academic excellence
and the race for higher percentage left no
time for children to take part in co curricular
activities and inculcate in themselves skills
which made them an all rounder.
In the past one decade classroom teaching
has been re-defined by the educationists in
our country in a very drastic manner.
The fire that needs to be ignited in the young
minds of our country is going to not only
help in creating a generation of motivated
and mature youngsters. But will also help
our nation come out of the developing
phase quicker.
“Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela
Classroom teaching in India has definitely
gone through a humungous change. Teachers
and educationists today aim at sculpting
students in a different manner.
The world today
is giving way to
boundaries and
is turning into a
global village
Let’s list out the changes that our education
system has recently witnessed:
1. Structured classroom teaching has given
way to visual learning and interactive
sessions
2. Blackboards have been replaced with
plasma screens
3. The syllabus of every class has been
restructured to provide students learning in
a more comfortable and easier format.
4. Rote learning has been replaced with
learning by understanding.
5. Emphasis on participation in co curricular
activities and sports has risen
6. Professional etiquette and manners are
bring inculcated from a very early stage
7. A high level of importance is also been
given to grooming lessons which were earlier
a part of only finishing schools. These days’
children visiting the play group are made
to practise table manners and general
conversational skills.
Our nation today is passing through a phase
where it is more than necessary for every
young individual to foster in themselves
good communication. The world today is
giving way to boundaries and is turning into
a global village. Our education system also
has to keep pace with the developmental and
technological changes taking place across
the world, this will help our super brains and
creative minds carve a niche for themselves
and also bring laurels to the nation.
“Children aren't colouring books. You
don't get to fill them with your favourite
colours.”
― Khaled Hosseini
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