I feel like I live in a world where education has lost its essence!
In my generation, I rarely see people who can talk about the subjects that they learned in school or in college. The typical answer they have is “Oh I did that 2 years back when I was in college! How can you expect me to remember that?”, “Yes it is true that I was the gold medalist in college but again that was 4 years back!” I too make such excuses all the time. It is like we have to delete a few folders from our memory to add new ones! For the same reason I thought it was normal to forget old things... and make space for new additions!
But, recently I realized how wrong I was. I met up with my grandfather’s cousin brother in Chennai and had a discussion with him. He is 70 years old and he wanted to learn how to SMS using the dictionary mode. I was more than happy to help him as this was one subject I dint have to make excuses about not knowing the subject. Anyway that’s beyond the point of my discussion. I was shocked at the way he was showering me with his knowledge...the subjects he did in law school around 45 years back (Not 2 years or 4 years!!!)
I obviously thought it was just him... but again I was wrong! Almost every educated person in their generation had a clear understanding of the subjects that they learned in School... especially English grammar and arithmetic.
So is it the current education system that should be blamed? Or is it that our generation is less intelligent from the previous?
Grades grades and only grades are in our minds now! But I don’t blame us for that mindset. Only good grades allow us to enter the next level of our career building game! Book stores are filled up with R-Kumars and S Chands...most frequently asked questions, past 10 years question papers, chapter wise questions and answers....and you name the kind of shortcut you need and you’ll get it! But only questions and answers! No theory is available... No understanding is required to clear exams! Just mug it up and spit it out in the exam hall... After all this, how can you expect someone to remember what they studied in college 2-3 years later?
I think we should be very careful in choosing our career path. I know that only a few are gifted with a clear mind to know what they want to do in college and further. However constant prayers and deep focus can help
I feel ashamed to say that I am educated... and now God has given me yet another chance to study.. .a chance to grow up once again
