Education:
Aim of Education is not the acquisition of information or acquisition of technical skills (though essential in modern society) but the development of that bent of mind, that attitude of reason and that spirit of democracy which will make us responsible citizens.
(Dr S. Radhakrishnan)
Education system should be entirely focused on instilling leadership qualities among the students to bring about revolutionary changes in the functioning of the society. E-learning system (e-learning initiative: NPTEL) through that there are various interactions possible between teacher node and student node through video / audio, live document sharing, chat & white board.
(Indian Express Chennai Aug 10, 09)
Education “should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial & moral leadership among the students and become their role model”
(Dr A P J Abdul Kalam)
Any level of success can be achieved through proper/quality education
Success can not be achieved without proper and quality education
All successful persons in the world had been great educationist
In today’s world Education (knowledge) is the power
Most knowledge able persons/countries are ruling the country/world
Various kinds of Education:
Religious & Moral Education
Science and Humanities
Arts and Culture
Engineering & technology
Medical/Physical Health Education
IT & Environmental Education
Space, Ocean & Earth Sciences Education
Farm and Agriculture Education
Media/Advertising, Commerce and Management Education
Professional Education like Legal, Hotel/catering, Tourism, fashion etc
School Children and Health:
During school years, children go through immense changes- their physical, intellectual, and emotional capabilities expand tremendously. Their behavior is inspired and influenced by their teachers and their peer groups. The school environment has important role in forming the children’s characteristics. Hence Health Care of school going children need to be taken on following aspects (for which tie up arrangement with hospitals and health centers need to be made):
Prevention of diseases and disorders,
individual health check ups, including relevant screening tests
Health education,
Ensuring the healthy environment and atmosphere in the school,
Observing and improving healthy, encouraging and friendly relationships amongst the student and staff.
John Shepherd – Barron who invented world’s first automatic cash dispensing machine, better known as ATM died on 20th May 2010 at 84 in
Environmental Education:
For safe Environment for today and tomorrow’s generation, Environmental Education is to be imparted as a movement of the People, by the People and for the People with following message:
Population control and Health care,
Water Pollution control in lakes/rivers & oceanic systems,
Air Pollution control in industrial belts,
Integrated Land use planning and watershed management: re-vegetation of the marginal lands for fodder, firewood, and long term environmental safety,
Development of reliable and non-polluting renewable energy sources,
Solid waste utilization by recycling: today’s waste is tomorrow’s raw material,
Conservation of Biological Diversity in its totality,
Development of new types of human settlements without congestion and above all affecting the slum conditions,
Radical changes in national / global policies regarding nuclear & chemical warfare and limiting unnecessary explosions, expeditions, and other experiments,
10 Environmental Education and Awareness at all levels of Society
Green School Initiative (GSI) for Environment:
Environment Management System (EMS) as developed by CPREEC launched in 07-08 & is being practiced in Chennai, Puducherry,
Environmental Audit in Schools:
Waste minimization & recycling,
Energy conservation,
Water conservation & harvesting,
Protecting plants & animals,
Animal welfare concern,
Eco-auditing
Educate & Mobilize the Society: Awareness of environment & conservation of its scarce resources can be achieved easily by educating & mobilizing the society for the cause, was opined by Rajendra Pandurang Kelkar recipient of so many laurels & awards working as teacher in
Year (2009) World Environment Day slogan: Planet needs you: “Unite to combat climate change & broader consequences of environmental changes & what societies can do in response”
21st April is observed as Earth day
Loss of Ecology (prevention & payments of compensation): A Central Govt. authority for
A ban on mechanized trawling in coastal areas from June 15 to July 31for conservation of fish resources is recommended & is enforced in a few states
Power plants, polluting coastal industries & resorts along the coastline have made undeniable loss to the livelihood of fishermen
Country’s record on Environment is pathetic, setting up of a National Green Tribunal & an exclusive centre for National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) will help to protect ecology of biodiversity spots
It has been admitted that there is nothing much about the record since rules pertaining to safeguard & conservation of environment have been flouted several times
Due to severe drought, it is quite imperative that under NREGS, tree plantation (on waste and barren land) should be included
National Institute of Climate Change & Environmental Studies: A world class climate study institute will be set up in Tirupati with coordination of MOEF, Min of Earth Sciences, DST & Dept of Space.
(Indian Express March 2010)
Challenges for Effective Modern Education
In all ages, education had remained the most challenging subject for rulers, administrators, society and community leaders as well as policy planners. Through advancement in this sector only, the countries and communities ruled for longer periods of time and still the educationally advanced European nations and mighty
Despite mushrooming of higher educational opportunities in the state like U.P. and few other northern states, the quality has suffered badly. Courses and syllabi have not been tuned to the new dimensions of multidisciplinary researches and job market oriented requirements. There is dire necessity of quality monitoring in the educational institutions, which has not been taken care in most of the higher educational institutions in the educationally backward states like U.P.,
Only fair and intelligent mind can deliver the good to the society and nation. Hence the teachers should realize responsibilities with caution and dedication. In the already enhanced seat capacity in various professional colleges, either infrastructure is to be increased or trimming of seats is to be done immediately such that quality of service is not compromised. There is acute necessity of surveillance and monitoring committees of dedicated and capable persons to assess the performance of its products with the national standard of academic output in all levels of educational institutions (nursery, primary, secondary, higher secondary and higher education centers. The process of deliverance of education had been distinctly divided in quality and quantity oriented approach as the intellectual and cautious upper class people provide education (to their children) from the very beginning preferably from the English medium high quality schools and colleges with vigilant approach on their regular performance and supplementing additional study material. Through an assessment report, it is being estimated that nearly 90% of the school, colleges and Higher education institutions in the worst affected state like U.P. are imparting defunct and substandard education making mockery of the educational system and giving the profession a bad name.
Education is being used as important tool of social and community development process from the ages. Even today also, the present day society is using this platform as carrier of their personal agenda and lucrative source of income. In process, educational mafias has been acting to sale the cheap product at bargaining cost to the crazy students for their short term gains. Statistics reveal that a very few students succeed in lucrative Union and State level competitive examinations for civil, police, judicial, revenue, banking, defense services and negligible persons qualify in the prestigious CAT, GATE and IIT entrance tests from such substandard institutional background. The awakening for quality educational output and establishment of such type of institutions should come from within the society and community level. Then only such menace can be curbed in the effective manner. The government authorities should impose punitive action against propagators of such defunct educational output and at the same time to reward the productive and quality teachers.
The situation amongst the sizeable Muslim community (mainly in rural and suburban areas throughout the nation is highly deplorable). Even literacy is not being attained what to talk of attaining professional and other kind of quality education. Various common factors and suggested remedial measures to contain such menace may be enumerated as follows:
Lack of derive/motivation for enrollment in schools mainly of the poor class people’s children,
Heavy dropouts of school children of weaker sections & minority people. As per Justice Sachar Committee observations, only 30% of the Muslim children go to school, 4% up to graduation and 2% up to post graduation,
Lack of proper monitoring, monetary and material assistance (collectively at community level) during school studies mainly, to the poor class peoples’ children,
Standard of our community schools, colleges and institutions in general is observed to be very low and obsolete (due to poor teaching personnel, outdated syllabi, lack of determination and commitment to the noble cause),
The Administration and Management of most of the academic institutions & professional colleges is being handled by less qualified/incompetent community people for their social & economic lust,
The community activists/volunteers and leaders feel more concerned about sports, cultural, literary and political activities through clubs & voluntary organizations,
Due importance on international link language (English) is not being given for which quality & competitive higher education is not achieved up to the desired extent,
Likewise social, cultural and sports clubs, Educational interaction & exercise clubs are non existent (for motivation, better coordination and proper guidance at local levels). Due to which lot of bright students’ career is hampered/blocked,
Likewise in Southern States and in West (where institutions are performing with excellence), in Northern and Eastern regions of the country, most of the institutions (particularly of our own community establishments) are running with very low standard of educational and academic output,
At various important national forums, it has been stressed that we need closer networking of proper and effective career counseling centers at all levels of studies involving and interacting educational and social activists with deep sense of commitment as consistent effort for all round educational achievements. Then only fruits of Sachar Committee recommendations can be achieved in its true sense.
Hence, through meticulous career counseling and closer networking between family, schools / colleges and society (also called multidimensional source) then only the targets of quality and effective modern education can be achieved.
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