The System of Education Education has been on-going from the beginning of civilization on the face of this earth. In the beginning, it was acquired by experienceand mutual understanding, sharing, and trial and error. Subsequently it has developed into many forms and systems that now prevail across the globe. In the old days, it was a case of mucking up books, books, and more books. It hasn't changed much since then, The books are still around, although in different forms of publication and accessibility with the advent of technology, the digital era and the internet. However, the mucking up phenomenon hasn't still gone away for good. Students still need to cram and answer question papers for lengthy hours using long and explicit paragraphs of text. This is absolutely boring and useless. It only cultivates the ability to memorize and remember so that one can actually answer a set of questions which are also somewhat pre-defined based on previous examinations across time. I believe it has very little value for money. Of course, everyone wants a piece of paper in his briefcase to supplement his resume in order to prove that he or she is capable. I think we should change, completely, the way we teach and assess our generations. Let there be a curriculum and syllabus established for each discipline. Let there be prescribed texts, comprising of books, websites and other means for students to access and learn. Let them be tested using only multiple choice questions and answers. And most of all, Let the student be able to utilize, fully, the books, the internet, the PC, and any other available educational material that is available to him or her during the examination. At the end of the day, when the student passes out with his Bachelors or Masters he surely will have access to whatever he pleases in order to execute his/her tasks. So, why not let him/her have it upfront too? Think about it? It makes good logical and practical sense... |
