Not only in Indian but also in all cultures, learning and education have been assigned a sacred place and value. In modern era, where Silicon rules; we see this character in many open source computer projects. We've been relishing the fruits of Capitalism; the system, which on one hand rewards merit but on the other hand permits countless ways of corruption and exploitation. Generally, the aware mankind has established various control mechanisms and more or less working modalities, forming a hybrid of Socialism and Capitalism. For the Education-aspect of our society, in the context of a vast, developing country India; privet unaided institutions form the backbone. The government is yet to set up a quality support for the learning and training. Population, lack of will power, mismanagement of resources, improper channelizing of ideas and crippled executive machinery are a few of the prime causes behind it.
There are many organizations of all sorts of backings, like RSS (Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh), various NGOs etc. that have framed a semi governmental array but one can't think of an education-system in a Capitalistic society that is not flooded with Institutes, using the education card for merely making economic profit. Though many of them are not “born corrupt” but an absolute deduction from a trust to a merchandise is seen mostly, if not one then after two or three generations of the parent.
Yesterday, Supreme Court of India reiterated that fees-hike for unaided privet institutes, specially referring to junior and high schools, is and will be the subject of approval of the State governments. The court further added, for those schools, which are functioning for making economic profit, can't invest the money earned in other sectors; now here my mind got struck, when I heard the melodious lady news-reader's voice, chirping the contrast as “schools that are running to make profit (economic as I understood),” worries and sorrows were obvious. The middle economic strata of our society looks for better education and facilities for their loved ones, the zest ends up admitting kids in “five star” schools, shining with the fuel of parents of our little stars', hard earned money.
I strictly don't blame primarily to those “School-lords”, who run brand chains; reducing “the holy Ashram” to a roadside restaurant, as the blame on them is secondary. The primary onus of providing fair, productive, application based, knowledgeable education and training to the citizens is on behest of the Government. The government is passing bills like “right to education, “Free education schemes up to certain level for girls, “Education for adults; but I never saw their, what to speak of efficient, even the minimal execution! The superficial filing job, lethargically accomplished by the government clerks, is the only outcome of so expensive budget allocations, for which tax payers are donkeying day & night. I must not blame the public directly to it, as for every matter, our renowned pundits, the golden celebrity–vocal cords, ultimately ask for public movements to sort out such issues, I, being irritated, ask them, what they think, for these all idealistic, executive issues, we should erect forum and oppose the government with a movement? This can only yield the impractical little. We need selfless leaders, who are committed to make difference; with more smarter and pragmatic ways; smart-work is much better than the blind hard-work with those futile few movements, ending up in forming a trust that will be the same factory after a few years, against which it was founded.
I am much impressed by these open source projects, running over the computing world, they are so much enhanced with the supportive framework of web, that have become from local to the world wide initiatives, giving meaning to “world wide web”. I see the future of education, lies in this intricacy of inter connectivity, it will certainly channelize the process properly and would reduce the cost. Therefore governments must explore better possibilities for education system as well, inspired by such “Open Source Projects“, If any reader has complaint about the solution part being shorter, inconclusive and incomplete; blame our electricity-department and lesser battery life of my laptop.
There are many organizations of all sorts of backings, like RSS (Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh), various NGOs etc. that have framed a semi governmental array but one can't think of an education-system in a Capitalistic society that is not flooded with Institutes, using the education card for merely making economic profit. Though many of them are not “born corrupt” but an absolute deduction from a trust to a merchandise is seen mostly, if not one then after two or three generations of the parent.
Yesterday, Supreme Court of India reiterated that fees-hike for unaided privet institutes, specially referring to junior and high schools, is and will be the subject of approval of the State governments. The court further added, for those schools, which are functioning for making economic profit, can't invest the money earned in other sectors; now here my mind got struck, when I heard the melodious lady news-reader's voice, chirping the contrast as “schools that are running to make profit (economic as I understood),” worries and sorrows were obvious. The middle economic strata of our society looks for better education and facilities for their loved ones, the zest ends up admitting kids in “five star” schools, shining with the fuel of parents of our little stars', hard earned money.
I strictly don't blame primarily to those “School-lords”, who run brand chains; reducing “the holy Ashram” to a roadside restaurant, as the blame on them is secondary. The primary onus of providing fair, productive, application based, knowledgeable education and training to the citizens is on behest of the Government. The government is passing bills like “right to education, “Free education schemes up to certain level for girls, “Education for adults; but I never saw their, what to speak of efficient, even the minimal execution! The superficial filing job, lethargically accomplished by the government clerks, is the only outcome of so expensive budget allocations, for which tax payers are donkeying day & night. I must not blame the public directly to it, as for every matter, our renowned pundits, the golden celebrity–vocal cords, ultimately ask for public movements to sort out such issues, I, being irritated, ask them, what they think, for these all idealistic, executive issues, we should erect forum and oppose the government with a movement? This can only yield the impractical little. We need selfless leaders, who are committed to make difference; with more smarter and pragmatic ways; smart-work is much better than the blind hard-work with those futile few movements, ending up in forming a trust that will be the same factory after a few years, against which it was founded.
I am much impressed by these open source projects, running over the computing world, they are so much enhanced with the supportive framework of web, that have become from local to the world wide initiatives, giving meaning to “world wide web”. I see the future of education, lies in this intricacy of inter connectivity, it will certainly channelize the process properly and would reduce the cost. Therefore governments must explore better possibilities for education system as well, inspired by such “Open Source Projects“, If any reader has complaint about the solution part being shorter, inconclusive and incomplete; blame our electricity-department and lesser battery life of my laptop.
DEVASHISH MISHRA
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