"An education system isn't worth great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make life." The above line is rightly said and it clearly defines the true essence of an education system. Literacy is the superficial aspect of any system where as "Literacy of the Whole Personality" is the soul of that very system. "Literacy of the Whole Personality" means to train our hands, eyes, mind and heart in such a way that they never do things against humanitarian principle. In other words we need to train our Gen Next in a way that ensures to inculcate ethical and morale values. It should be planned in such a way that it may enable our young people to remain loyal to their spiritual ideas and ideals. Love of God, country and humanity; sympathy, tolerance, impeccable honesty and uncompromising regard for truth should be made part and parcel of any existing education system. We need such a blend of education which can turn out a new manhood, vigorous yet calm, mighty yet tolerant and sympathetic, idealistic yet practical to the backbone. Finally it will be a terrible mistake on our part if we do not shape our education system accordingly.
Oxygen... a movement view
01/03/2009
2 comments:
literacy rates in india have been on the rise in india lately. But exactly how much of it is true? I completely agree with the idea of literacy of personality. Ethical righteousness in people is getting extinct faster than the royal bengal tiger in india. The sole reason behind all the corruption in the country is the incomplete interpretation of "education". Though the overall personality development of children is being increasingly stressed on in schools but school life does not last for long. Not many follow even the simple values that they had been taught at school. many a times we tend to question the practicality of these seemingly idealist values. but practical behaviour can always be improvised upon with the help of these very values.
Educational system in India is simply based on rote learning and how to make money.Peoplle are not concerned in knowing about the ethical aspects of education.There has been a moral degradation in the society were people are only concerned about themselves.
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