Need To Revamp The Education System

Students’ Oxygen Movement once again stood against all the odds and continued its fight against coaching scam. Despite of extreme cold and severe weather conditions, students made their presence felt by reitering their 3 valid demands.
Firstly, coaching fees should be taken on monthly basis. Secondly, details of the students to be published enrolled for various competitive examinations. And lastly, publish details of student under poor/tallented/minority category for free coaching.
As said by Mahatma Gandhi, Father Of our Nation, “ Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from the
indomitable will.” Following the foot steps of our Bapu, the students have taken a strong hold against coaching scam. They have been raising their voices since a long time and they are still fighting so that their demands could be met.
It is a very sad plight to see that there has been commercialization of education on a wide scale. It is almost a threat to the future of education and it will surely have severe repercussions on the future of the students as well.
Gone are the days when there was a system of Pathshalas and Gurukuls where Gurus used to transmit pure knowledge to their shishyas. And the gurudakshina used to be rendering service to the Gurus by the shishyas.
Today the scenario is different. At the time of admission itself huge chunks of money is extracted from the students without any cent percent guaranty of placement. Forget about the quality of education and the standard or even the basic educational qualifications of the teacher eligible enough to take classes.
It is high time that the government should intervene and take a strict stand against coaching centers which are money minting hubs. The guardians should also behave in a responsible manner while getting their wards admitted in coaching institutes by doing thorough enquiry about each and every details of the place. The students should help their parents in this regard.
No doubt, all these efforts will not go in vain and surely if these suggestive measures are taken into action, the future of education system will be bright and will set as a trend for others to follow.
Students' Oxygen movement view
18/12/2011

Stand up once again

Children are said to be the real portrait of God. They are our future. They have a pure heart which is devoid of any sort of malignity. Therefore, it is the prime responsibility of any nation to safeguard their future while building a smooth platform for the present day.
In this respect, students’ Oxygen movement has been channelizing its moto of making education the biggest issue since 8 years.
Because education in itself is such a strong weapon which can bring about drastic changes in the society as well as stir the whole nation. As it is education which transforms a human being to a social being.
In the past few months, Students’ Oxygen movement has initiated a campaign against the commercialization of education, basically the coaching scam. The students have put forward 3 valid demands from the coaching institutions which are genuine.
1. The coaching fee must be taken on monthly basis.
2. Publish the details of the students preparing for different competitive examination.
3. Details of the group under category poor/minority/talented for special coaching.
The students will gather near children park S K Puri to brief the people regarding this issue. And this time the heads of various coaching institutes will also be invited to put forward their view points regarding this matter to arrive at a concrete conclusion.
If these demands are met, then it will surely ensure a free and fair system of education whereby children will not be exploited or the parents will not be duped in the name of education. This will definitely help in bringing about transparency in the field of education where no blame game could be played and also it will help in putting a check on the malpractice of the coaching institutes. It can also help in laying out a fair pattern of systematized education in the near future.

Students' Oxygen movement view
11/12/2011

Don’t treat teachers as labourers!

Since ancient times, schools have beared the image of gurukuls and teachers have been idolized as gurus. But today’s picture has drastically been changed. There has been a commercialization of education. The bond between students and teachers is not as strong as it was in yesteryears.

The recent statement by the education minister of Bihar Government signifies the same. He has warned the Headmasters of the school that if the children are absent and their attendance remains below 75% their salary will be deducted. This statement itself shows what respect and honor we give to our teaching fraternity who were once considered as near to God. They are not our slaves and bonded laborers. If they show any kind of irresponsibility and disinterest in their duties they must be motivated to perform in the decent way. Indecent language and behavior will not improve the situation. Instead we must ensure the following condition in schools to improve the attendance:

1) Well educated teachers should be employed in schools.

2) Basic facilities be available in school.

3) Technical facilities & computer application is a must.

4) Provision of sports & extra co-curricular activities should be present.

5) No physical punishment should be given to the students.

6) A committee should be set up for training & guiding the teachers.

7) The wards of teachers & staff should be admitted in the Govt. schools.

8) Healthy & hygienic food should be made available to the students.

9) Teachers should not be given any Govt. duties other than their teaching.

10) Specific salary & other facilities be made available to the teachers.

By following all these rules, schools can ideally be considered as home away from home.

Students' Oxygen movement view

04/12/2011

Education- An important amenity of life

India is a Developing Country. She has come a long way since the attainment of independence. There have been major breakthroughs, developments and progress in the past few decades. To be precise, it can be said that there has been a major revolution in the Indian sub-continent. But, on a sad note the fact is that India is also deemed with many a problems.

Poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, corruption and many such socio-economic problems are showcasing the present situation of the nation. In the midst of all these pitfalls, India is also tackling the major global problem of over population. More than 30% of the population is below the poverty line. The Central and State Governments have made several polices and schemes and also passed out numerous acts but there hasn’t been significant change or improvement in this regard.

India is basically considered an agricultural country where 70% of the population belong to the peasant class. But because of lack of basic knowledge and proper infrastructure, they have not been able to tap the resources judiciously. Even in the informal sector, people are not well-equipped and properly trained. The situation is such grave that more than half of the population does not have the access to the basic amenities of life-which are food, water and shelter. Forget about education!

The only remedy to all these problems is education. It is the one and only solution to eradicate & to fight any situation. When people are knowledgeable, then automatically, each and every sector of the country starts progressing. And side by side, the whole scenario of the country starts improving. In such a situation, other foreign countries also look upon the country with great expectations. It is a moment of great pride and self-esteem for the country.

It can be rightly said that education is the key to success. Therefore, education is a must for all and it should definitely be incorporated along with the basic needs of life. It is our right and nobody can be debarred from it.

Students' Oxygen movement view

27/11/2011