Adding more value to the education system

Today, it is the concern of every parent that their children should grow up to be well-educated human beings with certain values in their lives, and that they should be happy. But see the face of children. What a beautiful smile a child has. What joy and friendliness it exudes. But see the face of the same child by the time he passes out of school and college.

 Does it still retain that joy, that innocence, that beauty that it was endowed with as an infant?

Can’t we introduce in our education system such values that will ensure that every child learns to be friendly? These days if you ask children how many friends they have, they will count on their fingers — one, two, three, four or five. If you don’t know how to be friendly with the 40-50 children present in your classroom, how will you ever become friendly with the six billion people on this planet? The basic tendency to be friendly is lost somewhere in the pursuit of selfish education. 

The need of the day is a broad-minded education accompanied by a warm heart. It is of no use if you acquire good education and then begin to look down upon everybody else. A well-educated person is one who is friendly and compassionate, who can be a ‘nobody’ with everybody. 

The methodology of education needs to change to eliminate a lot of the unwanted information. Creative methods of teaching will help children build their personalities. Creative sports and ancient techniques such as meditation, yoga and pranayama should be a part of a child’s learning process.

A good system of education must instil self-esteem and creativity. The education system should prevent people from becoming fanatics. The right education must have harnessed a mind that is free, not obsessed with anything and neither angry about the past nor angry about the future.