sonunigam (Love Geek): This may hamper one's potential in giving one's best, and may directly 0r indirectly scuttle the opportunity in contributing towards the country's economic growth. *
12-01-11 - 09:54:17

sonunigam (Love Geek): The issue of innovation brings us to an important aspect of education - choice - that seems to be sufficiently lacking in our education system to enable better academic performance of students and to elevate the quality of education. *
12-01-11 - 09:55:19

sonunigam (Love Geek): The True Role of Education: An Introspection
The human being is a social animal whose needs and urges are originated and fulfilled within a given society and rarely in isolation. While the primary objective of any education is to enable us to know things we did not know earlier, so as to improve the quality of life, this principle had not been appreciated in depth by our educational policy makers for decades. *
12-01-11 - 10:08:10

sonunigam (Love Geek): Artificial barriers in the nature of knowledge were created. It was specified that knowledge could either be for its own sake 0r for the sake of its application. However, on reflection, it becomes clear that unless any form of knowledge is applied, it cannot be improved 0r suitably channeled. A large proportion of people need knowledge that is of an applied character and that helps them simplify important activities of daily living. *
12-01-11 - 10:09:44

sonunigam (Love Geek): Moreover, each person is gifted with a particular range of skills. These two facts indicate that a continued thrust on a rigid academic structure would not be desirable. One must understand that provision of choices - over academic subjects 0r electives - is a continuous process. *
12-01-11 - 10:10:34