For generations together all we have been conditioned to do is to memories a concept regardless of whether the individual has any understanding of the concept or not, reproduce it on a piece of paper in order to ‘score’ good grades and more often than not, never come across the topic again. The entire purpose of ‘classes’ is beginning to become a way of filling one’s mind with concepts with the phrase, ‘during exams, write it this way to score better grades. You don’t have to read that because it won’t be asked for in your exams.

With every lesson being taught with the intention of reproducing it during the exams, the entire concept of learning is being redefined as a grade scoring process. Given that this is the truth that everybody knows but lives in denial with, a lot of organizations, workshops and motivational speaking groups tend to use this to monetize for themselves. These are the loopholes in our education system that is only making way for brands to capitalize on these rather than fixing them.

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Education can be pretty much the solution to most of our problems. By providing awareness of several walks of life, education can instil a sense of reliance to many people. However the current structure/ syllabus of our education only execute knowledge that are first world problems or basic science. A better approach would be to inculcate subjects like self defense which could help the students understand that strength is a skill and not exclusive to a particular gender; sex education which might help avoid unwanted pregnancies, spreading of diseases and sex crimes; moral sciences that is more than a textbook where children are taken to real life slums and other areas where they understand different lives and how they can be able to help them; and activities that help them open up their minds, making them more accepting, kind and respectful.

Most schools are now a commercialised forum where education is being ‘sold’ at prices that a significant amount of the population is unable to afford. For instance, certain schools expect a donation of two lakh INR for a child as young as 4 years for lower kinder garden.

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The country is clearly deviating from its path of progress. The number of crimes like child marriage, unemployment driven monetary crimes, political crimes, social crimes, invasion of space, assumption of religious authority, monitoring other people’s personal lives and creating nuisance in the name of practices are all the results of bad or lack of education. Education is awareness of real life sciences that allows people to detach from certain beliefs that are used as the root cause of ‘practices’ and ‘traditions’ to disrupt a modern day life.

The perfect lifestyle isn’t one that develops on religions or community based brotherhood but a rather broader concern for all of humanity, convenience, concern for the flora and fauna and most importantly a better, progressive and happier world. In simple words, education can open up a lot of closed minds and allow better and harmonious living among the race.