Now Is The Time To Talk About Our Education System.
A student's perspective on the education system
The Context
The education industry which the students hope would provide a strong foundation for starting their career as a professional has failed even to provide a productive environment, resources, and culture where they could learn, share and grow.
The education system is so poor that the students enroll in the course not for gaining knowledge but merely for an undergraduate certification to pursue their educational career somewhere abroad.
Here, in this article, we will try to understand the following:
The root causes for this unproductive system
The negative impact on the students
The possible mitigating measures
The root causes for this unproductive system
The students don’t get to choose their subjects until the last 2 years of their schooling.
Too many expectations and pressure on students from the teachers, the institution, and the parents.
There is absolutely no system for counseling the students; listening to their problems and trying to solve them.
Trying to teach everything without any thought about its relevance to the job industry.
Limiting the teaching-learning process to only inside the classroom.
The negative impact on the students
Mental pressure; high-rank expectations, "outscore your classmates" mentality
Depression; could be as bad as having suicidal thoughts
"Questioning the teacher(their methodology)" is considered wrong/dis-respectful
Treating every student with a common yardstick; not realizing that different kids have different developmental needs and aptitudes
The system doesn't fit everyone and it might never will. Still, the so-called "educational institution leaders" expect(even pressurize) students to keep grinding, and keep having the mental pressure rather than to stand up and actually put in the effort to resolve the situation.
The possible mitigating measures
Update the curriculum with the vision to fit the market requirements when the students graduate.
Come up with an easy process to change the student's course/subject if they don't feel like they "fit" there.
Change the "outscore your classmates" mentality; everyone is different and should not be pressurized for the highest rank.
Focus on the student; counseling them from time to time.
Expand the teaching-learning process to the outside world.