There is an increasing dependence of students on coaching institutes and tuition centres.Write a letter to the editor of The Hindu giving reasons for this over dependence.Also suggest a few measures that can be taken to check this trend.
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Greenfield-15 A
Mumbai
February 1, 2017
The Editor
The Hindu
Mumbai
Subject: Increasing dependence of students on coaching institutes
Sir:
I write to your esteemed self to express my deep concern over the increasing dependence of students on coaching institutes and tuition centers. I just wonder what has happened to the young generation. They want everything readymade served to them! They perhaps don’t know knowledge and skills cannot be bought readymade. One has to really work very hard for their acquisition.
Malcolm X has rightly said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” And everyone seems to grab this passport by hook or crook—by crook in most of the cases. In their competitiveness they are distorting the means to the end. However, they forget education is a slow, gradual process. It can never be had by artificial methods.
The craze of joining coaching centers is becoming quite widespread. Seeing this craze among the youngsters, many new coaching centers are opening up. The bitter reality is that most of these centers don’t have competent teachers. The pace of the syllabus completion is quite fast. Some students find it really difficult to cope up with this speed.
These coaching centers can familiarize the students with the formats of exams; however, as far as knowledge acquisition is concerned, that does not happen in the crowded rooms of such centers.
Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I appeal to the parents and the concerned authorities and ministry to look into the problem seriously. Our children are the future of our nation. We cannot allow the future to be dark and unpromising. Strict rules and regulations concerning the standards for coaching centers must be implemented. The parents and teachers must encourage the students to gain knowledge and excellence through self-study. I hope you will give space to my views in the columns of your reputed daily. Thanking you.
Yours truly,
Gibran JoshF-114
Mall Road
Agra
24 July 20 XX
The Editor
The Hindu
Agra
Subject : Increasing Dependence on Coaching Institutions
Sir
Through the columns of your reputed newspaper I wish to draw the attention of the general public towards the increasing dependence of students on the coaching institutes. It has generally been observed that students rely more on coaching institutions than on schools. The reason behind this is that these centres are easily accessible and more practice-based. On the other hand, schools prepare students only for the Board Exams and not for the entrance exams. This trend can be checked by ensuring that teaching in the school classroom is not just limited to board-oriented syllabus. They must prepare students for competitive exams also. Schools must provide more practice-material to the students. The environment of the classroom should be such that the students get interested in studies. Teachers should pay attention to the individual problems. I hope you will publish this letter in your newspaper so that the concerned authorities become aware of their shortcomings and do the needful.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely