Write on article for the school magazine on the topic 'Importance of education.'
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Rabindranath Tagore
The history of Indian education system dates back to the times of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The historic Indian education system is synonymous with the Gurukula system. There were gurus (teachers) and shishyas (students) who used to live together under one roof in Gurukula. The shishya was expected to help the guru in all the daily chores as a part of one's learning. The children were taught all the subjects from Sanskrit to holy scriptures and mathematics to metaphysics by the gurus. The Gurukula system focused on the practical aspects of life. The students were taught in the open classroom in the vicinity of nature. This system of education continued for years until the modern education system came into the picture.
The modern education system was brought in our country by Lord Thomas Babingtom Macaulay in the early 19th century. The foundation pillars of this education system were the examinations and a well defined curriculum which gave importance to subjects like science and mathematics and subjects like philosophy, metaphysics were given a back seat. The open classrooms in the Gurukala were replaced by the brick and mortar classrooms. The essence of the guru shishya bond was lost to a more formal relation b/w the teacher and the student. Examinations were conducted at frequent in order to check the learning and understanding of the student. The focus of education system shifted from learning to memorising of the concepts in order to score good marks in the examinations.
Instead of understanding the concepts, students started cramming the things. under the aegis of the modern education system, there were different boards set up in the country. The Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education was the first board to set up in India, Later, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) were established. Besides the aforementioned national level boards, there are state boards in each state. The schools which are affiliated to these boards need to follow the guidelines of the respective boards. Also, there is National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) which is a board for distance education and falls under the union Government of India.
All India Council for technical Education (AICTE) was established to look into the different aspects of technical and professional education. AICTE has begun to conduct a common admission test MBA. The minister of HRD has begun a single all-India entrance examination for admission to UG programmes in engineering to avoid multiplicity of examination and reduce the stress level among students. The Medical Council of India (MCI ) has taken all-India level examination and also a Common Teachers' Eligibility Test has been introduced. The private schools and colleges have been mushrooming in the country rampantly but the results produced by them are far beyond satisfactory. The modern education system is based more on cramming, memorising rather than learning and understanding of concepts. Knowledge is given a back seat. Right from the primary level, the goal of most of the children is to score good marks instead of good knowledge.
India's education sector has grown by leaps and bounds in the past two decades. The entry of private sector players into this segment has brought in a boom of investments in terms of money as well as infrastructure. With this, the scenario of education has completely revolutionised and the education has become more commercialised these days. The private players in the segment justify their existence to fulfil and match the global in the segment justify their existence to fulfil and march the global standards of education. The sky high fees of the schools and colleges have forced the parents and the students to go in for bank loans in order to complete the studies. In India, the education system to teach the teacher is beyond satisfaction. Workshops must be organised for teachers. The examination system focuses more on scoring good marks rather than the actual continuous comprehensive evaluation.
An educated individual in the one who must be able to contribute to the economic and the social development of as society as well as country. The true goal of education transcends much beyond awarding the degrees and certificates to the students. Education is not a tool to earn the livelihood but it is a way to liberate the mind and soul of and individual.
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Music helps the mind develop and grow," my dad often says, and I have found this to be very true. It is a proven fact that participating in a music program in school will help develop your brain to a higher level and faster than other students. Music actually improves communication between the right and left sides of the brain, allowing you to gain better comprehension and memorization skills.
So, why do we need music in our schools? Well, because music is everything.
Music is science. It is exact and demands acoustics. The conductor's score is a graph that contains volume changes, melody and harmony, all the while keeping the group at a constant pace.
Music is math. It is based on the rhythmic subdivisions of time, done in a split second.
Music is history. The music you hear or play is usually an indication of the time and environment in which it was created.
Music is physical education. It requires an immense amount of coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lips, cheeks and facial muscles. Not to mention control of your diaphragm, back, stomach and chest muscles to make sure every note comes out clearly and in pitch.
Music is a foreign language. Its terms are usually in Italian and the music is not in any language known to man. It is its own language and uses symbols to represent ideas.