Campus to Corporate India

Learning at Home   vs Institutions;

Every individual starts learning at home and later joins academic institutions for further learning.

Over the past thirty years the no. of women living as house wives decreased across India as they have taken up employment in various sectors. 

Thanks to the education system and employment system in India. Also, a million thanks to parents who encouraged girl child education.

Practically, a child learns faster at home (apart from Institution) under the guidance of an educated mother compared to an uneducated mother. This we have seen around us already.

But what is disturbing are the dramatic changes in a child’s learning opportunities at home and at academic institutions.

Dramatic Changes:

·     India has the highest number of academic institutions in the world today but produces less no. of Ph.Ds.

·      Working parents are finding it difficult in spending time teaching their children at home after work hours due to various reasons.

·     Also, a child is spending more time in extra school-based study hours or taking tuitions instead of spending time with parents.

·     On top of it parents and teachers put more pressure on the child to deliver good results in exams rather than encouraging them to play after school hours.

·   This method of learning has become a routine thing for the child due to which the bondage between the child and parents has become a weak link in today’s society.

·     Today, we see students carrying loads of books on their shoulders all the way to school and back home (this need to be changed immediately).
     Many parents are struggling day-n-night and running from pillar-to-post to pay the ever increasing cost of educating their children (i wonder why parents are not questioning the government just like how they react when petrol/LPG price goes up?)

·   Today, we see many parents pressurizing students spend more time at school and at home studying thereby ignoring playing. This is one major reason I think why we see poor success by Indian sports teams in national and inter-national sports events.

·     Majority of schools are over-loaded with students with poor teacher-students ratio resulting in crowded classrooms, unhygienic environments.

·     The no. of students committing suicides have gone up due to various reasons (especially pressure, ragging and corporal punishments).
  

One Million People Commit Suicide Each Year - World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th

         
      More suicides occur between 18yrs and 45yrs of age - in other words in the most productive age group of our society. (refer to www.aasra.info)

- Every 3 seconds a person attempts to die.
- Suicide is one of the top three causes of death among the young in the age group of 15-35 years
- The psychological, social and financial impact of suicide on the family and the society is immeasurable.
- About 1 lakh people die by suicide in India every year.
- 3 people in a day in Mumbai commit suicide.
- 2 in a week in Navi Mumbai commit suicide.
- Each suicide leaves at least 6 people devastated.6 lakhs people become survivors every year in India.

·   Majority of schools do not have play grounds (that’s why galli games have become popular in India)

·     Majority of sports training campuses are poorly equipped.

·      Majority of public and students feel that the academic course curriculums are still out-dated.

·     Caste and religious discriminations still prevail in majority of academic institutions.

·   Sanskrit (our ancient and most sophisticated language in the world) has lost its value amongst Indians. (Surprisingly, foreign nationals are learning Sanskrit)

·    Academic institutions and students across India are being misused by corrupt politicians/parties rather than encouraging them to lead the nation.

 Please join me to change the present scenario and create a nation where learning is –

·         Free from unnecessary performance pressure;

·         Free from dirty politics;

·         Free from corruption;

·         Free from caste and religion;

·         Free from unhealthy practices;

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