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Further Education. Is It Worth It ?

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Education increases a person’s ability to comprehend issues better with a better outlook. It also increases the perspective of a person. The result is that the person’s ability to seek information for itself and look for literature for better alternative ideas improves considerably.

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In this economic crisis what we need is to plan our finances for long term achievements. Students increase their future opportunities for better salary packages and better prospects only after further education. Good career has roots of a good educational background. Higher education not only improves the remuneration figure but also gives an individual job satisfaction and expand his or her business network as well. A good quality graduate education helps to improve not their personal progression as an individual, but are highly beneficial to their organization and even at a national level as well. This is especially so in countries like Singapore, Sweden and Finland where human capital development are their main competitive asset in the global economy. Education should not be considered as a means to an end but as means to enrich their lives and of those around the.

Graduate Education is worth far more than for a fiscal reason.

In tough economic situation like today, people sound miserable when they talk about recession they are in reality deceiving themselves by promoting negative views on how the economic turmoil is devastating peoples’ life and this prediction is actually stopping them living their lives. But they must understand the fact that it is precisely in times like this that the more qualified you are the better it is for your career. To say that education is not worth it in this financial climate proves how short sighted we are. The need of the day is to educate individuals so that similar recession can never recur. The value of a quality graduate education ranks much higher in the mind of prospective employers, graduate schools like INSEAD, Chicago and The City University of New York are flourishing in Singapore, attracting experienced professionals across ASEAN. 

The forecast – the recession might be temporary and variant, but higher education is compulsory to enjoy a better life when the downturn fades out

If acquiring a degree requires three long years of investment of time and money, it is bound to scare the students. However, students can avail of student loans from the various banks today and start studying for a higher degree course. In the three years’ time, they would get enough time to prepare and ready themselves for a job after the completion of the course. By the time they will finish their degrees, the recession is going to be over and there will be enough jobs for them to grab and make it big!

Students, however will have to be more conscious about their financial situation. Several finance companies offering loans which are to be repaid only when they start earning over 15,000 GBP and the repayments start at 5 GBP per week, favor the case of students. Student debt, hence is one of the safest loans to opt for, while the best fight against the recession is to opt for higher studies. Furthermore, the success lies in taking advantage over those who have wrong reasons and ideas against further studies.

We can overcome!

Lastly, The Tripartite Centre for Fair Employment has given the WPP agency a plan to transform the approach of employers to adopt “fair and merit-based workplaces”. The WDA has also structured the WPP agency to craft a national education campaign to give confidence to Singaporeans so that they do not hesitate to enter further education. This is to boost their morale and get ready as employment is supposed to rise above 3 million by this year itself! WDA also launched a series of graduate diplomas and post graduate diplomas under the Professional Conversion Programmes (PCP) which helps Professionals, Managers, Engineers and Technicians (PMET)s to explore career switches and advancement.

So exactly how much value can be placed on further education today?

Talk to anyone in the industry, everyone recognized the value of a quality graduate education. An enhanced education will play a significant role cause regardless of economic conditions, time tested attributes like experience, qualifications and right attitudes always survives.

http://business.smh.com.au/business/study-now-for-a-wage-worth-waiting-for-20090213-873o.html 

http://www.brandrepublic.asia/BR/searcharticle/2008_08/YR-hired-to-promote-fair-employment-and-further-education-in-Singapore/32090

 http://debatewise.com/debates/671-is-three-years-of-university-education-worth-it-in-this-time-of-economic-crisis

 

 

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21St Century Academy Re-Defines The Way Education Is Served

Monday, December 14th, 2009

We can be all thankful for the introduction of the internet. The entry of the internet has redefined the way we do out every day life, our communications, the way we do business and even the way we learn. The technology has revolutionized the way we learn as this technology brought down the usual barriers. The physical barriers plus the distance barriers have been taken down and in the end; it is us who gets to take all the benefits. Just take education; with the internet around the way to get education has been give a whole new meaning. Now to learn and to get education does not only mean going to established schools and universities and attend classes for one semester and another semester in order to get the diploma. With the presence of the internet, people are looking for a 21st Century Education and this is exactly what is promoted by the 21st century Academy. This academy is the brainchild of Jamie McIntyre. He is an successful Australian who strives hard in order to make a difference in the quality of life of those around him and the other people from all corners of the world. He is considered as a ‘Success Coach’ and being a life coach has allowed him to travel to many parts of the world sharing what he knows and imparting knowledge and guiding people on how they can live their lives well. He speaks based on experience as he is already a self-made millionaire in his twenties. He is a man of many talents- he is an entrepreneur, a speaker, an author, an investor and even a climate change campaigner. And his many accomplishments will speak for himself. The academy was established as a way to effectively bring practical life education to many self directed learners. For those looking for real-life education as given by those who have experienced many things in life, then this academy is one place to check out. The academy anchors its many learning through the fusion of personal empowerment and wealth strategies with a unique and helpful education program. The academy has been in the business of education for the past decade now and known as that one-stop shop for that necessary personal and financial empowerment and services. For more than a decade it has educated more than 250,000 people from many parts of the world. The academy runs many programs and seminars that can benefit the self-learners. And one such program of the academy is the 21st Century Seminars which include the following. • ‘4 Day Education for Life’• ‘Internet and Business’• ‘Women’s Academy’ • ‘Property and Share’. These seminars are manned by expert educators in their field who present advanced personal and financial strategies. The academy is also known for the 21st Century Education Memberships and this is considered as the core education offered by jthe group. In this education services, there will be a Homestudy Program course and a 5-10 year membership.

Steven Miller is passionate about learning self development with self-made millionaire Jamie McIntyre and 21st Century Academy and its group of companies. He is passionate about teaching people to get a 21st century education, achieve financial independence, be successful and contribute more to society.

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Education and Motivation

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

The great words of “The Three Character Scriptures” once said: “If jade is not shaped, it will not become a tool; if man dos not learn, he will not know the meaning [of life].”  For this very reason education has become an important factor in any culture and has developed into many different forms over the years.

First and most importantly, in order to discover the most effective way to promote education, we must realize what education really is and why it is important.  From my perspective, education is a series of understandings, being able to comprehend facts and information.  This will lead to the formation of personal opinions and new methods, which will contribute onto the general collection of knowledge.

This forever building on the foundation of previous discoveries is what separates mental exploration from physical or manual labor.  Manual labor only produces limited and temporary results, but the accumulation of knowledge through education can give you tools which can be used in many forms of application.  In other words, work and physical labor will give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day, but learning and education can equip a man with skills of how to fish.  Understanding “how to fish” is both a major benefit for the man himself and the rest of society.

Learning can allow us to become independent thinkers and have the chance to dig deeper in personal fields of interest; it can also further the overall development of man.  If we do not equip ourselves with the accumulated knowledge of the past, then all of our pursuits will be like running on a treadmill; no real progress will be made.

After establishing the importance of education, the next question would be how we should approach it.  But first, I would like to introduce (what I believe to be) the two major roots to human actions.

There are two main cases when we perform any action: we are pushed to do something by an outside force, or we are pulled towards it by a driving force within ourselves.   “X” is the goal  “O” is ourselves “–>” is a force

-> O X  this is the external force(parents, teachers) exerting their superior power “for our own good”

O -> X  this is the internal force of curiousity driving us toward our goal

When parents plan class after class for their children on the weekend, they are pushing their children towards education.  However, when we are drawn by curiosity to learning; that is the internal pull. In life, there are two types of rewards: the immediate and the eventual. When kids fail to see any immediate rewards from education, they rebel against it. As a result, many parents and teachers push them even harder, causing them to dislike education even more.  This eventually turns into an endless cycle which ends up frustrating everyone, and the kid does not make any progress. In less extreme cases, kids often learn to satisfy their parents’ requests, and so rely on others to encourage them and motivate them.  But when the time comes for them to make their own decisions, they discover they have no interest in learning and turn off the path. From these examples we can conclude that too much “push” from outer forces doesn’t benefit the student.

There is a Chinese saying, “Interest is the best teacher”.  So the best way to promote education would be for children to become interested in learning.  But waiting for children to find their own interest in education is too time-consuming, and children tend to veer off and find more enjoyable activities.  I believe parents should push their children to explore many different fields of activity and learning, to stimulate their curiosity, and to introduce the importance of education, but to allow them to motivate themselves afterward.

As an essential shaper of the future, education and its effective application is a highly discussed theme, so pitfalls and detours along the way are natural problems we must face.  For example, in recent years, education has been reduced to short-term rewards in the form of scores and points.

The grading system found in schools can show what happens when we focus on the details and not on the long run. When we try to find the most accurate grading system, we forget why comparing and contrasting are important in the first place.

I believe the creator of exams originally meant for them to be a useful tool to assess students on whether or not they have understood the material. But nowadays learning has regressed into a pursuit of points and marks; people have made quantitative results to be the sole purpose of education.  Parents and teachers encourage students to labor for a few more points, and many schools may list the students with the highest scores.

Although exams can be useful in many ways, scores and numbers can create a hallucinating effect on students.  Scores can’t really reflect everything about a student and how hard they work, and obsessing with a point or two is not necessary.  I believe time can be spent in much better ways.  After all, in the future, I don’t think any of us will remember what grades we received.

. From this example we can see that it is often easy to forget why learning is important in the first place and focus on what we can only see.

Education and ways of learning has played a major role in human history.   It sets the stage for future generations, so it can greatly influence how we will live tomorrow.  For this reason it has become an important subject in many parts of the world.  If we can make decisions concerning educational systems with learning’s original goal in mind, I believe the world would be better off relying on personal interest to spark exploration.  Like Diogenes Laertius once said, “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”

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The education industry

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

There is common saying that goes..”The roots of education are bitter but the fruit is sweet.” The roots in our country is the system. Being the world’s largest democracy the educated youth of the country has had to pay the price. The price being to forgo their entry into professional colleges, thanks to the quota system. In some states with quotas upto 70% of the seats the youth belonging to the so called “upper castes” do not find a place in Government colleges/institutions.

 

 

This gave rise to the opening up private educational institutions across India.

 

Private Educational Institutions in India could be classified into the following categories:(a) Aided Colleges these are colleges that are privately managed but aided by the government.

(b)Unaided colleges these are colleges that are privately managed and also raise their own funds.

 

Professional colleges across India have sprung up in such large numbers making it into an industry of sorts. We are calling this “Industry” because of the employment and the revenues that these institutions generate.

 

 

 

Private spending on education in India in $US

 

Schooling (tuition fee, tutoring, textbooks, preschool etc.)

29413 million

Professional Courses (engineering, medical, MBA)

7054 million

Test Preparation (engineering, UPSC, medical test prep, GRE/GMAT etc.)

1664 million

Skill development (vocational training, child skill enhancement for mental arithmetic etc. IT training, teacher training etc….)

2436 million

Estimated total market size in private sector

40,565 million

 

 

There are institutions often funded by rich individuals or even by organizations. The market for these private institutions has survived and indeed blooming by the day although new colleges come across high legal barriers to enter.

 

Many of these institutions cannot confer degrees on their students unless they meet set guidelines that have been set by the government body the AICTE and the UGC. This growth can be attributed to the phenomenal growth of the IT industry the country has witnessed. As a country we also have to use the huge educated population to our advantage.

 

 

Today, four out of five engineering students attend private colleges, even though those institutions charge five to 10 times more in tuition than government colleges. The private schools also demand an upfront entry or “capitation” fee in a range of anything between 20 lakhs to 50 lakhs—which is in many cases a small fortune for middle-class families. One has to remember that the returns on these investments are also high.

 

The Planning Commission reports that in the period 2002-2007, the share of private institutions in higher education increased from a third to over half of all enrolment. And this trend, by all accounts, will continue into the future. Engineering, Medical and Management are the favorite streams for most of these private institutions. Over sixty percent of private engineering and medical colleges are located in the 4 southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. These states account for 25 % of the population but house more than half of the number of engineering and medical colleges. The central government too encourages these private institutions as it takes the pressure off its own self and ensures availability of skilled manpower, the main requirement for a growing economy.

 

 

Another measure adopted by the government to ensure students are able to pay the high fees is by persuading Public Sector banks in providing education loans to the students. The student loan disbursement of Public sector banks stood at a whopping Rs. 20,000 crores till the end of the financial year 2007-08.

 

The education market is leaning on the back of the workforce proving itself equal to their counterparts elsewhere in the world in productivity. The Indian workforce is the much sought after lot by global giants across the world. Hence it is safe to say that the education system and the industry behind this workforce is witnessing a boom time.

 

 India’s youth, often referred to as its demographic dividend, accounts for over 50 per cent of its total population, with 367 universities and 18,000 colleges with half-a-million teachers and about 11 million students on the rolls. As mentioned earlier as a country we must use this demographic dividend to our advantage. In the last five years there are about 1,500 management colleges, close to about 3,500 engineering colleges and about 1,200 medical colleges.Besides these private engineering and medical colleges the state has also witnessed investments from private equity players in the education segment.

Below are mentioned a few of such ventures:

 

India-focused PE firm Gaja Capital Partners invested 8.25 million dollars in Career Launcher. SAIF Partners invested 10 million dollars in the English training academy Veta and ICA Infotech. Some of the other listed companies in the education segment are Educomp Solutions, which posted a return of 374 per cent. Everonn Systems, which got listed in August 2007, gave a return of 130 per cent in just five months. The older names like Aptech and NIIT, fetched returns of 162 per cent and 124 per cent in 2007. This market also runs into crores of rupees.

 

It is believed that based on the current and future manpower requirements of the various sectors, there is a huge demand-supply gap in the education space. The education sector has opened up to brand new areas and subjects. Whoever thought of taking up courses like graghic designing or retail management and going on to make a successful career out of it. This has attracted many players to invest in education and training institutions.

 

In conclusion:

 

Although the primary education scenario in the country is not very glossy one can paint a very rosy picture of higher education in the country. One can only hope for that much concern in  primary education which still remains very illusive for many.

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Online Education

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

While some people may scoff at the though of iEducation or online education, it simply must be pointed out that it is evidently where we are headed towards nowadays.  More and more people are becoming more comfortable with internet technology, and it cannot be denied that there is an increase of the number of people who rather like staying at home on a regular basis (rather than having to go out every day).  Whether this is because they no longer feel like expending time energy on travel, or because the travel itself costs them money is not that clear.  However, what this actually means is that people find the use of the internet for all sorts of things not only convenient, but also economical. Virtual learning – in which one receives an education over the internet rather than the traditional way of commuting to a school going into a classroom and attending a lecture – is a manifestation not only of the aforementioned desires and practicalities of the modern person, but also an exploration of the possibilities that the world wide web has presented us with.  Slowly but surely, employers are becoming accustomed to the idea of hiring employees who have online education degrees rather than degrees derived from standard institutions that offer higher education.  There are even education grants that support students who could only choose to take up online education degrees because of their situations.  What a growing number of people have come to understand these past few years is that the internet has given persons who would otherwise be deemed worthless the chance to make something of themselves – in ways that truly help them whether this is physically or economically.  It’s a humbling and beautiful thought, isn’t it?For more Online Education information and tips visit, http://ieducation.com

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Mitigate Crime, Poverty and Drug Use Through Education

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Rocco Basile is a man from Brooklyn, New York who has impressed me with regard to his beliefs about how we can all help to make changes in our world today through education.

Rocco Basile noted something that Gandhi believed. Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself. What better book can there be than the book of humanity? (Mahatma K. Gandhi)

“My education taught me to be sympathetic to the needs of others and helped me understand how that can change a world. Like Gandhi said it is important for us to be the change we want to see in the world,” said Rocco Basile.

The US Department of Education (ED) tagline states, “Promoting educational excellence for all Americans.” This organization was created in 1980 and the ED mission is “to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.”

Some 4,500 ED employees and a $71.5 billion budget dedicated to establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, as well as distributing and monitoring the funds; collecting data on America’s schools and disseminating research; focusing national attention on key educational issues; and prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.

For example, in Brooklyn, New York, gang violence is just part of everyday life. There are 17 thousand child abuse cases in this community that have been documented. One out of every three families lives below the poverty line. There is a 48 percent drop out rate among high school students, so out of the 30 thousand students, 15 thousand are dropouts. Drugs, disease, gang violence, and crime contribute to about a thousand deaths annually. More and more people are realizing that the answer is education.

“I feel my education has allowed me to understand the adverse effects it had on my life. I was educated, therefore I was able to read many books from every culture and religion, which inspired me to make positive changes,” he continued. “It has given me the intuition to see how positive change circulates back into my life.”

What happens to those in society that don’t invest in education? Does it make a difference to the overall social structure and eventually affect our economy? William Schweke, author of a book entitled “Smart Money: Education and Economic Development” believes that prevention is almost always cheaper than treatment. He states that if we do not invest now, we most certainly will pay later and discusses the social costs of inadequate educational and workforce preparation opportunities, believing that by increasing earnings, education can lower social costs.

Schweke notes that there is a strong relationship between low basic skills and welfare dependency. 60 percent of out-of-wedlock births among 19 to 23-year-olds are to those who score in the lowest 20 percent on basic skills tests. About 82 percent of all Americans in prison are high school dropouts. Sadly, he also points out that the United States spends almost 10 times as much as Western European countries on security services, arrest, incarceration and parole, while these same countries spend comparable amounts on subsidized employment and training.

Many people like these men believe that educating our youth is the answer to will break the cycle of poverty, crime and drugs. “Educating our youth is the foundation for prosperity … Economic problems, in turn, exacerbate social problems, such as crime, drug abuse, gangs, reliance on government assistance, and family break-ups. To ameliorate these weaknesses in the social fabric, public funds that might otherwise go toward productive investment are spent instead on crime control, drug treatment and income support programs,” says Schweke. “Education positively affects income distribution.”

In the darkness, there is an organization in Brooklyn, New York that is bringing light and making a difference to help do something about these statistics. There are hundreds of people in need of intervention, children in need of education, and families in need of counseling, and hope, and Children of the City is an organization making a difference.

Founded in 1981, the volunteer-based outreach connects people in need with basic services, educational and employment training, health care, counseling, and many other personal growth opportunities. People like Rocco Basile are working through organizations like this helping to reach children at risk and who can be resilient if they are given the right intervention and education.

Kristin Gabriel has been writing about non-profits for over 20 years and has taken an interest in the work being done by the Joe DiMaggio Committee for Xaverian High Schoo and Children of the City and their Board Member Rocco Basile.
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Lessons After College: 21st Century Online Education

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Thoughts on College Education
So we have finished our college phase and ready to tackle our “careers.” Ten to twenty years down the line, you still have your career but you are not getting anywhere. Perhaps a question should be asked… Is this it? While this may not be a question of doom, the “it” factor can bring worries to a lot of people. Having to go to work every living day, ending in a bi-monthly payment, and getting on with life must have been the ideal life when you were in college. At this time reality has set in, and your ideals have been betrayed. It seems like you have been living in the past.
However, here comes a new idea: 21st century education. What is it? Is it the hoopla of courses? Maybe a new hip trend? Well whatever it is, revolutionary seems to be the right word.
21st Century Education as the New Standard
21st century education is a tag name for people that challenges what classical education is. It dissects the purpose of education and its value to the well-being of a person. 21st century education is the gamut of current learning. It is the application of now rather than what could have been. 21st century education is a continuing change in mindset in a fast changing world. It is a tool not only to be with the times, but to be ahead of the trend.
Thus, in the subject of financial freedom, wealth creation, and personal management, 21st century education is our guide. However, it should not be merely a commodity. This learning comes with a cost, whether we talk money, effort, and time. In the end, it might be the best investment in your life.
The value of online education as a tool to spread 21st century education is the essence of continuing internet-based education. The wonders of the internet from a pod of entertainment to a reliable source of life changing information has allowed great people such as Jamie McIntyre to share their knowledge of wealth creation and financial freedom. Through these medium of online education classes, professionals and fresh graduates can find the most significant material in their 21st century perspective shift.
The New Way
Learning the 21st century way is the essence of internet-based education. Online education gives students the flexibility of time that allows us to choose and evaluate information without being spoon fed by real faculty. At the same time, online learning allows us a choice of pace. We can wiz through these lessons or allow days to meditate on the topics such as the “right attitude about money.” In the end, this allows us to be accountable with our studies and the time that is left free for us. This practice is training in itself in achieving the value of 21st century education in the real world.
Continuing education online courses should not be a burden for us. However, we must not also take these things for granted. A missed lesson is wasted time, and in achieving financial freedom, time is money. Online learning is therefore an outlet for training and principled shaping of our belief to become wealth creators.
Online learning and training is the trend. 21st century education is another trend. Together, they are trends that won’t go away. What they offer is values that successful people have. Therefore, continuing online education courses about 21st century perspective is our choice to make. It is a choice that is definitely getting easier by the minute.

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What Ails Education in India?

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

WHAT AILS EDUCATION IN INDIA

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Essay Competition No. 3

News & Events, Nov. 2001

-a monthly magazine.

While writing about education, an eminent educationist once said that, “Education is most worth which comes in response to a felt need.” If this statement has some truth, the all round enthusiasm for education in India and the whole world needs no more justification. It is now no longer a myth that foundation of a healthy democracy is found in an educated wide-awake electorate. But; and is quite a big ‘BUT’; education to be good and useful, must be liberal and not regimented and must take into consideration one main point in view and that is the all-round development of the child’s personality, and the inculcation in him of noble sentiments and fair ideals.

There is, however, so much confused thinking in the field of education today that it becomes quite different to recognize and define these trends. Moreover, education as it is being practiced in the vast majority of our school today is so ill-planned and haphazard that we tend to depend more upon educational slogans and fads than upon actual educational philosophies and practices for an understanding of what ‘good education’ really means. Nevertheless, it should be quite a worthwhile exercise in the present confuse state of our educational development to seek clearly the path that we should follow. An acquaintance with the latest trends in education could also be worthwhile if only to realize how much leeway our schools have to make up in the education given to our children is to be really worth-while.

In Indian education, curriculum and text books are inadequate. The main criticism against the secondary schools is that allowance is not made for variation in aptitudes, interests and abilities. All the students are taught the same courses irrespective of their mental caliber and interests. All the students have to pass through the same straight jacket whether it fits them or not. This has resulted in maladjustments, mass failures and eventual stagnation in many cases. Eventually many students fail to pass in the examination because they have no choice. They are to take the burden of all the subjects. If he is expert in a subject and knows nothing in the other, he is treated as an unsuccessful candidate. He is also treated badly by his teachers. By this if, India wants to prove that it is giving equal status to every educational subject.

In addition, instruction imparted in our schools is book-centered and leaves a little scope for creative thinking and self expression. It is no wonder that a vast majority of students cannot write a few lines on any given topic. The reason for this mental vaccum are not far to seek. They only know about the facts that are important to exams, and they have to learn it by heart i.e. memorises, but they know really nothing about the concept. They only memorise it due to its importance in the examination. In addition the teachers taught that materials in the class which are important in the examination. The students with some exceptions have been encouraged to cram answers to the spotted questions likely to figure in the examination papers and pass the examination. Unfortunately, the wagon of secondary education in this country has been hitched to a lamppost of passing the examination. It does not aim a lodestar of idealism, which should form the basis of all worthwhile education. The curriculum that is being given to us is now very outdated. It is introduced in 1986 under the National Policy of Education. At that time, it was good but time has changed now. It needs many changes. In countries like China, students are taken in that path where they are interested to go or join. They are not forced to pass through the same tunnel of gate. Suppose if someone is interested in sports then right from the early ages they are trained and taught in that field only. Thus, later on they can become a well-known personality in that field. This system can be proved by watching the number of medals China gets in the Olympics. Likewise, in India also this system should be interested so that we can be developed as termed in economics.

Another malady be setting our secondary education is tremendous wastage and stagnation resulting from mass failures at the school leaving examinations conducted by various school boards in this country. Sometimes the pass percentage is below 50%; even in the school examination, the picture is no way better. This is not a healthy symptom and calls for a thorough probe and early remedy. No developing country can afford frittering away of scare resources in this way. It not only results in wastage of time, energy, and money, but also brings lots of frustration to the failed and his family. In this way the failure student losses his courage and sometimes a day comes when the failed leaves school. Like that, it is the wastage of human resources also.

In schools and colleges, there is the system of ‘Ragging’. The school authorities should take proper action against the miscreants. It results badly to many students. Sometimes they have to leave the school also. Therefore, this system also ails our educational system.

Moreover, school is a place; a temple of ‘LEARNING’, but the alphabet ‘L’ now disappeared in real sense from this word, becoming the place of ‘EARNING’. Why it is so? Why the teachers only come to earn and not to teach? Why they only like the students who are smart, handsome, and good in studies?

Lastly, school should be a place where the teaching should not be book centered. There should be practical and orals also. The examination system should be changed. It is to be more interesting and should be a place of enjoyment, learning and should be a place for doing and knowing the facts practically.

I agree that school is necessary. Nevertheless, why does it have to be so boring? Why are we treated like machines to be switched on and off and fed with facts? Why are we treated like parrots and simple calculating machines? Why can’t school be more interesting and more challenging?

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Education System in UK – Colleges and Universities

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Why do many people like to go on a study tour to UK colleges and Universities? What do you know about education system in UK? Like many other countries United Kingdom has developed and diversified education system foe school graduates and those who want to get further or higher education. The incredible number of colleges and universities offers thousands of courses and subjects to study. Thus, it is very important to be well-oriented in education institutions diversity to choose the right one which will suite your interests and further career best. First, there is a difference between further education and higher education. Further education is provided by colleges and gives a number of special qualifications such as Business Study, Engineering, Catering etc. They are specially designed for basic knowledge study, which is an integral part of further education and special subject study. Often further education students are able to combine a few subjects and get two or three certificates accordingly. Most further education students are adults who are above 21 years old. They prefer to study part-time and go to work while studying. Anyway, it is your choice whether you will study full-time or part-time. Usually part-time jobs allow further education students cover their tuition fees expenses. UK educational institutions are divided into state and private colleges and universities. Some decades ago state colleges and universities considerably differed from each other, especially in education funding system and costs. Nowadays both types of institutions have high tuition fees and smaller amount of grants, University Access Funds and student loans assistance programs. Universities UK provide a wide range of subjects and qualifications to study. Education programmes at universities include lectures, seminars, workshops, trainings and practices. Some of them even organize working experience for a year or less. High tuition fees cover access to university books, software and computers. Be aware of ALL university facilities before applying for study: you must know well what you will have for your big money! Although higher education requires much study, research, writing and reading the most study process is independent; lectures, seminars and workshops take much less time than self-research and study. Of course you will be signed your own individual tutor who will guard your study and control your results, but be ready to become a self-organized student who plans his education process himself. All universities and even further education colleges in UK have specially assigned consultants who provide all information which you need. They are happy to consult you even in your private matters. However, it would be better to check the university or college environment by yourself. For example, such aspects as social environment, college/university city or town society, availability of night clubs, sports clubs or beaches play a significant role in our life. City/town living standards will help you count your accommodation and living expenses; remember, you are going to spend a couple of years there! Each year both private and state universities reduce their financial assistance, state and university grants cover only about 10 percent of education fees. Find out as much as possible about financial aid availabilities, at least you can apply for student education loans system. This system is the easiest way for funding education in UK now. However, you should remember it is repayable and sometimes has high interest ratio which expands to 20 years for paybacks to be affordable.

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An Overview on the Indian Distance Learning Education System

Friday, December 4th, 2009

In a recent public appearance, while inaugurating the three day national workshop on distance learning, honourable Mr. S K Sinha, Governor Jammu & Kashmir, referred to the distance learning education system as the most suitable learning schema to reach remote areas. The special reference in the speech was towards provision of education, in the areas untouched by tradition classroom learning modules and thus appropriateness of this counter program. While the stated is certainly a wise call, however as an education seeker, there definitely is much more to analyze, before enrolling with a distance learning curriculum.

Before highlighting upon the nuances of distance education in Indian context, it is imperative to clearly understand the concept. Distance education, unlike the classroom learning system, enables the learning process between the educator and learners, while they are not physically present at a common venue. Communication happens over various channels including print, electronic, real time technology and more. In the present scenario, the advent of technology in this domain is rampantly increasing.

Pros and cons of distance learning with specific reference to the Indian education scenario:The invisible bridge: Distance education is an evolving field with obvious merits. For those who for any reason cannot make it to the classrooms, distance learning is the perfect answer. It simply connects the two ends of education rope and thus simplifies the learning process. Efficient system: Distance learning does not mandates physical attendance and thus saves on commuting and miscellaneous time heads. It is an efficient learning schema, which maximises output in minimal time. Apt for professionals: Distance education is especially convenient for working professionals, who cannot spare 2-3 years for pursuing full time higher education courses.Host of options: Distance learning offers education curriculum over a host of learning streams to include higher education. Even the most reputed of education programs like IIT are soon to be added to the already extensive list.Quality Concerns: Distance learning is a definite education enhancer, especially for geographies like India, where students from remote areas are unable to learn and thus grow. However, with lesser restrictions and almost negligible practical guidance, the quality aspects of the curriculum are highly questionable. The situation further worsens in developing nations like India, where even in classroom learning mode, the education quality is often compromised.Infrastructural mismatch: Distance education has been a wonderful model in developed parts of the globe, where the most superior technology enabled tools disseminate the course nitty-gritty. However in India, even the basic online access is not available to majority. The mismatch would be explicitly apparent, if compared with aptly progressed nations, where distance learning is synonymous to online learning. Lack of information: Distance education in India is still in nascent stages and as a growing concept, it is not perhaps being adequately nurtured. Aspirants are still not clear on the procedure and the communication channels are too loosely knitted. In such circumstances, the adequacy of the concept is gravely skeptical.

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