Social science
"A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is finally at peace with itself. What we can, we must" ~ Abraham Maslow
We had an argument, but it was one of the arguments you have with al-friend - polite but brisk. My friend is a good guy who has his life for the learning of reading, mathematics and science devoted to their children Government schools in Tamil Nadu. He has had a positive impact on thousands of children over the past decade. But I was around him on the spot.
"Why would you were a IIT aspirants" I asked him. "Are there other professions that can be more in tune with their natural talent?"
"Yes, there are other possible career paths for many children, he admitted." But their parents and peer groups value most in mathematics and science. They are afraid that their children are stupid, if he or she did not have good grades in these subjects. I have to rely on mathematics and science to the focus value of the child. "I was still thinking about this particular day, when my wife Girija and I visited my mother. We need to talk with the housekeeper, whose 12-year-old son in 7th grade in a public school nearby.
The housekeeper complained that her son, however, standing 4th in his class, his best scores in English and mathematics, as he likes, and can hardly be achieved pass marks in other subjects such as science, social sciences and Tamil. She wanted him to go to college, but the boy did not seem particularly interested in academics, he was more interested in working with more than carpentry and other crafts.
I remember our conversation with President Panchayat Elango Kuthambakkam on youth in the village, and like so many of their parents to consider education as a kind of passport ascent. And in some cases. But many villages, problems with young people, and 10 are class public examinations fail - and then think themselves too good for farm work or other manual labor, but may be slightly better job. These young people tend to want to hang DEADBEAT living with their parents and not fall victim to the deleterious effect of the village.
I am convinced that every person is born on earth with innate gifts and talents. With effort and guidance, anyone can discover his own profession - we have exceeded both our own way and a mark in this world. Unfortunately, our educational system this process with its "one size fits all" approach.
In addition, leads a society and their own financial complications, especially in India, the glorification and rewarding certain occupations more than others. It is sad: The farther you are from the production of something good for the world, the more the person earns. Thus, a person who produces goods and services worth "x". The person who markets and create a business from these goods and services worth 10. "And the person who made the financial contribution to this project deserves '100x '!
The question we must ask ourselves - and argued strongly with our friends and family - is whether these prejudices will be of value in the connected Age has - with its reduced asymmetry of information and opportunities. Will the new era brings new opportunities to achieve their true vocation and make a good living by doing so to follow, rather than to specific professions just for the money, but without joy?
If our education system is in a position to honor the individuality and uniqueness of each one of us and to nurture it, rather than locking us into the lowest common denominator under the pretext that they leave no child behind? These are questions I would like to discuss, politely and rationally, as a community.
