What changes needed in our education system to create future leaders?

Lets talk about loopholes in our education system...One of the biggest drawbacks is Reservation of seats for the backward classes.
Agreed, that its a good thing but first we should ask ourself how many of the backward people really need it.
A student who scores 60% is preferred over a student who scores 80%.
This is not quality education. Giving financial aid to the backward classes is absolutely correct but reserving seats for them is injustice to a general student.

Instead of bridging the gap, we are expanding it even further by giving them quota.
In each and every field we have got a separate quota for backward classes.

Even the IITs, which were established by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with a vision of giving quality education to those who deserved it which would be from reservations, has been engulfed by quota. There is nearly 50% reservation in all fields.

Some people falling under the backward category who go on to become Doctors and engineers and earn more than 40000-80000 per month, make their son to apply under the backward category.The NON-CREAMY layer certificate which is required to become eligible for the quota, can be easily made by giving just few hundred rupees.

This is not quality education.
It has been spoiling our education since past and will continue to do so unless necessary steps are taken.

@ Abid Areacode
I disagree with you. China is a communalist nation. Ours is a democratic.
Every Indian must know atleast three languages:
* English- Because it is a globally accepted language and in the international market, which is growing more and more competetive it would be a shame if one failed to grow his business due to lack of speaking skills.

* Hindi- Because it is our National Language. We must respect it.

* The regional Language- Whichever state we may be in, we must know its language to show our respect towards its cultures and heritage.

Michael wrote:
[quote]
Some people falling under the backward category who go on to become Doctors and engineers and earn more than 40000-80000 per month, make their son to apply under the backward category.The NON-CREAMY layer certificate which is required to become eligible for the quota, can be easily made by giving just few hundred rupees.
[/quote]

It is a matter of our corrupted system.Reservation was introduced for upliftment of the backward classes.It is a social justice for the injustice done to them in past years.

If that is the problem why don't the non reserved category emerge as good leaders?Here the problem is our educational content indeed.

Michael,
I had opposed the change of all Hindi medium to English medium.We must study our national language and English.But over emphasis to English is not good.

One can't say our present leaders had emerged due to the English education they got.Mr.Vajpay had spoke in UN Assembly in Hindi.Was it not knowing English ?Our nation's culture and custom should be given priority wherever possible.

@ Abid Areacode
they were non privileged enough in the past, agreed, but now when they are making a handsome salary why make their son also use the privilege which they no longer require..

the idea of changing hindi medium schools to english is ridiculous and pathetic..
We must give importance to our cultures, thats the most important thing.
We should be proud of who we are rather than imitating someone else's.

Lohit and Michael,
When we focus on our GD topic which is about creating good leaders for the future, i dont think reservation in educational institution is a hindrance for that.Its because reservation comes in higher education like professional colleges, and to shape a better leader for the future we have to change or modify our basic educational system.I agree that when we consider the quality of education as a whole, it will be effected by giving reservation and deserving people may not be able to make it.But thats all about a particular field or profession and has got nothing to do with a future leader.I believe in order to shape a good leader our basic or primary education system has to be improved.As Lohit said, our entire curriculum must emphasis on practical knowledge.Children must be given enough opportunities to lead and learn to deal with a group, and thus improve their leadership quality.The total focus must be on basic education and if ever a political school is coming,as Abid said, lets hope no reservation is kept on that!

@Abid,
I agree that reservation is necessary for the upliftment of backward class.But in my opinion there should be a time limit.A solid study has to be conducted in this regard and according to that reservation policy must be revised.There must be a deadline for the quota and reservation to end and thus equality and quality in education is ensured.As Michael said, at least the quota must be removed if also the financial aid is continued.But unfortunately now this entire issue is politics.

MC,
I'm not saying that SSA is a total failure. But it has some limitations. Seminars, projects etc are good. But don't make it a burden to students or just don't make it so simple that students will just copy something. It should be helpful to improve the knowledge and talents of students...

Education should be in such a way that it helps in overall development of the student..

But not only as a good student..

But also..

A good citizen..
A good human.....

@ Cool boy...

Its a nice suggestion that adding some political topics to syllabus will help students to know their responsibility towards the nation and the society...

But the problem is that..
Its highly Sensitive..

If it is not properly handled, it will become controversies..
When we say about political views in text books.. May the ruling party will try to include their political view supporting their party, then the opposition will protest and it will become a problem..

So, it should be handled carefully...

There should not be any political interruption in preparing it and it should not be in favouring of any parties or their ideologies...

Lohit...

Its true that quality of education is good in very few colleges only... Like IIT , IIM etc.
But other colleges are also not bad.But they are not coming to the top in providing quality education compared to the present situation of education system.

Still in our system, we force students to by heart what which have been found decades before and we are testing their memory power only.

Like western system, we should give students basic knowledge and then allow him to experience it and give encouragement to find something by himself rather than just by hearting what it is in text..

Our system should come to that standard...

Also you had agreed to santosh saying that there is no need for hindi medium as we need english more.. But one thing is there.. hindi or whatever be our mother tongue.. Don't avoid it..
We should give importance to our mother tongue also...

my view was that general politics topics should be included and not the mentioning of any parties to create controversies. Those things which will have good effects on students and not that will create controversies.

Abid,

Yes.. SSA is the developed form of DPEP and SSA has overcome the draw backs of DPEP.

Mock parliament is now a days conducted in school level also.. Mock parliament is a good practise to develop talents and leadership qualities in students..

Caste system is good to uplift lower caste. But the thing is that most of the lower caste people are rich now and they are misusing the reservations.. So i think reservation criteria should be revised..

Continous evaluation is better than just testing his memory power..

And i agree with you that we should not avoid our own mother tongue and system..

Abid..

Yes we have to value our own culture.. values and tradition..

Reservation was started for upliftment of the backward.. But as corruption is increased in reservation system.. As I said.. revision of criteria is required..

We had discussed about the need of reservation in one of our first GD's..

Michael...

Reservation is needed to upliftment of backward and we don't need to remove it completely..
But i agree with you that rather than decreasing, it had increased the gap between society to some extend..

Anyway.. its time for a revision in reservation criteria..

I think 50% reservation is not at all required..

And i agree to you that its essential to know three languages as you said.. All has its own need..

English.. Gives us a global exposure..
Hindi.. Proud to be an Indian..
Mother tongue.. We can't forget our mother...

MC,

Yes.. we should start concentrating from primary level itself to moulding a good person.. a good leader in our nation.. We should give good exposure to our students .. Students should be up to date with what is happening around him.. around the globe..

Jobin wrote:
[quote]
Seminars, projects etc are good. But don't make it a burden to students or just don't make it so simple that students will just copy something. It should be helpful to improve the knowledge and talents of students...
[/quote]

Jobin,
The seminars and projects of SSA are not at all a burden to students.I think you had mistaken it like the projects and seminars conducted by higher education students.Students really enjoy them and acquire practical knowledge through them.

In our days we have magazines only in colleges.Now we can see magazines even in primary schools with the whole efforts of students only.

Campus films were heard in degree level colleges only.Now upper primary students prepare documentary films.

All these are the effect of SSA.It really develops a student in all areas through his own query and findings.

Politics is already a branch of study in our education.As some of here fears it hadn't become a sensitive issue till now.But ruling and opposing parties had made some issues in some states not in study of politics,but in history and like that.

But in my opinion this study is good for nothing.It is just like any subject.By studying it one cannot be a good leader.To develop good managers and businessman we have business schools.Like that to develop good leaders we should have political schools.

Abid,

When projects are given.. students should also get good time to prepare a goo one by themselves. But what we are seeing many times is that its not happening in the busy schedule..

Magazines, campus films ets are a good sign of progress and quality of students.. Its a nice move...

Political schools are good for those who opting to serve as a politician.. Also we have degrees given in politics now..

But there should be something about politics for all students to study so that they get basic awareness about politics...