The Need of Value Education
-safwan erooth-
“100’s of immoral CDs seized from the school bags of school students [Kerala -2005]”
–A news headline-
The above headline from a popular news paper is in fact showing the standard and value our students bear and more over it is a manifestation to the condition of our future citizens. When values are missing at places supposed to be its source is indeed critical and point out to the need of a renovation. Here the system to be changed is the modern system of education.
The first thing to be analyzed is the meaning of education, it doesn’t mean mere filling up of knowledge but as Gandhi told it should be an all round development. Medicines cures and that’s its value and if this quality is lost, medicine is also useless. So education meant for refining the human beast to a civilized man should have its essential value so that the process takes place.
Modern-day education can definitely bring out so called educated Engineers and Educated doctors in various fields but it will be doctors who steal the kidneys of his patients and professionals dishonest to think of human values. Those educated through the present-day education system will lack the very essence of morality, humanity and honesty itself.
This is because the present-day education taught them to write but never told them writing bad things is immoral. It taught them science but never forbade them from its malpractice. Each subject has been taught in this manner, in a single dimension. And as a result of this irrational way doctors lacking humanity and kindness are born. Career and profit oriented professionals are made. The apprentices of the present day education are seen addicted to time killing entertainments like movies and games. They are not at all ready to think or read. This is really inhibiting their thoughts. Students of present-day education system are seen involved in immoral activities such as smoking and use of drugs. Studies and statistics on the drug addicted students of today are really shocking
It’s at this point where the need of value education proves a must for the very existence of human being in this world in peace and harmony. The world is pleading for value education because it’s this very thing that fuels the basic process of conversion of human beast to cultured Human being.
Now the world is caught in the hands of misfortune. Now only value based education can save. Lets work, Pray and Hope for a tomorrow of value education which will force our youth to throw off the TV remotes and cola cans and make them think and grow to the zeniths of triumph.
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