GYANODAYA - The Journal of Progressive Education
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Achilles heel of education in India

  • Author:
  • Swaminathan1, J Jaya Subha Devi2, S Oviya3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 60 to 63

1Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai

2UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai

3UG Student, Department of Computer Science Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai

Online published on 4 February, 2017.

Abstract

The education system must invest curiosity to earn enthusiasm that result in greater inventions and revolutions in the field of interest. Swami Vivekananda once told, “Education is a process of self-realization”. The basic root of the paperstarts with the question “Are we on the track of doing self realization in the name of education?”and it addresses thefeebleness of Indian educationin a different perspective with certain ways to overcome that. This paper urges to give same status to creativity as literacy in education and it is purely based on authors view on education system.

Keywords

Education, self realization, Feebleness, quality, Parenting