"Education is the process of learning, teaching, and the development of knowledge, skills, character, and critical thinking."
Education is the most important thing in this generation, as it shapes a person's overall being. Without education in this generation means nothing, according to most of the leaders, and there seems to be a barrier between the one getting education and those who do not, but there is no difference between these two categories, as some behaviours are not well acquainted with their education.
In today’s world, there seem to be two kinds of people— those who are educated but lack a sense of responsibility, and those who are uneducated yet responsible. This is not to confine everyone to these two groups, but rather to highlight, in a generation where respect is often measured and earned by qualifications and authority, empathy and concern for others appear to be fading among the first group.
Many awareness programmes have been conducted in various places to promote human dignity, respect, and rights. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have also been established by those passionate about equality and justice. Yet, despite these efforts, the impact seems minimal. The world continues to fall deeper into chaos, division, and hatred.
”The size of your heart matters more than the size of your house”, and have you treated someone better than you treat your Boss/CEO?
Talking about our society where power is controlled and ruled by higher-ups, promising to fulfil every human desire yet still lacking, and they themselves still need to learn, as everyone is imperfect in this world. We need a leader who themselves follow what they speak up to and a society who respect each other's ideas and works to create a better society. An educated person should also have proper knowledge and apply it in the proper way so that they become a role model of society.
“A rich bank account means nothing with a poor soul —status fades, but kindness doesn't “.
The perfect example for this concern is -
A" cleanliness drive "
Conducting a cleanliness drive everywhere and now and then, but the question here is why it is not working and why our place is still a mess. The main reason is us, where we educate ourselves and others, but it's not applicable, while the poor/uneducated people are being instructed to be clean through conducting many awareness drives, whereas an educated person is still relying on others to start or is not being serious. The unserious one knows only to blame others, excluding themselves as they are being educated. Here comes the paradox of education, where knowledge doesn't meet responsibility. After receiving too much education they think themselves to be of a very high standard relying on each other to work and bring change but when it's time for reward they mention their names as a proud society who gave their overall hard work to create a better society, but this should not be followed because as the reward should be received by people who sweat and work tirelessly for the development of their society. To be a better society, we should work as a group, as we are all responsible for our better society and environment.
“You can lose everything you own, but never the way you make people feel”.
Education system in India -most of the primary education in India is not well shaped and does not receive much attention during the primary section. Education should start from the grassroots level, as it's the best time for learning different skills which shape the overall being of the child.
Knowledge without application: A student memorising the information just to pass an exam, only to forget it later. The knowledge never becomes a tool for creative thought or solving real–world problems. Students are taught how to chase grades and certificates, which makes the students focus more on memorisation, leading to an information-overloaded but under–equipped generation of thinkers. While Critical thinking is underdeveloped, like traditional schooling delivers facts, a modern, minimalist education that teaches how to think, question, and adapt is often sidelined.
Our societies are opposite, as one starts being responsible, they imagine it for another reason.
Paradox manifests in a restaurant:
When we order any food in a restaurant, and you have some leftover food, and you don't want to waste it, that's when the confusion arises, whether you should pack it or just leave it. If you just kept there, it's a waste of food, knowing that there are lots of people in a state of hunger, but when you pack the food, people start thinking you're either poor/stingy when you're trying to respect food.
The demanding diner: A highly educated person may use their knowledge and vocabulary to intimidate or belittle waitstaff, demanding specific—and sometimes unreasonable—standards of service.
Instead of using their education for empathy, they weaponise it to establish a sense of superiority.
In order to refrain from this situation, we, the present generation, should know the responsibility that we carry and show the younger generation a good sign of habit and manners to let it hold tight to humanism. If not sooner, the future generations are going to be worse than now.
“It's hard to bring positive changes rather than negative — we have to trust the process and work harder”.
“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action” – by Herbert Spencer
Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a NAAC Accredited UGC recognised Commerce and Arts College. The editorial team includes Chubamenla, Asst. Professor Dept. of English and Rinsit Sareo, Asst. Manager, IT, Media & Communications. For feedback or comments please email: dot@tetsocollege.org
