Our traditional education system
hammers out the individual voices of children and kills their natural
creativity turning them into servile, course material slaves. Our children are
not encouraged to raise questions in class, particularly when they disagree
with the teacher. Children are not allowed to debate the topic taught. Subjects
do not teach reasoning, imagination, creativity and innovation. Children are
merely asked to learn concepts and subjects by rote. Because of this, most of
the children never develop their own view point or the faculty to think. These
children when mature into adults lack power to raise their voices against
something that is wrong or they disagree with. They get conditioned to accept
whatever is offered to them. This is the major reason why majority of us do not
raise voices against abuses, corrupt systems and politicians.
Our children should be motivated
by all means to think creatively, debate, have opinions and should be allowed
to speak up. They have to be taught that what is wrong is wrong, no matter who
is behind the same. Schools, teachers and parents must train children from an
early age the ways and means to protest, argue and fight against all that is
wrong or improper. Children need to be made aware of their rights, duties and
responsibilities right from an early age. Dream of a better India cannot be
accomplished unless parents, teachers and society leaders resolve to develop
thinking and problem solving abilities in children. The society needs to be
supportive to people who take up social issues. Families need to be supportive
to girls who get abused and exploited.
Our Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan
Singh is being criticized severely for his inability to curb corruption and
today he finds his government in the midst of CWG scam, 2G Scam, Coal scam,
Aadarsh Housing Scam and many others. His government has acted stern against
all anti corruption movements and has been successful in avoiding the demand
for a Lokpal Bill. His government has also failed miserably in prosecuting the
corrupt. Our PM, regardless of the scams that happened right under his nose
still remains in power using all possible excuses like “I did not know anything
about it”, “I have not benefitted from the same”, “It was Mr. Ahmed Patel who
gave directions for allotment of Coal blocks” etc… The question here arises why
is the most powerful person of India.. our PM so helpless. He is known to be a
reformist, a true honest gentleman. Then why is he so helpless?…. The reason is
that he is not allowed to speak up. Over the years, he has conditioned himself
to obey… obey his masters. He has become more of a circus lion who despite
having all the powers is conditioned and trained only to obey the ring master.
Because of the diarchal power system existing with his government, he is unable
to take action against the culprits. He is unable to set an example before the
world that what is wrong is wrong, no matter who is behind the same.
Fight for what you want,
Or accept what you have lost.
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