Educational revolution.

Dr.Shashi Kant

Dr.shashikant.kant@gmail.com

Virat Rehani

vrehani@yahoo.com

 Old age homes are mushrooming and there is continuous rise in assault cases, torture of women and so many other vices. It speaks volumes about downfall of our education.

Sadayam Hridayarn Yasya Bhasitham Sathya Bhushitham Kayah Parahithe Yasya Kalisthasya Karothikim (Sanskrit verse). 

It states that the immoral and wicked outcome of the Kali age cannot do anything to the person whose heart is empathetic, believe in veracious pronouncement and volunteer his self to aid other beings.

There is no doubt the young generation has acquired much knowledge but is lagging behind so far as the desired moral values are concerned.

Noddings et.al in their work have illustrated philosophy of education similar to the academic field to the philosophical study of education along with its flaws. They further observed the focal point of this philosophy to be education itself as well as the methods inculcated for it. 

Philosophy of education is not separate from field of applied philosophy but explains field of education. It needs our attention.

Many Philosophers (like Plato) thought that it should be an entire responsibility of the Government to educate the children but people in present set of democracy shall accept some of Government’s responsibilities but shall never agree to lose their right to decide about the future of their child.

Cahn et.al in their work have talked about the work of Immanual Kant that along with  education the focus should be on building moral character

We should frame the education policy and the process of learning keeping the overall result from all this. Values of mankind as a whole should never be ignored at any cost.

According to Frankena et.al Researchers that cogitate the serving of humans accept that the wise literacy of young blood decides the future of any establishment 

Education of our youth determines the type of our society. The purpose of education which is to turn out virtues students must be focused.

The logics, target and technique of building regulations may be beyond the already enforced regulations.

There may be different concepts and different aims in different societies by different philosophers but the voice of situation prevalent in the society should not be ignored.

The major reason for setback in imbibing moral values in learners is inability to satisfy the question marks following why, what and how.

It may further be engraved that most andragogies fail at initiating stage, this may be credited to the already existing beliefs and their contradictions to the social/human values.

Everything cannot be explained with mathematical equations but a simple formula may be used for achieving the virtually impossible endless joy and human-human relation values:

Where: Result=Endless joy and Human to Human relation.

H1=Head (for thoughts).

H2=Heart (for evaluating thoughts).

H3=Hand (for working upon thoughts).

E.g. Endless joy and human-human relation values=Right thinking + Right evaluation of the thought + Right execution.

Neil et.al in their elated work projected Dewey as a proponent of Educational Progressivism and as an educational reformer. He also focused that traditional methods of strictness on imparting education was related to impart education but was insufficient to realize pupil’s actual experience.

Many Philosophers [like Rousseau] thought that if the children are not interfered they can advise themselves from their own experiences. But we shall have to watch that they do not suffer permanently due to their miscalculation.

Dr. Art-ong Jumsai Na Ayudhya in his talk regarding Education in Human Values (EHV) stated the importance of well coordinated Heart, Head and Hand which commute to define a true human being.

Education needs reformation. Changes must be brought as per the need. It should be important and beneficial for all people. All the students should feel it important and of use in life. It should be kept in mind that a man is not a machine. The aim that he should be a beneficial member of the society should never be ignored. Thus he should grow up learning the human values.

Munari et. al deeply emphasized that demolish of our society can only be diminished by the valued education.

Education of our children is of great importance. It affects not only our society but the whole planet. Our possible collapse can be saved by the better education. No one can deny that social justice is our top most priority. 

Moral values in long are good for self and others.

Brophy et.al stated that it is therefore mandatory to have a highly optimized synchronization amongst learning chance and student’s previous beliefs, student’s pinpointing of realm. The guide must frame student’s realm to architect stimulating pattern so as to qualify the student to rank and recognize efficacy of realm’s worth and soothe its fulfillment The young students must understand that some day they will grow older. So they must work upon the theory to give older people and their very near future the best society and environment that they wish for themselves.

At times the low speed of a learner is considered to be an outcome of his/ her dullness but defying this, there may be many other reasons for the aforesaid slower pace.

Riessman et.al even mentioned in their work that a learner may be at snail’s pace in performing intellectual works but this never infers that he/she is dull.

Many researchers discuss the higher education as an investment for the future this clearly depicts that if the current education system is reformed with concepts of moral values it will yield better results in developing a better society. Leslie et.al have pointed about economic value of higher education and also discussed whether it is a good investment.

It is opined that we should wrestle our mind after going through different philosophical views put forward by different philosophers. Pedagogy should be such that the subject should remain affable and the students should acquire knowledge, wisdom and sense of reasoning. Opportunity to get education should be for all.  System of education should move towards a healthy direction where Pestalozzi is not ignored. Moral thinking should flourish. Students after passing out from institutions should have capability to solve political and social issues.  

We must divorce the education system which is hindrance to social reforms to improve human conditions and making a better world. Thus we must shake up the education system and focus on both intellectual as well as moral values.

Philosophy and education is an immortal conversation as the interest and needs change with time. If anything is permanent it is change…  

Politics impregnated by the gun and goon culture

Where the political system is impregnated by the gun and goon culture there development of needy people cannot be expected. Political leaders having sweet tongues and demoniac hearts crush the resistance by the people using the goons thus establishing the goon raj (Goon kingdom). Goons have become nut and bolt of the political system.

Most of the political leaders patronage the goons or are themselves goons. Many children of political leaders behave like goons as the power corrupts their mind. Such politicians pressurize to bail out the goons if some action against them is initiated. Thus arresting a goon becomes useless. Some people opine that the goons are on the pay roll of some politicians. Peaceful existence on this planet is possible only if we get rid of them. Such incidents speak volumes about the social set up. Let us wake up each other and wash out the social set up.

Some time goons give title to their groups after the name of certain great man or some religious deity. They think their way of thinking is right and others should follow it. They go to the extent of taking law in their own hands. They do not bother that they are threat to the freedom of other’s way of thinking.

Some political leaders to appease such self styled moral teachers patronize them and use them for their personal interest. These leaders distance from such elements only when media highlight the misdeeds. Legal Acts should not be merely symbols. No one should be allowed to interfere when the legal Acts take the course.

When a political leader or a supporter tries to indulge in such nefarious activities he must be hit back hard to send message to others. We must unite against such monsters as everybody wants to get rid of them.

How long such politicians shall be elected. Not to speak or not to act against atrocities and to remain a mute spectator is not pardonable. We must transform ourselves to the need of time. We must change to change the political set up. We must change to change the world… 

HELPING HANDS

The world is full of needy people. Many non-government organizations will have to come forward to make things better for the needy considering whole mankind as one species and make the world worth living.

Many people who have a benevolent mind-set always think to do well in the world and make difference in the life of needy people.  

"Allah is not kind to him who is not kind to people." (Bukhari, Muslim)

“Show forgiveness,

       Enjoin kindness,

            Avoid ignorance.”

                    The Quran 7;199

Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you may take heed. (Al Quran 16:91)

“My religion is very simple

My religion is kindness”--- Dalai Lama

“Hatred has never been destroyed by hatred,

but kindness, this is the eternal law.” ---By Budha

“A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return”
― Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita

“No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come”
― Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita

“Be kind to all beings, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money” (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 136).

Luke 6:35

Verse Concepts

"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

Colossians 3:12

Verse Concepts

“So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

All the religions spread the message of kindness.

We must rise above languagism, regionalism, cast and creed and consider all human beings as one species and focus on kindness. We must think about low income individuals. We must make ourselves available for “people who need people” without thinking from which walk of life they are. The enlightenment must radiate all around and establish the peaceful relationship among mankind. The society needs it, the country needs it, and the world needs it.

The world needs a change! To change ourselves is the first step to change the world…