BEGINNING STAGES OF EDUCATION
In ancient times, India had the Gurukula system of education in which anyone who wished to study went to a teacher’s (Guru) house and requested to be taught. If accepted as a student by the guru, he would then stay at the guru’s place and help in all activities at home. This not only created a strong tie between the teacher and the student, but also taught the student everything about running a house. The guru taught everything the child wanted to learn, from Sanskrit to the holy scriptures and from Mathematics to Metaphysics. The student stayed as long as she wished or until the guru felt that he had taught everything he could teach. All learning was closely linked to nature and to life, and not confined to memorizing some information.
The modern school system was brought to India, including the English language, originally by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay in the 1830s. The curriculum was confined to “modern” subjects such as science and mathematics, and subjects like metaphysics and philosophy were considered unnecessary. Teaching was confined to classrooms and the link with nature was broken, as also the close relationship between the teacher and the student.
The Uttar Pradesh (a state in India) Board of High School and Intermediate Education was the first Board set up in India in the year 1921 with jurisdiction over Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. In 1929, the Board of High School and Intermediate educatiom
PRESENT EDUCATION SYSTEM
Why India still stood as a developing country but not as a developed country? This question can gain answer by viewing our education system at present. Many surveys are showing that our education system has no much importance in this trend. What is the real meaning of education? Simply memorizing the facts and vomiting in the exams? No, The real education means learning facts and thinking about it in an innovative manner that where it is useful and where to apply. When we think about History of Indian Education System in India ensures are many present education system advantages and disadvantages.
WHAT DOES PRESENT EDUCATION SYSTEM TEACHES IN INDIA ?
There are lakhs of schools and colleges in India. But how many of them are giving importance to practical learning? The answer is very few. At present Indian education forces its students to live a pressure-filled life, demanding excellence in the form of an external Reward : MARKS. Everything is about rote memorization, leading to behaviour which encourages cramming and forgetting rather than life long learning. It teaches that by heart the things for the purpose of marks and simply forget after examination
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