CURRENT SCENARIO OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM NOWADAYS IT is a global trend that young brains are being attracted more towards technological education. There is no doubt that science and technology are complementary in nature and have to grow hand in hand. Besides, the growth of knowledge, research in fundamental science always adds an inevitable input to the advancement of technology. Quick and highly paid job opportunities have always been an added advantage for the technology graduates. In the eighties and nineties of the last century, the best young minds were attracted more towards basic science courses; however, this situation has undergone a complete change throughout the globe recently. The loss of interest in science education is often ascribed to more job opportunities in Information & Computer Technology. If the present situation continues, there will be serious problems, mainly manpower for scientific research. Naturally, a question arises. Is the loss of interest because science has lost the charm? Definitely, the answer is No. The new scientific discoveries always prompt the mankind to think in new dimension and motivate the people to add new ideas, which always enrich our day-to-day life. Unexplained facts Especially, well-established mathematical methods, high precision measurements and the modern communication systems help a lot. Still, science could not show the revolutionary path towards some of the unexplained facts of Nature. Even today, there are unlimited mysteries and wonders in the universe, which are to be answered by the scientific communities, than the technologists. Hence, the world still expects new path-breaking ideas, originating from the intelligent young minds of the science stream. It is a matter of concern that our education system is more inclined towards the textbook exercise. Only a very few develop the habit of thinking over a problem in their own way. Further, they are not encouraged to have crazy ideas. The current system of teaching and evaluation does not provide any opportunity for this purpose. Starting from the primary to the higher education, the present emphasis is on maximisation of the quantity of information instead of leaving room for imagination or recreation of minds.We forget that the creative mind always has no problem in acquiring information on its own.The complete division between the cultures of science and humanities and deviation of science from philosophy has reduced the sphere of scientific thought. Science educators may ponder over this problem and to a certain extent try to provide an opportunity to enlarge the sphere of scientific thoughts. Dr. K. ANANDAN Post your comment please
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:00:13 +0000
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