The rote-n Indian School System

So much is wrong with our school system and the attitude of some of the teachers that it is hard to even define the problems. The mantra of conversion from content-based education to competence-based has not solved anything but only managed to devalue the content itself. So if my generation at least had the good fortune to have depth of content at hand, the younger generation is left with redundant material. Intelligent kids will suffer from lack of mental stimulation and plummeting of IQ as a consequence while less-intelligent ones still will not be saved because though the content itself is simpler and repetitive, the way it is presented is neither innovative nor user-friendly. The ‘projects’ which are supposed to encourage deeper involvement of the kids have only added to the burdens of the parents as the manner in which the projects are assessed has resulted in the parents and not the kids doing all the work.

Any improvement is possible only by enhancing the quality of the content and that of the teachers. Extensive psychological evaluation of the teachers should be a must before they are appointed. If we do not do this, our kids are as good as dead.