Why this modern education system?
Why do I get the feeling that the current education system is designed for students who existed a few hundred years ago? Each and every individual is expected to have basic knowledge about science, history, geography, mathematics and other related subjects. Why? Why is it that specialization takes place only after the individual has spent more than 10 to 15 years studying general subjects? How many individuals have actually applied the mathematical formulas that they learned in school?
Considering the fact that modern education does not incorporate new trends, the overall consequences of the current system are even more embarrassing. We were asked to memorize huge volumes of information because we were told that there would never be a time when we would have all the information we need at our finger tips. Today, it is possible to carry an entire library in a device that can fit in our pockets. So, why on earth did we spend so much time memorizing stuff?
Yes, it is not possible to anticipate the future developments. However, if one analyzes the trends that have been existing for the past 2 to 3 centuries, then the brightest minds in the business could have easily come up with an education system that balances old and new developments. The funny thing is that a lawyer who is in charge of settings spinal cord injury claim cases will spend 5 to 10 years of his life reading about mathematics, geographic, geology and other such unnecessary details.
What is the harm in creating a system where the individual has the choice of reading this stuff after he or she is certain that it will be useful in the future life? What irritates me is that all this is a huge waste of time, effort and resources. We end up utilizing very little of what we have studied in school.
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