Rupam
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carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/21/02 at 02:27:30 » |
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you are pretty right sekhar....I mean lack of confidence fuels from the lack of exposure.... the syllabus of AHSEC is quite divergent from the ones taught in other parts of the country.....this is not to say that trhe AHSEC syllabus is not at par with the rest of the country's...infact it is better than a lot many states' syllabi....but the whole point remains that our syllabus stresses more on subjectivity ...than on objectivity...the entire education system that we go through in assam ...right from day one in our kindergartens till the day we do our bachelors...revolves around knowledge gathering rather than the application of that knowledge...as a result we lose our power of thinking on the spot...I mean we sometimes find it extremely difficult to think quickly without giving much time to it...so in a sense I feel that our education system actually limits our faculties of the mind and to a certain extent hinders the development of it ...inhibits our achieving of the self actualizing potentials.
The examinations you were talking about...the real big ones....say IITs...IIMs, IAS...all these focus more on the application of knowledge rather than on the gamut of it...and ofcourse on lateral thinking ...and thinking on the spot...ofcourse an education system alone does not inculcate all these prowess onto you...but it can certainly hinder your stride towards these...through our developmental and impressionable age...we are exposed to a system that forces us to broaden our range of knowledge without ever stressing on the applicability of these...the ones who secure a position in HSLC ...or in HSSLC are hailed as the best students in the valley...no doubting that...but dont we think a majority of them lose out when they move onto the national arena? the ones who actually beat the wind out of the students from the other parts of the coiuntry...actually are the aberrations...and not the generality...they do that despite the education system and not because of it.
the other problemm ofcourse is the lack of exposure...the students in the valley...hardly get any exposure...any indication of the competition outside the state until they have reached a certain state...and till then the system already has moulded them onto itself and corrupted away half of their chances of a superior mental development.... sekhar...I think this discussion that you have started is best suited for the main room...and as such I am putting this message on the main room also...see you there
and am sure the rest of the valley will have a lot to comment on this...all are welcome. |
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Ojeen
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Re: carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/21/02 at 02:53:36 » |
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you are right ... what we value in our valley, has little use outside. like, compassion, warmth, demure... you got to be aggressive, go-getter, rear-end-on-fire type and not to mention talk smooth. these are personal characteristics on which we lose out most of the time outside. and the education system does not help either. bit archaic .. bit out of the league. good students do good outside not because of the education system in assam, but because of the 'metal' inside them.
the examinations ... hmm, you got to study in a different pattern for the ones you mentioned. no education system can prepare you for them .. you need to do your homework very thoroughly indeed for those. for the IAS and the IIMs , some chance of preparing after graduating .. taking an year off or so to prepare. But IIT? the AHSEC science syllabus and the IIT approach are so different, you got to choose one .. cannot do well in both other than sheer luck or genetic aberration ... 8) But then, IIT rank is probably a much farther moon than a good result in the state exams.
whatever it is, the assam education system need to wake up and smell coffee ... |
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Re: carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/21/02 at 03:16:04 » |
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Yeah commendable topic raised by Sekharbabu.
I'll take it point wise and this being a serious topic will stick to Her Majesty's Language.Pardon Me
1. Well So far as the syllabus issue is concerned,I feel that's right up there among the best in some subjects in India while in others we lag a little.I have had the privilllege of going through and teaching Syllabi of West Bengal board,ICSE,and CBSE.And I can tell you that what they were the same so far as the basics are concerned.Whatever extra was there was regarding the application and some topics which I feel may have been by now incorporated in Assam's syllabus too,now that a over a decade has passed since we crammed.Yeah notice crammed.Everyone crams at some point or the otherand we should cram in some bit when young.
2. What we lack is exposure to edu-fairs,good edu-institutions, proficient and knowledgeable and aspiring teachers.(Pardon me Mr Mihir Dutta,but I still can't forget what you said about IITKGP-'Sugar Mill').Where we get beaten by guys from metros like kolkata is in this aspect and not in the other.
3. Finally,we as such have no concept of career planning out there and maybe this holds true in lesser degree for the whole of India.I ask myself "tux,did you know that tea tasting or wine tasting or say consultancy ;D or for that matter fashion designing can be a profession?" And the reply comes straight "No,never". Well if you don't know the opportunities ,you can't plan to face it, worse you don't have the resources(books,tutorials etc) and the worst of all u will find no ispiration from the vicious cycle of money-minting edu-dept of ASSAM.
4. And even when given opportunties we don't dare.We don't risk going to TAIWAN for example when offered a job.Rather we prefer to rot in the dirty dungeons of a vicious system that sees black money purchasing seats in 'IVY LEAGUE' ;D edu-institutions of ASSAM.
Not caring to catch the opportunities we call ourselves unlucky. :) :) :)
All these and many more ills afflict the system.We can dream to circumvent them,but till we use our brains and brawns actively,as they say,"It's easier said than done" :) :)
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Shekhar
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Re: carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/21/02 at 08:21:51 » |
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Hi! Guys,
Looks like so many of us know the real reasons which eventually are responsible for desparing so many good students from a promising career. But I am also sure lot of students out there don't think about it and also don't give a damn about it.
Then ..watch out about the consequences.. Look what it is getting us to... Almost 90% of poeple don't have much of a career outside the ever rottening vicious zone of teaching and clerical posts. If those positions also were alloted based on your academic achievements ( rankss and %) ..then may be our good students would have one spporting point for making it good in the board exams.
Fellows , we got to take chances ..think outside the box. This is time when you can earn an extraordinary living if you know how to convert your half chances to success.
My two cents on this :
Students in Barak Valley should care more about the entrance exams , rather than their board exam( which eventually is giving them nothing..). The entrance exams( IIT or CBSE) are no big deal if approached properly.
We gotta do it..if we don't want unemployement kill the whole valley.
thanks
Shekar
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piyali
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Re: carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/22/02 at 15:44:34 » |
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i also had the privillege of teaching in a renowned school in calcutta under ICSE and ISE.one of the most important key ...the other guys seems to be missing is ...access to valuable and good books ....by means of arranged school libraries...or the local book stores who are suppose to provide the students these facilities....but ,this is simply missing...when i was in silchar doing my college,i remeber i had to buy important books for various entrance from guwahati or calcutta...and when i was doing my higher studies in calcutta...i found myself a very unfortunate student who missed all the important books...and though missed some basic knowledge too...so,one more important thread should be....books..that builds the education structure of a society.... |
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Rupam
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Re: carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/22/02 at 15:49:56 » |
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one [possible way to get over this problem of the nonavailability of books is probably to harness the potentials of the internet. ...true howsoever enormous a storehouse of knowlwdge the internet maybe, it cannot replace the utility of books...yet to an extent the geographical disadvantages that are inate to Silchar can be overcome by the optimal use of the internet...
personally I feel books weere not that much of a problem when I was studying..although we did not have all the books avaliable with the local book stores, but a majority of the esse4entials were avaliable...and the remaining ofcourse had to be procured from guwahati... |
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Re: carry forward...the education system in Assam.
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08/22/02 at 19:46:51 » |
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Well if u try u can get ur elder bros/sis or aunt to get u the books from say GHY or KOlL.But the problem I think is how do you know which book serves ur purpose and more importantly,
who will decipher the content for u once u get stuck? ??? ???I mean, the deciphering must be done immediately when the iron is hot. It's not like I send a letter to sa Brilliant Tutorials and after a fortnight they send me a made easy.Maybe by then ,bored with not getting anything out of the topic I got stuck I may have moved on to greener pastures.Got it! :) |
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