EDUCATION - EDUCATION - REFORMSREFORMS

DR. DEVINDER K. KANSALDR. DEVINDER K. KANSALPrincipal, Indira Gandhi Institute of Principal, Indira Gandhi Institute of

Physical Education (Delhi Physical Education (Delhi University)University)

““Educated people are too behaving like uneducated, Educated people are too behaving like uneducated, frequently today, probably because of the absence of frequently today, probably because of the absence of

the Department of Measurement and Evaluation in the Department of Measurement and Evaluation in the universities, the world over.”the universities, the world over.”

The latest example of uneducated The latest example of uneducated behavior of a highly educated person is behavior of a highly educated person is that of an IAS TOPPER, Mr. Lalit Sharma that of an IAS TOPPER, Mr. Lalit Sharma who used 19 names for himself, to amass who used 19 names for himself, to amass white money by converting black money white money by converting black money through 19 false names and addresses for through 19 false names and addresses for one individual to avoid tax liability.one individual to avoid tax liability.

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL REFORMSREFORMS

In the simplest terms, In the simplest terms, Education ,rather Balanced Education ,rather Balanced Education should be definedEducation should be defined as the as the product of making one truthful, product of making one truthful, selfless, benevolent, humble, selfless, benevolent, humble, humorous and caring in one’s humorous and caring in one’s behavior of body, mind and soul. behavior of body, mind and soul. This alone is responsible for one’s This alone is responsible for one’s efficient training in any other efficient training in any other subjectsubject . .

None on earth can remain poor because None on earth can remain poor because byby nature thenature the human body is so constructed human body is so constructed

that it canthat it can produce much more than it’sproduce much more than it’s maintenance costsmaintenance costs,,

Once each poor person is given Once each poor person is given opportunity to workopportunity to work, he will , he will certainly remain producing more certainly remain producing more than his genuine needs than his genuine needs

BALANCED EDUCATION MUST BALANCED EDUCATION MUST BE INTRODUCED AS A SUBJECTBE INTRODUCED AS A SUBJECT The Balanced Education should be The Balanced Education should be

considered as a separate and specialized considered as a separate and specialized subject and as a subject and as a “product“product” whose ” whose quality must be measured by valid quality must be measured by valid objective, reliable and provable methods objective, reliable and provable methods rather than by agencies like “NAAC” rather than by agencies like “NAAC” whose methods are evidently invalid whose methods are evidently invalid without assuring compliance to npe, without assuring compliance to npe, UNESCO charter of PE PA & UNESCO charter of PE PA & SPORTS(2015)SPORTS(2015)

BALANCED EDUCATION-BALANCED EDUCATION-EXPERTISEEXPERTISE

Excellence must be considered Excellence must be considered as an expertise in producing as an expertise in producing better outputs rather than better outputs rather than basing educational contents on basing educational contents on majority votes of academic majority votes of academic bodies which is bound to give bodies which is bound to give mediocre contents in place of mediocre contents in place of excellent ones. excellent ones.

EDUCATION V/S TRAININGEDUCATION V/S TRAINING Presently used term of education Presently used term of education

stands for change in skill behavior. It stands for change in skill behavior. It must be replaced by the term ‘training’ must be replaced by the term ‘training’ and the word ‘education’ should be and the word ‘education’ should be restricted for over-all change in one’s restricted for over-all change in one’s basic behavior which can easily be basic behavior which can easily be tested from one’s nature of “performing tested from one’s nature of “performing one’s duties (of hand, head and heart) one’s duties (of hand, head and heart) WHILE NOT UNDER SUPERVISION.WHILE NOT UNDER SUPERVISION.

GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORKGIVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK The educated must remember The educated must remember

that poverty can be eradicated that poverty can be eradicated in a short span of 5-10yrs. in a short span of 5-10yrs. through the paradigm change in through the paradigm change in giving help to needy, giving help to needy, in the in the form of opportunity to work form of opportunity to work rather than giving money rather than giving money which makes the helped which makes the helped permanently dependent.permanently dependent.

TRAFFIC JAM 2 DUTIESTRAFFIC JAM 2 DUTIES We must recognize the present situation We must recognize the present situation

resembling that of a traffic jam where resembling that of a traffic jam where the so called educated people advocate the so called educated people advocate only for the only for the rights commission with rights commission with no concern to dutiesno concern to duties. They forget that . They forget that all rights require somebody to perform all rights require somebody to perform honest duty for providing those rights to honest duty for providing those rights to others.others.

Due to multiple authorities, Due to multiple authorities, improvement in higher education is improvement in higher education is caught in a situation like traffic jam.caught in a situation like traffic jam.

SUBJECT TRAINING SUBJECT TRAINING COURSES’ REVISIONCOURSES’ REVISION

Training course contents for Training course contents for each subject basically need to each subject basically need to be revised in their quantity be revised in their quantity and duration. and duration.

The classification of subjects needs The classification of subjects needs to be reduced to be reduced

Art of Living (also inclusive of Art of Living (also inclusive of General Education and General Education and Environment chapter).Environment chapter).

Language/sLanguage/s Measurement and Evaluation Measurement and Evaluation

(including Computer chapter).(including Computer chapter). Opted Vocational Training.Opted Vocational Training.

DISCRIMINATING DISCRIMINATING EDUCATION AS PER NEEDSEDUCATION AS PER NEEDS

The faster and smaller track The faster and smaller track for the extremely poor and for the extremely poor and longer tracks for the rich as longer tracks for the rich as per the discriminate per the discriminate requirements respectively requirements respectively for business, employment, for business, employment, status or profession.status or profession.

ME & WFA DEPARTMENTS’S ME & WFA DEPARTMENTS’S NEEDEDNEEDED

Admissions and Examinations should be Admissions and Examinations should be assigned to the Academic Department assigned to the Academic Department of of Measurement and Evaluation(ME) Measurement and Evaluation(ME) to be created at each universityto be created at each university..

Each university must have a ‘Each university must have a ‘Work Work For All’(WFA) Department/CenterFor All’(WFA) Department/Center for fund generation and unemployment for fund generation and unemployment eradication 2 MAKE UNIV. SELF-eradication 2 MAKE UNIV. SELF-SUSTAININGSUSTAINING

FIXING RESEARCH PRIORITIES FIXING RESEARCH PRIORITIES NEEDEDNEEDED

Each university should have Each university should have Research Centre for producing Research Centre for producing tools for the Application of tools for the Application of existing knowledge.existing knowledge.

The entire The entire research should be research should be focused on national prioritiesfocused on national priorities (of (of unemployment-illiteracy eradication, unemployment-illiteracy eradication, economical housing, etc.) rather economical housing, etc.) rather than doing undirectional & than doing undirectional & circumstantial research circumstantial research

VALID ACCREDITATION VALID ACCREDITATION CRITERIACRITERIA

The existing criteria being invalid The existing criteria being invalid must be corrected on Sawami must be corrected on Sawami Vivekananda’s suggestion of making Vivekananda’s suggestion of making the aim of education very objective, the aim of education very objective, clear and simple to arrive at.clear and simple to arrive at.

Hence Accreditation should be based Hence Accreditation should be based on objective steps leading to on objective steps leading to production of assured good charater production of assured good charater educated people.educated people.

University Departments of University Departments of Balanced education Balanced education

EACH UNIVERSITY MUST HAVE A EACH UNIVERSITY MUST HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF BALANCED DEPARTMENT OF BALANCED EDUCATION SO THAT EVEN EDUCATION SO THAT EVEN PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS DOING PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS DOING ENGINEERING, LAW, TEACHING ETC. ENGINEERING, LAW, TEACHING ETC. ALSO GET KNOWLEDGE OF ALSO GET KNOWLEDGE OF BALANCED WELLNESS & HEALTHY BALANCED WELLNESS & HEALTHY LIVING.LIVING.