the Glass Ceiling

introduction varun khullar
studying in third year at IIITA- information technology
while in ocassional visits to my classrooom, i actually listen to what the teacher says(why you may ask?) .Realisation of the self contradictory nature of the teacher's pursuit of education is something which i bound to happen.Sometimes i feel the teachers are trying to convince themselves of the notion,that education is about attendance and writing whatever is asked in the half yearly events known as exams even though they think otherwise.
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The soporific phenomenon in al so evident in classes is a disgrace to the concept of learning academia established by socrates ,aristotle,dronacharya etc.Learning was instituted to produce sophists,critics and cynics which are far and few today.And by these words sophists critics and cynics i mean the meaning they carried in yesteyears not the present derogatory one produced by the same corrupted nature of education.What blasphemy is this that words such as cynic and critic are being used in defaming manner.Is this not a sign of of times and the there are no words in which to speak the truth without using them in derogatory sense. Is truth supposed to be bitter
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If this was the sole purpose of education then man would have been in stone age.We are a part of the evolution cycle,progress is not a measure of what has been done in the past but what can be done and has been done today.The books and the teachers cultivates someone else's opinion without any regard to the present scenario.The whole process started as exercise to observe and to extend the possibilties but has turned into a futile exercise of repetetion of facts.Encouragement for originality is a rarity and the whole concept of invention innovativeness etc has become as abstract phenomenon.Am i right in saying we are afraid to think about the possibilties.
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I have passed through under the nose of enough to realise when or not a teacher has not prepared for a class and some years ago i would have mocked them and made sure they do not sleep in the same class they are teaching.The monotonous soforific tone is enough for me. The purpose of education is long lost.
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But i now believe a educator is as good as his beliefs and ethics.If his priorities are mismatched with his or hers beliefs,then noble activity of education turns into consumption without responsibilty.This consumption of resources and wastage of time without giving consideration has transformed our esteemed varsities into future political institutions where the students engage in petty politics(have a look at allahabad universiy and other local universities you are living etc).This further retard the growth of mental and physical development of the person ,community,state,nation and the of the whole human community.
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Everything has turned into glass celing from which we may see the sky but cannot reach it,we can just look at it and wonder whether the story of Icarcus was true
and whether dedalaus was right in warning or whether icarcus was right in flying .
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A thought -
i must study politics and war that
my sons have the liberty to study mathematics and philosphy
so in turn their children can learn poetry,architecture tapestry and porcelain
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