many a great king,
to the lake,
deep in the forest,
to quench thirst.
'The lake', though,
has been there,
since begining of time.
Sri Ganesh
Ganesha Crafted Clumsily by yours truly and co in 2004 - as we do every year for Vinayaka Chaturthi
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Lake
Cometh weary and thirsty,
many a great king,
to the lake,
deep in the forest,
to quench thirst.
'The lake', though,
has been there,
since begining of time.
many a great king,
to the lake,
deep in the forest,
to quench thirst.
'The lake', though,
has been there,
since begining of time.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Quality Education in India and Visionaries(or lack there of)
A famous entity has come out with results of a survey that gives rankings to institutions of higher learning world over with Harvard at the top, Yale 3rd and so on. I also read people's comments to the report. And of course that set me off thinking....( assuming my thinking faculty is still rationally functioning, of course).
I agree and it is true when ppl said:
* The study is skewed/shallow. .......... Of course it may have been ... and it might as well have an agenda, including but not limited to, attracting 3rd world student revenues which I understand is a big revenue stream in western universities and given a choice would like to keep it that way for the foreseeable future. * The lense has to do with it. ............same as above...guilty by design.* Lack of visionaries in India. ..............Alas, Very true...but it is the result of a broken counter productive process that rewards lack of merit as a side effect though the original intent was noble and much needed.
But letting foreign universities open shop will result in nothing effective, but on the other hand will surely bring to fore the desi craze/fantasy for "phoren made" entities. Case in point - Degree Mill foreign universities making money from unsuspecting and/or rich kids from India lacking proper outlook, and going by statistics, there are numerous examples, including people that went to Australia and UK. Most of them might not even know what an accredited school is. Case in point, I read some time ago about a UK school that was closed and the kids were left high and dry. Meanwhile, here in India, if a student is allowed to graduate for a score of less than 50% or what ever it is that you know what I am talking about, and subsequently provided preferred employment as a teacher in a prestigious public university, then, in less than 3 generations the quality of students produced there is beyond my comprehension and any body's easy guess. Imagine if it has been happening for 5 decades. That my dear folks is the issue. Today's leaders are a product of that same system; it is a cesspool that many are too glad to run away from. Of course most armchair patriots like me haven't done much to ease the situation though....apart from pressing the "eject" button at some point. Again, when you are being asphyxiated, probably your thoughts may tend to circle around finding the means and the hope to get free. It feels good to be breathing again....and of course it is "reflex" action - "If you don't use it you loose it"
eh! .....nobrainer, did you say?
I agree and it is true when ppl said:
* The study is skewed/shallow. .......... Of course it may have been ... and it might as well have an agenda, including but not limited to, attracting 3rd world student revenues which I understand is a big revenue stream in western universities and given a choice would like to keep it that way for the foreseeable future. * The lense has to do with it. ............same as above...guilty by design.* Lack of visionaries in India. ..............Alas, Very true...but it is the result of a broken counter productive process that rewards lack of merit as a side effect though the original intent was noble and much needed.
But letting foreign universities open shop will result in nothing effective, but on the other hand will surely bring to fore the desi craze/fantasy for "phoren made" entities. Case in point - Degree Mill foreign universities making money from unsuspecting and/or rich kids from India lacking proper outlook, and going by statistics, there are numerous examples, including people that went to Australia and UK. Most of them might not even know what an accredited school is. Case in point, I read some time ago about a UK school that was closed and the kids were left high and dry. Meanwhile, here in India, if a student is allowed to graduate for a score of less than 50% or what ever it is that you know what I am talking about, and subsequently provided preferred employment as a teacher in a prestigious public university, then, in less than 3 generations the quality of students produced there is beyond my comprehension and any body's easy guess. Imagine if it has been happening for 5 decades. That my dear folks is the issue. Today's leaders are a product of that same system; it is a cesspool that many are too glad to run away from. Of course most armchair patriots like me haven't done much to ease the situation though....apart from pressing the "eject" button at some point. Again, when you are being asphyxiated, probably your thoughts may tend to circle around finding the means and the hope to get free. It feels good to be breathing again....and of course it is "reflex" action - "If you don't use it you loose it"
eh! .....nobrainer, did you say?
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