PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF INDIA

The present educational system of India is an implantation of British rulers. Wood's Dispatch of 1854 laid the foundation of present system of education in India. Before the advent of British in India, education system was private one. With the introduction of Wood's Dispatch known as Magna Carta of Indian education, the whole scenario changed. The main purpose of it was to prepare Indian Clerks for running local administration. Under it the means of school educations were the vernacular languages while the higher education was granted in English only. British government started giving funds to indigenous schools in need of help and thus slowly some of the schools became government-aided.

Contemplating on the new system which was introduced Mahatma Gandhi expressed his anguish in following words, "I say without fear of my figures being challenged successfully, that today India is more illiterate than it was fifty or a hundred years ago, and so is Burma, because the British administrators, when they came to India, instead of taking hold of things as they were, began to root them out. They scratched the soil and began to look at the root, and left the root like that, and the beautiful tree perished. The village schools were not good enough for the British administrator, so he came out with his program. Every school must have so much paraphernalia, building, and so forth. Well, there were no such schools at all. There are statistics left by a British administrator which show that, in places where they have carried out a survey, ancient schools have gone by the board, because there was no recognition for these schools, and the schools established after the European pattern were too expensive for the people, and therefore they could not possibly overtake the thing. I defy anybody to fulfill a program of compulsory primary education of these masses inside of a century. This very poor country of mine is ill able to sustain such an expensive method of education. Our state would revive the old village schoolmaster and dot every village with a school both for boys and girls. "

Today education system in India can be divided into many stages.

• Pre- Primary - It consists of children of 3-5 years of age studying in nursery, lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten. At this stage student is given knowledge about school life and is taught to read and write some basic words.
• Primary - It includes the age group of children of 6-11 years studying in classes from first to fifth.
• Middle - It consists of children studying in classes from sixth to eighth.
• Secondary - it includes students studying in classes ninth and tenth.
• Higher Secondary - Includes students studying in eleventh and twelfth classes.
• Undergraduate - Here, a student goes through higher education, which is completed in college. This course may vary according to the subject pursued by the student. For medical student this stage is of four and a half years plus one year of compulsory internship, while a simple graduate degree can be attained in three years.
• Postgraduate - After completing graduation a student may opt for post graduation to further add to his qualifications.

Elementary Education

According to the Constitution of India, elementary education is a fundamental right of children in the age group of 6-14 years. India has about 688,000 primary schools and 110,000 secondary schools. According to statistics two third of school going age children of India are enrolled in schools but the figures are deceptive as many don't attend schools regularly. At least half of all students from rural area drop out before completing school. The government has rolled out many plans to increase the percentage of elementary education. The plans such as 'Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), District Primary Education Program (DPEP), Operation Blackboard, Mid Day Meal have been successful to great extent.

Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA)

The main goal of this program is that all children of 6-11 years of age should complete primary education by the year 2007 and all children of 6-14 years of age should complete eight years of schooling by 2010. This plan covers the whole country with special emphasis on girl education and education of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) children and children with special needs. The SSA centers are mainly opened in those areas, which do not have any school or where schools are very far off. Special girl oriented programs include:

• Girl education at elementary level.
• National Program for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL)
• Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)
• Mahila Samakhya Scheme

District Primary Education

ProgramThis program was launched in 1994 with the objective of universalization of primary education. Its main features are Universal Access, Universal Retention and Universal Achievement. It aims that the primary education should be accessible to each and every child of school going age, once a child is enrolled in school he/ she should be retained there. The final step is achievement of the goal of education. The main components of this program are:

• Construction of classrooms and new schools
• Opening of non-formal schooling centers
• Setting up early childhood education centers.
• Appointment of teachers.
• Providing education to disabled children.

The program has been successful to the large extent as 1,60,000 schools and 84,000 alternative schools have been opened under this program. And work is going on for the construction of new buildings of 52,758 schools. 4,20,203 disabled students have been successfully enrolled into the schools.

HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN INDIA

Education in India has a very long history. Ancient India had the tradition of 'Gurukuls'. Under this system students have to live at the 'Ashram' (abode) of the teacher and get the education. This form of the education is known as 'Guru-Shishya Pramapara'. At that time education was treated as a matter of personal concern and it was not at all emphasized on mass production like modern education industry. The making of man was regarded as an artistic and not the mechanical process. According to the ancient Indian education the training of the mind and the thinking process were essential for the acquisition of knowledge.

The formal admission ceremony was known as 'Upanayana'. With the accomplishment of this ceremony the child had to leave his home for the 'ashrama' where he would receive education. It was supposed to be the re-birth of the child and was known as 'Dvijya', which means, "twice born". Sanskrit was the language of teaching. It was supposed to be the language of learned men. The academies of higher learning were known as 'Parisads'. The education system involved of three basic processes, which included 'Sravana', 'Manana' and 'Nidhyasana'. In the 'Sravana' stage of education, students received 'shrutis' knowledge, which was passed orally from one generation to another. The second stage was 'Manana' which means that pupils had to think themselves about what they have heard. They have to make their own inferences and assimilate the lesson taught by their teacher into the life. The third stage 'Nidhyasana' means complete comprehension of truth and its use in the life. In ancient India women were given the equal right to education and teaching. Women seers like 'Gayatri' were prominent participants in educational debates and the proceedings of the 'Parishads'.( Assemblies) It was mainly the Brahmins followed by Kshatriyas that received education at the Gurukuls while the boys from the lower caste learnt their family trade from their fathers.

Few of the most important universities of India in the ancient times were Taxila, Vikramshila and Nalanda. Taxila University of 7th century BC was famous for medical studies and a galaxy of eminent teachers such as Panini, the well known grammarian, Kautilya, the minister of Chandragupta Maurya, and Charaka, a medical teacher of repute. Nalanda was the highest learning center not just of India but also of the entire South Asia. Students from foreign countries like China, Japan, Korea used to come here for higher studies. It had around 10,000 students and teachers on its roll cards. The University had eight colleges. And one of the colleges had four-storied building. It was one of the earliest examples of residential cum learning complex. Vikramshila University. Varanasi was famous for religious teachings. In the South, Kanchi was famous for its studies while the Vallabhi University was no less. Huan Tsang in his records mention the university to be at par with Nalanda and Vikramshila universities. India had several great minds at work, which contributed in every aspect of life. The concept of zero, decimal and Pythagoras Theorem were all developed here. As India progressed from ancient to medieval its education system deteriorated. Various factors were responsible for the degradation of this most efficient and most ancient education system of the world.

EDUCATION

Who Is Entitled to FAPE?

All qualified persons with disabilities within the jurisdiction of a school district are entitled to a free appropriate public education. The ED Section 504 regulation defines a person with a disability as “any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, (ii) has a record of such an impairment, or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment.” 3

For elementary and secondary education programs, a qualified person with a disability is a person with a disability who is:

• of an age during which it is mandatory under state law to provide such services to persons with disabilities;
• of an age during which persons without disabilities are provided such services; or
• a person for whom a state is required to provide a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (IDEA is discussed later in the pamphlet.)

In general, all school-age children who are individuals with disabilities as defined by Section 504 and IDEA are entitled to FAPE.

How Is an Appropriate Education Defined?

An appropriate education may comprise education in regular classes, education in regular classes with the use of related aids and services, or special education and related services in separate classrooms for all or portions of the school day. Special education may include specially designed instruction in classrooms, at home, or in private or public institutions, and may be accompanied by related services such as speech therapy, occupational and physical therapy, psychological counseling, and medical diagnostic services necessary to the child’s education.

An appropriate education will include:

• education services designed to meet the individual education needs of students with disabilities as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met;
• the education of each student with a disability with nondisabled students, to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the student with a disability;
• evaluation and placement procedures established to guard against misclassification or inappropriate placement of students, and a periodic reevaluation of students who have been provided special education or related services; and
• establishment of due process procedures that enable parents and guardians to receive required notices, review their child’s records, and challenge identification, evaluation and placement decisions, and that provide for an impartial hearing with the opportunity for participation by parents and representation by counsel, and a review procedure.

Education Services Must Meet Individual Needs

To be appropriate, education programs for students with disabilities must be designed to meet their individual needs to the same extent that the needs of nondisabled students are met. An appropriate education may include regular or special education and related aids and services to accommodate the unique needs of individuals with disabilities.

One way for ensuring that programs meet individual needs is through the development of an individualized education program (IEP) for each student with a disability. IEPs are required for students participating in the special education programs of recipients of funding under the IDEA.
The quality of education services provided to students with disabilities must equal the quality of services provided to nondisabled students. Teachers of students with disabilities must be trained in the instruction of individuals with disabilities. Facilities must be comparable, and appropriate materials and equipment must be available.

Students with disabilities may not be excluded from participating in nonacademic services and extracurricular activities on the basis of disability. Persons with disabilities must be provided an opportunity to participate in nonacademic services that is equal to that provided to persons without disabilities. These services may include physical education and recreational athletics, transportation, health services, recreational activities, special interest groups or clubs sponsored by the school, and referrals to agencies that provide assistance to persons with disabilities and employment of students.

Students With Disabilities Must Be Educated With Nondisabled Students

Students with disabilities and students without disabilities must be placed in the same setting, to the maximum extent appropriate to the education needs of the students with disabilities. A recipient of ED funds must place a person with a disability in the regular education environment, unless it is demonstrated by the recipient that the student’s needs cannot be met satisfactorily with the use of supplementary aids and services. Students with disabilities must participate with nondisabled students in both academic and nonacademic services, including meals, recess, and physical education, to the maximum extent appropriate to their individual needs.

As necessary, specific related aids and services must be provided for students with disabilities to ensure an appropriate education setting. Supplementary aids may include interpreters for students who are deaf, readers for students who are blind, and equipment to make physical accommodations for students with mobility impairments.

A recipient of ED funds that places an individual with disabilities in another school is responsible for taking into account the proximity of the other school to the student’s home. If a recipient operates a facility for persons with disabilities, the facility and associated activities must be comparable to other facilities, services, and activities of the recipient.

Evaluation and Placement Decisions Must Be Made in Accord With Appropriate Procedures

Failure to provide persons with disabilities with an appropriate education frequently occurs as a result of misclassification and inappropriate placement. It is illegal to base individual placement decisions on presumptions and stereotypes regarding persons with disabilities or on classes of such persons. For example, it would be a violation of the law for a recipient to adopt a policy that every student who is hearing impaired, regardless of the severity of the child’s disability, must be placed in a state school for the deaf.

Section 504 requires the use of evaluation and placement procedures that ensure that children are not misclassified, unnecessarily labeled as having a disability, or incorrectly placed, based on inappropriate selection, administration, or interpretation of evaluation materials.

An individual evaluation must be conducted before any action is taken with respect to the initial placement of a child who has a disability, or before any significant change in that placement.

Recipients of ED funds must establish standards and procedures for initial and continuing evaluations and placement decisions regarding persons who, because of a disability, need or are believed to need special education or related services.

These procedures must ensure that tests and other evaluation materials:

• have been validated for the specific purpose for which they are used, and are administered by trained personnel in conformance with the instructions provided by their producer;
• are tailored to assess specific areas of education need and are not designed merely to provide a single general intelligence quotient; and
• are selected and administered so as best to ensure that, when a test is administered to a student with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills, the test results accurately reflect the student’s aptitude or achievement level or whatever other factor the test purports to measure, rather than reflecting the student’s impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills (except where those skills are the factors that the test purports to measure).

Recipients must draw upon a variety of sources in the evaluation and placement process so that the possibility of error is minimized. All significant factors related to the learning process must be considered.

These sources and factors include, for example, aptitude and achievement tests, teacher recommendations, physical condition, social and cultural background, and adaptive behavior. “Adaptive behavior is the effectiveness with which the individual meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected of his or her age and cultural group.” (See Appendix A to 34 CFR Part 104 Evaluation and Placement.)

Information from all sources must be documented and considered by a group of knowledgeable persons, and procedures must ensure that the student is placed with nondisabled students to the greatest extent appropriate.

Periodic reevaluation is required. This may be conducted in accordance with the IDEA regulation, which requires reevaluation at three-year intervals (unless the parent and school district agree reevaluation is unnecessary) or more frequently if conditions warrant, or if the child’s parent or teacher requests a reevaluation.

Recipients Must Have Due Process Procedures for the Review of Identification, Evaluation, and Placement Decisions

Public elementary and secondary schools must employ procedural safeguards regarding the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of persons who, because of disability, need or are believed to need special instruction or related services.

Parents must be told about these procedures. In addition, parents or guardians must be notified of any evaluation or placement actions, and must be allowed to examine the student’s records. The due process procedures must allow the parents or guardians of students in elementary and secondary schools to challenge evaluation and placement procedures and decisions.

If parents or guardians disagree with the school’s decisions, they must be afforded an impartial hearing, with an opportunity for their participation and for representation by counsel. A review procedure also must be available to parents or guardians who disagree with the hearing decision.

How Is A Free Education Defined?

Recipients operating federally funded programs must provide education and related services free of charge to students with disabilities and their parents or guardians. Provision of a free education is the provision of education and related services without cost to the person with a disability or his or her parents or guardians, except for fees equally imposed on nondisabled persons or their parents or guardians.

If a recipient is unable to provide a free appropriate public education itself, the recipient may place a person with a disability in, or refer such person to, a program other than the one it operates.However, the recipient remains responsible for ensuring that the education offered is an appropriate education, as defined in the law, and for coverage of financial obligations associated with the placement.

The cost of the program may include tuition and other related services, such as room and board, psychological and medical services necessary for diagnostic and evaluative purposes, and adequate transportation. Funds available from any public or private source, including insurers,4 may be used by the recipient to meet the requirements of FAPE.

If a student is placed in a private school because a school district cannot provide an appropriate program, the financial obligations for this placement are the responsibility of the school district. However, if a school district makes available a free appropriate public education and the student’s parents or guardian choose to place the child in a private school, the school district is not required to pay for the student’s education in the private school. If a recipient school district places a student with a disability in a program that requires the student to be away from home, the recipient is responsible for the cost of room and board and nonmedical care.

To meet the requirements of FAPE, a recipient may place a student with a disability in, or refer such student to, a program not operated by the recipient. When this occurs, the recipient must ensure that adequate transportation is provided to and from the program at no greater personal or family cost than would be incurred if the student with a disability were placed in the recipient’s program.

Free and Compulsory Education for Children in India

Finally the dream of free and compulsory education for all children in India seems to be shaping up. According to the Right to Education Bill every child in the 6-14 age group will be eligible for free education. This bill was passed by Parliament in December 2002 and after further consideration from several levels of ministers (GoM), civil society, media and academicians, the cabinet has finally approved the text of the bill in Octover 2008 after revision. According to Finance Minister P Chidambaram, HRD Ministry would release the text of the bill soon and it will help to enable legislation to notify the 86th Constitutional amendment. Since the final text has yet to released, most contents of this article is based on past information.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that the "Right to Education Bill" will be introduced in Parliament in December 2008. If it passes, this law will give a major boost to the education sector, it may not be perfect and implementation may take lot of years, still it is a step in the right direction. Once children between 6 and 14 years are given the right to free and compulsory education it will empower Indian children to learn basic Mathematics, Science, Social, English and local language reading & writing skills. Education helps people to get better jobs, opportunity to earn more and a better understanding of their rights and the society.

• This law could impact several private schools too and they may have to give admission to at least 25 per cent of the children without any fee if child is from the weaker section of the society. The Bill may make some exceptions for schools such as Kendriya Vidyalayas from providing free education to the poor.
• No donation or capitation or interviewing the child or parents as part of a screening procedure.
• It comes along with a huge financial burden on the States. Cost of this program will likely exceed Rs.12.5 billion a year and increase over time. Union government is likely to provide majority of the funds. The financial requirement for implementing the measure for seven years from 2008-09 to 2014-15 is estimated to be Rs 2.28 lakh crore.
• States may be obliged to provide a school in every neighbourhood within three years, otherwise provide free transportation to a nearby neighbourhood where the free school exists.
• Special programs for children between 9-14 is a child is not enrolled in the free education program.
• Parents/guardians may be subjected to a compulsory community service if they fail to follow the law.
• Contents and effectiveness Syllabus, curriculum and how to develop proper education standard and qualification of teachers is still to be seen.
• The National Commission for Elementary Education will monitor the laws and progress. Lack of funds and resources is still the biggest challenge.
• Mandates that no child in the age group 6-14 shall be employed.
• According to current estimates, the government spends Rs 1,700 per child per year.
• Old Draft is located at :

education.nic.in/elementary/RighttoEducationBill2005.pdf

Several Challenges:

There are several challanges besides funds, for example - quality control, meeting growing demand, politics, corruption, poor governance, lack of infrastructure.

Conclusion:
We do not know if the initiative for free and compulsory education for all children in India will be implemented or how well it will work, but we all agree that it is the right step in the right direction.

Jai Hind !!

EDUCATION - THE IMPORTANCE OF QUESTIONING THE SYSTEM

Ben Grey at The Edge of Tomorrow represents yet another of those educators rightfully questioning the system at hand. Offering some very interesting and heartfelt dialogue, Grey’s work immediately struck a cord with this writer.

Skill Limitations
A piece that essentially addresses the insidiousness of NCLB, “The Ability Paradigm,” resonated beginning with the very first sentence. “When I was a kid, I wanted to be a professional baseball pitcher more than anything in the world.” Let me start by saying simply, “Me too.” One day I wanted to be the next Mickey Mantle. Another day, it was Willie Mays. But the desire to be a great baseball player and compete at the pro level was a constant for many years. There was little league, Babe Ruth, middle school and high school. But unlike Ben, my career would come to an end at the high school level. It wasn’t for a lack of trying. And it wasn’t because of poor coaching. It was because I had physical limitations. Occasionally it would all come together - like during an at bat when I would put a good swing on the ball and crank one into the alley for extra bases - or a time in the field when I would get a great jump on a line drive to left center, reel it in with an out-stretched glove, then turn and make an accurate throw to the cutoff man.

But more often than not, the at bats would end in Ks and the drives to the outer-reaches of the outfield would fall beyond my grasp. And though I possessed a reasonably accurate arm, the subsequent throw to the cut off man, well let’s say he would have to give up his infield position if the ball were to reach him on the fly.
However, I must state that my lack of success on the athletic field did not go for naught - it taught me that with hard work I could in fact improve my skills. In fact, I learned quickly how hard I had to work to accomplish things with a ball and bat. And it also taught me humility - that is one benefit of learning one’s limitations.
In a positive twist for me, the opposite was true in the classroom. There I found that if I put my mind to things I could truly excel. But there in lies the real rub, at the time I could have cared less about academic excellence. I wanted to be an athlete.
Yet I know now, that my physical limitations helped me to become a much better teacher. I understood that one could try really hard and still not master something. I also understood that could very well happen even if a person was motivated to master a specific task.
At the risk of upsetting a few folks, I have learned there are some students in classrooms with intellectual limitations. That is not to say they cannot learn, they can - but it does mean there are limitations to what they can ultimately accomplish.
I have learned that no matter how hard they try, they may still not be able to handle every test question that comes their way. I also recognized how important motivation is in the equation. Without it, those intellectual challenges become even more of an issue.
So I too rail against NCLB and the notion of “Proficiency for All.” And I turn back to Ben, who writes:
“I believe we need to be very wary of setting up expectations that all students should be expected to perform and strive for the same goals. If we do, too many students will think themselves complete failures, and they will grow to resent learning.”

EDUCATION

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THE IMPORTANCES OF EDUCATION

1.

Education plays an important role in the progress of an individual’s mind and country. Ignorance and poverty are major speed-breakers in the swift developing country and can be overcome easily through education. You can’t call yourself educated if you can read and write, get full marks in every subject and can recite Shakespeare’s sonnets by heart. A person who is educated has a certain aura around him, of dignity and wisdom. If you are educated, you don’t need to abide by the facts that the book recites, or follow Aristotle’s philosophy. An educated person builds on the facts the book says and has his own philosophy. If you are educated, you can’t have a wrong philosophy. Education is everything. People are made aware of what is going on in the wide world and can understand these issues and take necessary measures. If people are educated, it is not difficult to find a job- keeping in mind the fact that no job is low. Education tames the astray mind, nurturing its capabilities the same way training builds a clever dog.Do you think any country will ever look back if the people are fully educated, have some income to support their family, are aware of the happening in the world, and contribute to the country’s development? If you think it will look back, dear reader, you need education.

2.
Education is the process of instruction aimed at the all round development of boys and girls. Education dispels ignorance. It is the only wealth that cannot be robbed. Learning includes the moral values and the improvement of character and the methods to increase the strength of mind. Our school is a good example of this. We are the recipients of sacred and precious values imparted regularly by our teachers. A good moral based education is also a must. As students we want education by which character is formed, strength of mind and knowledge increases and makes us independent. This is ours to keep forever. We receive this kind of teaching in our school and I have every confidence to say that along with prosperity we will also have character due to the quality of education received.

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The all-party meeting convened by the Centre on August 23 and the Education Ministers' meeting on August 27 in New Delhi may, at best, spark a renewed debate on some critical issues affecting higher education in the private sector.Though political consensus in Tamil Nadu cannot be imagined on any key issue of national or State import, there has always been near unanimity on the two critical issues of higher education and the need to protect reservation for the educationally and socially backward classes.It is not without reason that Tamil Nadu has been in the forefront on these key issues. The State offers the highest percentage of reservation of seats in the whole country — a whopping 69 per cent.This includes the statutory reservation for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Backward castes, in addition to separate quotas for Most Backward Castes, the physically challenged, sportspersons and wards of freedom fighters, among others.Though there is no constitutional backing for the 69 per cent reservation, successive Governments have ensured that there is no tampering with this percentage.All political parties have urged the Centre to provide constitutional protection for this level of reservation, though there are Supreme Court orders to the effect that it should not exceed 50 per cent.That question is still before the courts, but there is no threat to the 69 per cent reservation.Another reason for Tamil Nadu's leadership in higher education is the proliferation of professional colleges, especially engineering colleges. Over 700 — more than 50 per cent — of the private self-financing engineering colleges function in the four Southern States and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Tamil Nadu has about 240 of these colleges.The immediate import of the apex court order — providing minority and unaided professional colleges complete freedom in the matter of admissions — is the imminent end to reservation in these colleges.Of the more than 70,000 seats in engineering colleges in the State, about 42,000 were available through the single window system of admissions with a transparent counselling programme; that meant the "quotas" applied to all these seats.But, if the private unaided colleges go out of the single window and the Government cannot insist on its share of seats, hardly 5,000 engineering seats will come under the counselling and quota system.That has been considered the most serious challenge by the political parties here, which are pressing for Central legislation to ensure the quotas and the State Government's say in the matter of admissions and fees.Government sources argue that the private colleges not only want to lower the qualifying mark for admissions, but also do not want to have a merit-based, transparent system of admissions that can stand the scrutiny of law."They just want to fill up the seats, but you can see the seats going abegging in the single window. Education is on the concurrent list and this Government will not yield its legitimate rights — both in monitoring higher education and supervising admissions, especially in ensuring that the reservation policy is followed," says a senior Government source, adding that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has already expressed her "strong views" on the matter.Administrators expect both the ruling party and the Opposition to take similar views at the all-party meeting and insist that at the Education Ministers' conference, the State will reiterate its commitment to reservation and a free, fair and transparent system of admissions to all professional courses. There will be no compromise on that.A couple of days ago, rumours were rife that the State Government was thinking of taking over a number of professional colleges, including some Deemed Universities.But educationists and officials stoutly denied the speculation and described it as "a plant by vested interests."

IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE

The field of education, covering ethics, religion, skills and general knowledge, is a very broad and very vital one. The importance of learning in enabling the individual to put his potentials to optimal use is self-evident. Without education, the training of the human minds is incomplete.Education makes man a right thinker and a correct decision-maker. It achieves this by bringing him knowledge from the external world, teaching him to reason, and acquainting him with past history, so that he may be a better judge of the present. Without education, man, as it were, is shut up in a windowless room. With education, he finds himself in a room with all its windows open to the outside world.This is why Islam attaches such great importance to knowledge and education. The Qur’an, it should be noted repeatedly asks us to observe the earth and heavens. This instills in man the desire to learn natural science. When the Qur’an began to be revealed, the first word of its first verse was ‘Iqra!’ that is, ‘Read.’ Education is thus the starting point of every successful human activity.Knowledge is so important that there are 217 verses in Quran about knowledge. All the books of hadith have a chapter on knowledge (ilm). In Sahih Bukhari, there is a chapter entitled, "The virtue of one who acquires ilm (learning) and imparts it to others.} In the hadith, the scholar is accorded great respect. According to one tradition, the ink of a scholar’s pen is more precious than the blood of a martyr, the reason being that while a martyr is engaged in the task of defense, an alim (scholar) builds individuals and nations along positive lines. In this way, he bestows upon the world a real life treasure.The very great importance attached to learning in Islam is illustrated by an event in the life of the Prophet. At the battle of Badr, in which the Prophet was victorious, seventy of his enemies were taken prisoner. Now these captives were all literate people. So, in order to benefit from their erudition, the Prophet declared that if each prisoner taught ten Medinan children how to read and write, that would serve as his ransom and he would be set free. This was the first school in the history of Islam, established by the Prophet himself. It was of no matter to him that all its teachers were non-Muslims, all were prisoners of war, and all were likely to create problems again for Islam and Muslims once they were released. This Sunnah of the Prophet showed that whatever the risk involved, education was paramount.Islam not only stresses the importance of learning, but demonstrates how all the factors necessary to progress in learning have been provided by God. An especially vital factor is the freedom to conduct research. Such freedom was encouraged right from the beginning, as is illustrated by an incident which took place after the Prophet had migrated from Mecca to Medina. There he saw some people atop the date palms pollinating them. Since dates were not grown in Mecca the Prophet had to ask what these people were doing to the trees. He thereupon forbade them to do this, and the following year date crop was very poor as compared to previous year. When the Prophet asked the reason, he was told that the yield depended on pollination. He then told the date-growers to resume this practice, admitting that they knew more about "worldly matters" than he did.In this way, the Prophet separated practical matters from religion, thus paving the way for the free conduct of research throughout the world of nature and the adoption of conclusions based thereon. This great emphasis placed on exact knowledge resulted in the awakening of a great desire for learning among the Muslims of the first phase. This process began in Mecca, then reached Medina and Damascus, later centering on Baghdad. Ultimately it entered Spain. Spain flourished, with extraordinary progress made in various academic and scientific disciplines. This flood of scientific progress then entered Europe, ultimately ushering in the modern, scientific age

THE WORLD OF TEENS IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION

Generally, at the start of a very young age, children learn to develop and use their mental, moral and physical powers, which they acquire through various types of education. Education is commonly referred to as the process of learning and obtaining knowledge at school, in a form of formal education. However, the process of education does not only start when a child first attends school. Education begins at home. One does not only acquire knowledge from a teacher; one can learn and receive knowledge from a parent, family member and even an acquaintance. In almost all societies, attending school and receiving an education is extremely vital and necessary if one wants to achieve success.However, unfortunately we have places in the world, where not everyone has an opportunity to receive this formal type of education. The opportunities that are offered are greatly limited. Sometimes there are not enough resources to provide schooling. Furthermore because parents need their children to help them work in factories, have odd jobs, or just do farm work. Since it is not traditional, in some places, to receive a formal education, the one who receives an education is usually envied, praised and even admired by members of the community. Children sometimes look at other children with awe. Just the same way as one child might envy another because he got a new pair of sneakers, and wishes he could have too. There is a sense of admiration but at the same time there is a sense of jealousy as well. Seeing your peer do better than yourself causes some tension and jealousy because of the scarce opportunities available. As a child, it's hard to understand why there is a difference. Learning subjects in school is not enough. One can learn history, math, science in school, and be "book-smart". In addition, one can learn how to live life by knowing what to say when, acting a certain way in certain situations and be "street-smart". These two types of knowledge are extremely essential to be successful in life. For example, you can have all the "book" knowledge in the world about a certain profession, but if you don't know how to behave with your co-workers and or your superiors, having "book" knowledge won't get you too far. But no matter what, education is the key that allows people to move up in the world, seek better jobs, and ultimately succeed fully in life. Education is very important, and no one should be deprived of it.

Right to Education Bill of paramount importance to women

When Dr Saeeda Hameed, the only female member of the Planning Commission, was born, her relatives sent their condolences to her father mourning the birth of a girl child. On Thursday, addressing school and college girls at the National Symposium on Girls and Girlhood organised by Vacha, a resource centre for Women at the SNDT University for Women, Dr Hameed could not help but reminisce the herculean efforts made by her parents to help her reach where she is today.The first day of the three day event saw participation of eminent researchers and scholars from across India as well as girl students from schools and NGOs across eight states of the country.Dr Hameed stressed on the significance of the Right to Education bill, recently cleared by the Cabinet, for the education of girl child in India. “We need support from all quarters to ensure that the Right to Education bill is passed so that the current ‘apartheid’ education system is done away with. We need to question the current system of schooling that is divisive in nature” said Dr Hameed. Dr Anita Rampal, member of the 11th plan Working Groups for Elementary Education and a professor at the Delhi University concurred, “There is an urgent need to restructure our education system which does not necessarily stand for social transformation but instead produces inequalities at various stages. School curriculum should empower students. That is why the need for Right to Education bill is of paramount importance especially to the girl child.” Hameed also expressed her disillusionment at being the only female member of the Planning Commission. Hameed, who strived to introduce schemes for women, hoped that the next Planning Commission would have at least two more women members ‘to strengthen the voices of women of this country.’

THE IMPORTANCE OF ONLINE EDUCATION

The progression of technology each day more and more people are hooked to the magical world of internet. The thing coming into the forefront because of this evolution is the advent of internet learning or online education. A growing number of conventional schools are now offering online degree programs so that the people that cannot attend normal school because of a problem might not loose out on education. This is also a great facility for busy working professionals that want to boost their careers. The thing which is making these study programs so popular is the convenience and flexibility that these online schools offer are what people find attractive. Online learning is getting universally popular but it has risen to staggering heights in the US. Statistics reveal that every year about 7-11 percent increase in the number of students that study online. The online registered students are in the tens of millions with about 3 million students in the US. Institutes like Rochville University have yearly turnover of about 50000 students.The most popular online programs at both the undergraduate and professional levels are business and IT related. Rochville University gives out degrees in 150 different courses. There is also a massive improvement in the technology that is being used for the classes. The things that took a lot of time to download and upload can be done in the matter of seconds hence assignments can be submitted easily when it took a lot of time before. There are also better means for Interaction like video conferencing and all while this was done by mails before which is pretty one dimensional way of communication. This has led to a more positive impact on a student’s motivation and performance. Certain other features have also been enhanced like security so the student’s information can be secured. Students can also interact with other students globally this result in the sharing of ideas which transcends cultural and geographical boundaries. The biggest challenge that faces online educational authorities is that the degrees are not yet universally accepted. The solution for this problem is the online accreditation counsels and they have helped in getting the degrees recognized globally. Universities like Rochville University, Ashwood are accredited for UECOA. These ensure that students like Ashwood, Rochville and Belford universities get accepted the world over.Online education is definitely the way forward as it enables people to continue with their education no matter where they live and what they do. It is our responsibility that universities like Rochville University don’t close up because of a lack of funds because it will be us who will be the ultimate losers.Article Source:http://www.articleboy.comHarris Jhosta is well known in education field. He is doing research on online education. Harris Jhosta wrote many articles to highlight online universities to provide help to online students. Click here for more Rochville University accreditation details.

Importance of Internet Marketing Education

Internet marketing education is very important and if one want to succeed in online ventures. Our first piece of advice to every beginner is stay away from the getting rich quick type of schemes that promise easy riches without doing any work, just to take your hard earned money.Con-artists and scam masters are scattered all over the internet. Their first targets are new surfer, new visitors or a beginners in online marketing. These beginners are search of schemes like ‘make money on the internet’, ‘make money at home’, ‘home based businesses’, and they get easily trapped as they are easy targets.It is not meant that every scheme or money making program on the internet is fraud. There are ample legitimate ways to make money on the internet. You just to identify genuine ways to make money on the internet. The ones suggested here are the sureshot winners you may like to examine. If you are looking for such a program, tread carefully. Secret of making money online is get hold of all the training material and learn everything needed for online business. Empowered with the real online business education, you will not make those mistakes that beginners in general make.A beginner starting just out of curiosity without any internet marketing education and determination is likely to end-up with 'zero' results. Internet marketing education is that important.One very important point for beginners who wish to start their online business and earn money on the internet is to stay away from freebies, get rich quick things and free information. Free information is available in such a magnitude that one cannot even skim thru during his whole life. Apart from that, there always a danger of getting distracted.Important mantra if you want succeed quickly is get hold of the real, genuine information that works, even if you have to pay little price and take immediate to make use of that information to see its effectiveness. It is useful to opt for some renowned newsletters and ezines in your niche area to get more knowledge of how people conduct business on the internet, what product they sell and how do they advertise. All this exercise is a learning phase for a beginner to learn tips, tricks and strategies of the internet marketing trade.When you are equipped with all the internet marketing education needed to start online home based business, you would succeed comparatively early and earn lot of money compared to those those who always search for free information and software and spin their wheel with no results

THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION

Education is a very important part of life. We need to learn as much as possible to better ourselves so we can make better students, instructors, and employees. We can fill ourselves with as much information possible to make us a better fulfilled person and more successful. Having an education gives you the ability to learn more and be able to share and teach others and have a better career.Learning as much as we can will benefit us throughout life. We can learn as much as we want to absorb. There is so much information we can learn. We need to study various subjects to broaden ourselves. While studying the different subjects we might find new things that interest us. We can research the subjects that interest us most to make ourselves a better and more knowledgeable individual so we may share and teach others. By sharing our new information with others we can also learn more from the feedback we might get from them. Teaching others from the education we have received is so rewarding. There are so many people out there eager to learn. Teaching other also helps us to strive harder to be better individuals, to reach out and learn more. By sharing with others we are showing how excited we are about learning.Education is a great benefit for a better career, higher paying job in a large company. Employers are looking for educated hard working individuals that are smart and well rounded and that have taken the time in getting a education in their particular field. Being a better employee and getting paid more is a great benefit of all the hard work and many hours put in to receive a education. Knowing more about our career we have chosen can lead to promotions, higher pay and great benefits. We are definitely better individuals when we strive to learn more.One of the most important parts of our life is education. Learning as much as we can will help us through the many challenges that life brings us. We can share what we know so that someone else may learn the values of education. Continuing education will always be an asset to our lives.