Education is now at the mercy of ruthless schools that exploit students unreservedly. The innocent pleasures of childhood are ripped off as young children are dumped in a cage called school in the name of education. Excessive homework, intimidating impositions, bossy teachers, their draconian measures crush the tender children. Abnormal sessions which don't allow children time to even have food are a trend in many schools that boast of their achievements.

Even maths sums, their methods that need to come out spontaneously, are memorised. Like a leach that extracts blood, the management drains the children of physical stamina. Their brain is totally exhausted with nothing left, except the imposed knowledge that is transient. The child's originality and all-round development are being nipped in the bud.

Of course, one can give substantial acclamation to these schools as they are training students to become weight-lifting coolies. If the ephemeral knowledge imposed could not fetch them anything significant in their life, they are at least assured of a labourer's job for their survival.......Read More

Source: The Hindu