Present Education System
Hope we are all aware of the path that we and our ancestors traveled! The present education system did not emerge in a single day. It had many efforts and many hardships!
It is quite easy to say that the present education system is wrong! But think for a moment!
Before 2 years, Education system stressed class 12 and class 10 will have board exams. Did the system say class 12 students have to be trained from class 11 or class 10 students have to be trained from class 9?
No where it is a written rule!
When school managements stress this training, the teachers have to take additional responsibility in teaching the basics needed. Just for an example, class 11 in physics has thermodynamics - part 1 and class 12 in physics has thermodynamics - part 2. How come someone teach the second part of a subject without the first part?
Parents need to think! Do not select schools which gives training to entrance exams from kindergarten! Your child can take up only the limit he/she can! Do not instill the poison of peer comparison at any stage!
When it comes to college, this situation goes more pathetic! For example, a practical subject is taught by someone who has not got hands-on experience! How come they teach their students then? In what way, they can help the students?
Some institutions (school / college) go an extra mile! They have separate faculty for theory and practical of the same subject / paper! When the faculty fails in establishing the connection / relation between the theory and the practical aspects, ultimately, for an average student, both (theory & practical) would become different stuff and add additional burden to the student's brain!
Current scenario / mentality
Due to the above mentioned and many more unmentioned factors, our students are forced to learn a specific skill and enhance their career instead of pursuing the present education pattern!
How do we get a skill?
It is by practice! This practice can be done at any stage of your life depending on your interest towards something. For a few, age matters! For the most, interest matters!
How do we get a degree?
It is by formal education. You need to wait for a set of consecutive years to acquire a degree. At the end, you will have a dump of stuff related to the field in which your degree specializes! This dump varies from individual to individual based on what they were taught, what they learnt, from whom they learnt and how far they were comfortable in the field.
Where comes the question - Skill or Degree?
Employment! When you want to find a job, when you want to work under someone or for yourself, the question surrounds us - skill or degree!
When you possess a particular skill, you tend to work in that particular skill. Though, not the jack of all trades, definitely, the master in one!
When you possess a specialized degree, you tend to work in a field which has various roles and tend to learn / possess one or more skills! May be the jack of many trades, might be the master in one or many!
In the above perspective, a degree will fetch you opportunities to travel many routes from the place you start! A skill will take you a long way from the place you start!
Do not hesitate to acquire skills when you are in the process of acquiring your degree. But never try to substitute a skill for your education. Substituting a skill for a degree might work for some but not for all.
Assume you possess a skill, you work for a company, you tend to be doing great! When you are prone to a change, you need to adapt! The kind of skill you acquire decides this, whether you can adapt or not! I do not mean, do not acquire skills! But I mean, acquire them along with your education. Never leave the opportunity of education just for the sake of skill based employment!
Issues forcing towards Skill and away from Degree:
Financial factors, current education system and many other unlisted issues are prevailing around us which force us towards Skill acquisition over degree acquisition.
When your situation forces, be confident in choosing the way towards Skill. Work, earn enough and get some time for education! You will never have a feel of something missing in the later part of your life!
When your situation favors, do not hesitate in following the normal education system of acquiring a degree . At the same time, try to acquire one or more skills supporting / related to your degree. These skills will support you in times of hardships and when you have to adapt to a change!
Both, skill and degree, if they work together, you will have lots of opportunities to explore and excel!
Do not hesitate in acquiring a skill!
At the same time, Do not Compromise your Education too!
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