Good topic to post my 300th post !!
I fully agree with the title of this thread! KGV, your story is not different! Indeed, I spent most of my time out of the classes (outstanding
) and I dreaded getting caught for not attending the lectures.
First of all, the topic of discussion (debate?) is too generic. The questions that you posed, present a little part of the big picture - the screwed up education system. It is no doubt the teachers responsibility to make sure that the students are attentive. But let's look at the root problem!
Why do most of the Indians get into Engineering? Don't tell me, "For the love of Engineering"! Engineering colleges are the factories of producing engineers who can get a job with awesome threesome IT companies in India. Therefore, for 90% of the students, the aim is to get 'out' of the college in 4 years and manage enough marks so that they are allowed to appear for the campus interviews.
Look at the examination system! Do you really have to use your head to clear those engineering exams? I doubt if anyone will say yes. Its just a way to test if you can 'reproduce' the text that's written in the textbooks. Do they make you think? Do they leave a room for 'imagination' ? NO !
That's my friend, is the problem. Assuming consensus (too early?) that the education system needs a revamp, can we suggest a solution for the problem?
crook
ps: Waiting for your poetry
