I was born intelligent, but education ruined me.

[vijayrock]

The present education system adopted in my state just grades the person who could remember all the lines in the textbook and writes the same without change in the exam paper.THere is nothing to do with the creativity.A person who gets full marks is graded as brilliant and who gets low marks is graded as poor in studies.Education has nothing to do with the creativity,as far my TN state is concerned.
We,Indians have to progress a lot when education is concerned.Everybody is born with the same IQ.But with the constant bullying by the teachers,peers,parents for getting low marks,the student loses confidence and begins to think that he is not intelligent.

[The_Big_K]

Vijay - this is a universal problem actually. I believe when CE grows big, we'll be able to bring some positive change to the whole education system around the world.

In my opinion, textbooks do help us understand the stuff around us. But they fail to teach you what to do with them.

[AbraKadabra]

I totally agree with what Vijayrock has to say.
But, I think the title of this thread does not hold true.

A recent show on Discovery channel about the "Genius" described that genius is not born. Anyone who is nurtured or brought up in a certain way or told to learn things in a specific pattern can become a so-called genius.

I think you would agree that without education, you & I would not have been able to express our views here in this manner.

Education doesn't necessarily mean a formal one.
What we learn from day-to-day activities practically is also Education.
And we are students for a lifetime....... A thought.

[kedarjk]

I am not agree with what Vijayrock has mentioned.
Think about the people who don't get education. At least the learned people like us can earn our livings. Atleast we realized that we are much capable of.

And as "Abrakadabra" said, "We are students for a lifetime". Then we still have lots of time to save ourselves from getting ruined...