Education or Competition

Isn’t the purpose of education literacy and awakening of a well rounded individual?

Then why does education even in formative years have to be about scores, grades and marksheets? Is a person synonymous with these or their personality? Does emotional intelligence and well rounded knowledge also account for an individual’s identity? 

Well, yes in a developed world where the goal is to thrive, and no in a developing nation where the goal is to live and make ends meet. No wonder then that the aspirational class in India faces a dichotomous world, balancing their wants with what the society chooses for them. Today’s knowledge workers occasionally pause to think is this enough, where to next? But that’s momentary, the easier, noisier and popular way is to stay part of the race.