Teaching Methodology in India (I)

Discussion is always going on how to improve the methodology of teaching among the educationist. What children read at the age of 12 years thirty years ago, same is being taught at the age of five today. The IQ has increased and it seems babies born with more IQ. But burden on them has not decreased; it seems it is growing now at a higher rate.

All the educationists suggest a playing environment for teaching is best. It has also been proved that children learn faster in that case. Most of the schools followed the same methodology up to the standard II or III, but after that scenario changes much. To compete in the modern challenging environment the students are compelled to do a hard study by their parents as well as their so called teachers. In some schools preparation for toughest examination like JEE, Medicals, CAT is started just after finishing their primary education. Some schools starts to impart personality development (actually call it English improvement) education as soon as a child enters his teens. The result is that students are barred from enjoying games and other activities which include their interest, hobby. That is why our country is flooded with youths either having specs or contact lens and all having either a frail or obese figure. But a balanced solid body having muscles as iron ("Our country requires intelligent minds as well as strong muscles" I read in one of my English lessons of class XII) is rare to seen. The students are always busy with their books, it does not matter whether they are studying or not, but their parents are happy seeing his loving with a book but the child wants to play, wants freedom from books. So much expectation on the child that he thinks himself as the last one of the class but their parents does not see his labor. He is doing up to his strength. The only cause is the parents' jealousy that if any boy does something different in the locality, all wants their children to do the same.

The other case is the corporal punishment to the students and growing number of incidents involving violence among students. Recently three children aged 12 and 13 killed their juniors to have a holiday. They want some freedom from the same routine and monotonous life. At that age their parents sent them to boarding schools thinking they could learn their well. But it is the love of family that they need at that age the most but the parents have not enough time devote to their children. The other case of corporal punishment will be curbed only when the moral strength of teachers will be increased. Teaching is considered as the ideal job. But it is only considered, no one is actually interested in teaching now a days. They are paid less. So I think they get frustrated and pour their frustration on the students. They are counselor to students but in these conditions they need counseling themselves. Then they will be made mentally strong and the problem can be checked