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REBOOTING OUR In its state of transition, Education establishment of schools, colleges
and universities changed the
has evolved considerably from the
EDUCATION SYSTEM Vedic Times to now and only for the direction of education in the country.
better. However, the education Educational institutes provided
scenario wasn't this way ever since quality education to students from
Capt. (Dr) Ashutosh Apandkar the existence of man. But the only both rural and urban background to
Principal Training Ship Rahaman thing that has remained constant is ensure they compete with standards
the importance of knowledge and from around the world. Private
education in our life. From the Vedic schools and universities offer
A great Indian philosopher, Swami Vivekanand once said, times to e-learning, our main focus extensive facilities to their students.
has always been on 'empowering The extra facilities like co-curricular
Education is the manifestation of perfection already present in man. the learner'. activities and improvised teaching
Initially, a Gurukul system of methodologies have made the
Education is an essential medium of acquiring knowledge and skills. It is imbibing knowledge was followed process of learning even more
an effort by today's generation to learn from the past and prepare for where the students and teachers i n te r e s t i n g . Te a c h e r s h a v e
the future. resided together, but was a understood that education is not
privilege to only a few. The Vedic merely a ladder to get a job but is
tradition was followed by a more instead a way of life.
formal type of education The Until recently, classroom teaching
English language was being used was the most important method to
everywhere for learning, giving promote and stimulate collaborative
instructions and even in everyday learning. Collaborative learning
communication. It was during this increases a student's self-awareness
time that the entire landscape of about how other students learn and
the education system in India enables them to learn more easily
changed. This period formed the and effectively, transforming them
base for higher education during into keen learners inside and beyond
the 20th century. the classroom. Inside a classroom,
P o s t - i n d e p e n d e n c e , students experience social
