lets contemplate the paper qualification.
I am frustrated by the education system, as many of you probably are. The main focus of this frustration however, is the fact that our qualifications are measured only in paper by means of degrees and diplomas and other various means of certification.
Here's how it works. We take written exams which assigns a numerical value to our knowledge of the topic, with regards to our correct answers. At the end of our course in an institution, if we accomplish satisfactory examination results, we are given some sort of certification to prove that we have at least achieved the most minimal requirements of that institution.
See the problem I have with this particular system is that the knowledge we have acquired though education do not consist purely of our capabilities in answering certain written tests.
I hate that education remains institutionalized even within this modern day and age. See, there are various resources on the Internet which allow for the propagation of knowledge through the young society. It is now easier than ever to learn anything via the Internet.
There are websites available which broadcast the lectures of Yale, Berkley, MIT, Oxford, Princeton and Stamford. One such example is academicearth.org. Today, we can learn virtually any instrument, any skill via the Internet. YouTube.com, ultimate-guitar.com and w3schools.com are just some examples. For computer programming, there is .
All of these resources can increase our skill set - however, most of these skills remain "invalid" until we subject it to some sort of institutionalized assessment - after all, the basis of our employment within the international corporate environment is only that which can be proved by certification
Although not all of us may be privilaged or financially equipped enough to actually go to Yale, MIT or any other internationally known institution, we can still all get a world class education. We are all capable and equipped enough to educate ourselves. The problem with this is that it is not recognized until a formal institution rubber stamps it.
Because the population realizes this, it discourages society to pursue self education because of the fact that it will not be of any use in getting a job. People will be hired not based on their skill set in its entirety, but on what can be quantified by institutions.
I do not like this view on education. I don't believe that formal education nowadays is done in the spirit of self improvement, rather it is based on obtaining a piece of paper which will help individuals get a job.
Formal education is pricy and elitist. It excludes - If you don't have grades of ____ you may not enter. It doesn't take into consideration that test scores do not aplty measure a person's intelligence, and least of all his capablities. I may not test well, but I am capable of more that you can imagine. I hate that universities tell me that I cannot do something because of my grades. Capablity does not consist merely of aptitude in exams, capability takes into consideration drive, passion, determination. and other things that are difficult to convey in words.
Education should not be for sale.
Here's how it works. We take written exams which assigns a numerical value to our knowledge of the topic, with regards to our correct answers. At the end of our course in an institution, if we accomplish satisfactory examination results, we are given some sort of certification to prove that we have at least achieved the most minimal requirements of that institution.
See the problem I have with this particular system is that the knowledge we have acquired though education do not consist purely of our capabilities in answering certain written tests.
I hate that education remains institutionalized even within this modern day and age. See, there are various resources on the Internet which allow for the propagation of knowledge through the young society. It is now easier than ever to learn anything via the Internet.
There are websites available which broadcast the lectures of Yale, Berkley, MIT, Oxford, Princeton and Stamford. One such example is academicearth.org. Today, we can learn virtually any instrument, any skill via the Internet. YouTube.com, ultimate-guitar.com and w3schools.com are just some examples. For computer programming, there is .
All of these resources can increase our skill set - however, most of these skills remain "invalid" until we subject it to some sort of institutionalized assessment - after all, the basis of our employment within the international corporate environment is only that which can be proved by certification
Although not all of us may be privilaged or financially equipped enough to actually go to Yale, MIT or any other internationally known institution, we can still all get a world class education. We are all capable and equipped enough to educate ourselves. The problem with this is that it is not recognized until a formal institution rubber stamps it.
Because the population realizes this, it discourages society to pursue self education because of the fact that it will not be of any use in getting a job. People will be hired not based on their skill set in its entirety, but on what can be quantified by institutions.
I do not like this view on education. I don't believe that formal education nowadays is done in the spirit of self improvement, rather it is based on obtaining a piece of paper which will help individuals get a job.
Formal education is pricy and elitist. It excludes - If you don't have grades of ____ you may not enter. It doesn't take into consideration that test scores do not aplty measure a person's intelligence, and least of all his capablities. I may not test well, but I am capable of more that you can imagine. I hate that universities tell me that I cannot do something because of my grades. Capablity does not consist merely of aptitude in exams, capability takes into consideration drive, passion, determination. and other things that are difficult to convey in words.
Education should not be for sale.
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