> > > So it is a complex mesh of parental aspiration, reputation of profession > and > college, reputation of school, actual content of school curriculum as > determined by the exam board (like ICSC, CBSE or SSLC) and the entrance > exam > requirements that all interact together to drive our children to suicide. > Anyone who thinks his child might get away may be in for a rude shock. I > say > this as a warning. > > shiv > > > "Education is the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent".
John Maynard Keynes I struggle against the schooling my son recieves, in that he is given *facts* as opposed to the reasoning that allowed us to arrive at those facts. Given that they are only the best theories which fit observations so far... Learning is for life and I'd rather he was taught the processes that allow us to continually learn and assimilate raw data and formulate new theories and hypothesese. Alas, time is not on my side and my current circumstances don't allow for home schooling and my time to him vs school is woefully inadequate. I can only hope I can do the best I can. Howevewr, I have a question for the list... Given the huge population of India, what is the percentage of young adults studying engineering or medicine? What of the percentage (who can quantify?) that can never conceive the idea of going to a school, college, or university that offer these courses? Keith
