To
fulfill my childhood days dream, I left Delhi and moved to Patna three months
ago. In these three months, I traveled to different districts, remote villages
plus the developed parts of Patna and Greater Patna. My interest was into
meetings students of schools and colleges. In last 90 days, I met more than
3000 students and I noticed that the students of Bihar are running in a race
without knowing their end destination.
Be
it a renowned school like St.Karen Secondary which is duly affiliated with CBSE
or the so called government schools affiliated with BSEB, students lack
confidence and there is a lack of clarity related to future, in particular,
their career goals.
The
present generation is blessed with the fast changing technology. They are well
equipped with smart gadgets and what not, still the level of general awareness
is below average.
The
situation is pathetic when we talk about the students who have studied in rural
areas. For their graduation when they choose courses like BBA, BCA or B.Tech,
life tends to become miserable. The complete course is in the English
language, which these students have hardly studied. Few might have taken the
subject for granted as there are chances that in their school, they may not be
facilitated with good teachers.
A
student named Ankit Raj, the resident of Sitamarhi says, "I am very
scared when I open the books of my BBA course. I find it difficult to read and
understand the subject as the complete course material is in the English language.
I am worried about my future. I am worried because, for my higher education, my
father has borrowed a loan worth 100000 INR. Will I be able to complete my
course and fulfill my father's dream? I am doubtful."
Such
instances are not in few but the number is large. I certainly moved to Patna
with a motto to help students like Ankit Raj. The biggest challenge which
I am facing is of the schools. Principals and Headmasters/headmistress hardly
think about the future of its school students. When I proposed to meet and
forward my proposal, they denied to even meet.
Only
through regular interaction, the students can get benefitted. If the educators
ignore the significance of the English language and fail to impart right
knowledge, the state like Bihar will remain in dark age, when India is growing
technically by embracing advanced technology to envision bright future
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