When we are born we need to be alive, a natural process of our entity to survive
motivates us to carry activities in its protection. General lessons are selection and sourcing of food, defense against risk,
expansion of own species or gene, dominion to live healthy and strong, etc; Learning begins from the birth of an infant, the
amusing actions are in fact the learning lessons of basics of requirements for survival. Perfection in lessons depends on
the quality of character we are, some become master who dominate in the group and some merely succeed to achieve bare needs.
The practices and activities conducted are the methods to survive. Methods
vary from species to species and circumstances to circumstances as required for continued existence. Encounter failure, prompts
to improve to succeed in future attempts. It is like tiger chases its prey (deer),
fails in many occasions, and initiates to improve its technique suitable to hunt down its prey. A progress achieved by attempts is to keep up with the competition; is to thwart improved defensive technique
by deer for its survival. So throughout the life, learning process is continued as long as sense to survive exists. Both Tiger
and deer continue learning to improve; one to hunt and other to prevent. Thus the occurrence is the system for evolution of
knowledge. Continued improved adaptation leads to advance the knowledge to perfection.
In fact each individual whether human or animal has the ability of learning.
Most important of learning is how to sustain. Incidences contribute to develop learning skills for survival in consequent
environments. So learning the skill to survive is called education. Education is a method of learning
to be fit in the system. Education is a source of developing behavior that is needed by the structure.
With Intelligent
gene quality, individuals advanced their brain to invent own methods that differentiated from other species. With better abilities
to organize systems to survive, emerged as supreme species and called them as “HUMAN”. Our survival is not merely
food; defense or increasing population rather how we lead better life and security is the objective. Resulted complex and
competitive life added by comfort and luxury escalated more necessities to survive. Human societies evolved more and more
knowledge to improve systems for survival. Evolution of knowledge also gave birth to more complexity that led to seek more
intelligence and knowledge is now not only the problem of individual rather has become social concern. Societies frame what
knowledge individuals require to manage and upgrade the societies.
What we gain from the learning is implemented in day to day life; education
develops to understand the circumstances, builds intelligence to improve systems to rise, promotes living standard, and strengthens
society and culture. Most important concern in our modern social life is how
to earn and live comfortable and safe life, so education is with the purpose. Purpose of education is to improve ability so
can match with modern social requirements. Learning language for communication, sums for day to day calculation, history for
what we were and way to be better, discipline for suitable behavior, sociology to find ways to improve social structure, science
for better life and etc; Currently above of all, the major concern is economic, has led education system to modify, mainly for seeking better opportunities to lead better
life with safe future (financial capacity for safe future). So finance is on the top of all concerns whether social or individual.
Real purpose of education fails; when the education is unable to meet real
needs of human and its society. Education merely for economic and financial objectivities worsens other factors such as natural
needs of life. We are experiencing the same and will worsen the situation if education system is not modified. Natural sources
are vanishing fast by meeting the excessive artificial needs of human. Economic
and financial greed heading misuse of natural resources, routing imbalanced ecology. Dream of doctor is to make money, dream
of lawyer is make money, and dream of professional is make money and etc;, all for money only becomes trouble as benefits
do not reach needy. It is because the education system is such that one goes for doctor study to become doctor to earn more
money. Our present education system is for
not respecting natural and social values, rather is to misuse them.
For many the
survival is too difficult because benefits reaching only to some and majority is deprived. Many educated classes are unemployed
and rising, in developed and developing countries. Blame goes to education systems for shortage of suitable jobs, as education
is not compatible enough to basic human needs. Inadequate research and development to open new fields has caused restrictions
of employment opportunities. Lack of rural research and development obstructs rural growth and fails to develop skills. Education system needs to be modified as present and future needs of human.
Understanding the need of education will help framing for better and purposeful
education.
What is poor: The least quantitative/ qualitative measurement that lacks average standard to fit in system is
called poor. Any thing that lacks required average in evaluation is "POOR". Essence of poverty comes from inability and insufficiency.
UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report
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