Is education being commercialized?

Education is one of the main factors that determine our attitude. It is the pure soul of society which passes through one generation to another. But education of the mind without morals creates a menace to society.

What is the difference between a person who can not read and a person who does not read? Not much. Education is like eating food. It is not how much you eat that matters, what counts is how much you digest. Actually, we are drowning in information but starving for knowledge and wisdom. Education ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live.

In the other hand, school or coaching centers are the fountain of knowledge. Some students come to drink, some to sip and others just to gargle. What we need is the teacher who will put the students on a path to seek answers.

A teacher is a person whose hindsight can become your foresight. We should choose our teacher carefully. A good one will guide us and a bad one will misguide us. Let me give you an example. There is a story about a king on ancient times who wanted to honour a person that made the greatest contribution to the society. All kinds of people came, including doctors, engineers etc. and they all presented their noble deeds for receiving the honour. The king din’t get impressed. Finally an elderly person came and said he was a teacher. The king came down and gave him the honour. So, it’s the teacher who makes the highest contribution in shaping the future of society.

But today’s coaching centers are not the same. If anybody doesn’t get the job, he opens a coaching center. This is a profession which anybody can choose. It doesn’t matter that he knows the ABCD of that subject or not. We can find a coaching center in almost every home. This shows that the education is being commercialized.