The most important part of a person’s life is his childhood. The learning our young citizens receive at…

The most important part of a person’s life is his childhood. The learning our young citizens receive at home, in school and in society between the ages of five and sixteen will shape them for the rest of their lives. during this phase, they need a good value based education to become enlightened human beings.

Parents and teachers need to have an integrated mission: education with a good value system at home and in school. Education is fundamental to building the nation of our dreams. All our aspirations as a society are tied to the capabilities of our youngsters, who form such a large part of our population.

A child’s individuality and creativity need to be given due importance in our education. The curriculum needs to be innovative and the examination system overhauled so that it recognizes and evaluates creativity and new thinking rather than the memorization of facts. Schools must move away from being centres of education alone, instead becoming centres of knowledge and skill development.

A good examination system should:
(A) Recognize a child’s creativity;
(B) Recognize a child’s individuality;
(C) Encourage rote learning;
(D) Encourage new thinking.