Imparting knowledge is beyond the classification of service.It is the welfare of the students a real teacher is looking at.Education means’culling out’-getting the best out of the individuals.We have strayed too far from the definition of Education.What we teach or cram is information, not knowledge.No effort is tsken to build character,mental strength, spiritual upliftment,emotional stability.Real education must be built on this fulcrum with information which we impart now as an add on.
Information can be sold not education.Education must shape life not mere career.
Under the present system of education, teacher student relation ship is that of a consumer and and the supplier.Till such time we impart wisdom and have Teachers who are selfless and students after knowledge as against career options, the relationship shall remain as between supplier and consumer.This is the Reality.
A recent article in The Chicago Tribune described a continuing debate in business schools over whether their enrollees should be regarded as “customers” rather than as traditional students. Should the students have more say over what they are taught and even how they are judged? What’s the risk of the student-consumer approach in M.B.A. programs? And does the issue reflect broader issues in higher education?
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president emeritus, George Washington
Edward A. Snyder, dean, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
David Bejou, dean, Elizabeth City State University School of Business
Richard Vedder, professor of economics, Ohio University
Mark C. Taylor, professor of religion, Columbia University
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/are-they-students-or-customers/#preview
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