The Missing Piece of Education
Education, in whatever institution you are in, lacks the system that actually contributes to your success. Be it in schools, or universities, you largely have to self-study to ace in life. This defeats the purpose of coming into institutions where you already have great infrastructure but largely under-utilized. Peripheral knowledge is available for free on the internet. One can argue you need peers to push you forward and develop social skills. But you can get that through community clubs as well. Peer network shouldn’t be the only reason to enter universities. What we should be coming to institutions for is to understand the nuances, the tactile knowledge. How often you go to your professors to understand a concept you couldn’t get through the internet? How often our syllabus covers topics not available online? We are killing the natural curiosity of students and making them machines. We no longer pause and observe our surroundings, the world, the people, nature. Life is boring, but we’ve now filled it with constant dopamine. When did you last sat with someone in silence? Yes, that’s a thing, when you come together, don’t talk, don’t use your phones, maybe read a book, and still feel quality time spent together. All of this is not difficult to create. You don’t need policies for this. It’s not alien to our culture. University administrations can make such an environment very much possible. Especially the new and upcoming ones. We need a lot of hands-on experimentation, and I don’t mean this as a career training, but as life skills. Professors shouldn’t be there for just attendance and grades. They are experts in their field, and each student must take leverage and advantage of that specialization.
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