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Gurukul Essay

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Introduction: Education in India – A Historical Perspective

Gurukul is the ancient Indian form of Education, based on the principle of Guru (teacher) and shishya (pupil), wherein the Guru will impart knowledge to the pupil and in return he will receive Guru Dakshina. Most of us relate to this easily through the epic “Mahabharatha” in which Dronacharya the Guru asks his secret pupil Eklavya for the ultimate Gur Dakshina – that of his right thumb because he wanted
Arjuna his legitimate pupil to be the best archer in the land. Education in ancient India was also the preserve of the upper caste and was thus provided only to the chosen few.

Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay is credited to have introduced the modern form of education to India notably the classroom. Students in the 1830s started learning in a formal …show more content…

It must facilitate creative and analytical thinking. Smart education needs to foster imagination to form the basis of future knowledge. Skills imparted must extend beyond repetitive roles being performed.
Here is a 4 point system for the way forward:
1. Put the infrastructure in place for Smart Learning : Where required fall back on solar power to ensure that students do not get free periods.
2. Different strokes for different folks! Identify technical skills of students as early as the 6th grade and put them into buckets. A carpenter or a writer may take birth at a very tender age and the skills maybe honed through smart education tools for successful careers.
3. Translate the skills into commercial value. A young carpenter may make stools for sale and thus contribute to the economy.
4. Monitor progress through smart tools and make course corrections: E-tools used for assessment would remove the subjectivity with which students are often assessed by evaluators.
Let me close with a mantra for smart education:
E-shiksha must be inclusive for the country to emerge as a developed

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