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| Suresh Poudel |
Today the world has evolved into a place where only the
extraordinary, talented, skilled and well educated person survives the
competition in any sector one chooses to be. Some of these qualities are
inherent while the others are to be developed over a period of time. As for
example, learning is a process so ones level of education is determined by his/her
dedication and the support s/he is provided with in the course of learning.
In this world of tough competition, quality education is the one
thing that each one of us aspires for. Very few of us are lucky to have our
home in city areas where most of the educational facilities are easily
available. In contrast, many families migrate from villages to the towns, from
small towns to big cities, etc just to search for the best possible education
for their children. Even in cities like Kathmandu, only handful of schools and
colleges are well equipped with physical and human capitals while others are still struggling to reach the quality threshold. Most of these struggling schools
might not have trained teachers and other essential human resources apart from
the physical capital.
The popular schools in the city in general are providing good
facilities to their students but in some cases they have not been able to give
equal care to each student. This might be due to the huge number of students in
those schools. This has resulted in the disproportionate level of knowledge
among the passed out students from these schools. These schools generally
highlight the successful students as the yardstick of their own success but the
ones with average or below average result are generally shadowed by the best
performers. The stories of such low performers are not heard. In
this context, it can be said that even the best schools might not guarantee the
best education to each child even if most of the parents work hard to
earn enough to pay the fees of their children’s education.
A lot of factors influence the intake of knowledge by the study.
One of the significant factors is the willingness of a child to learn. Thus psychological dimension plays an
important role in such case. If a child is taught with love and care, then the
attempt to impart knowledge to him/her will become fruitful.
To conclude, enlightening young minds with knowledge and delivering the best quality education needs an indigenous approach where the psychological dimension is adequately addressed.
The writer is an Ex-Lecturer of Economics at Chelsea International Academy, Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
