Classrooms are the temples of learning. Along\nwith one\u2019s family, society and surroundings, classrooms help shape the kind of\nindividual one becomes. They are the window to success and the key to unlocking\na child\u2019s potential. They help introduce children to the world around them,\nhelp identify their talent, hone it and sculpt it in the best possible\nmanner. Therefore, it is rightly said\nthat the destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From history, we get to know about the emphasis\npeople laid on classrooms and the benefits they reaped from it. The ancient\nIndus Valley Civilisation, for instance, was renowned all over Central Asia and\nhad established strong trading relations with Central Asian civilisations of\nMesopotamia, Babylon, etc. This was primarily possible because of the\nclassrooms of the time. Though the classic definition of a classroom continues\nto change, however, its underlying principle helps us define it in the\nfollowing manner\u2014a centre of learning. While it has taken the shape of concrete\nrooms with amenities like desks, blackboard, laboratories and e-classrooms in\nthe present time, it can be presumed to have had a somewhat archaic structure\nthousands of years ago. What made the Indus Valley Civilisation stand out was\nthe level of development it had achieved compared to its contemporary\ncivilisations. The formal\/informal centres of learning helped the inhabitants\nof Indus Valley to discover all the possible metals, alloys, invent the iron\nplough, seals and most of all, a script\nof their own. The destiny of the civilisation was shaped in its classrooms to\nsuch a level that even today people from all around the world read about the\ncivilisation, come to visit the sites and are held spellbound by its ingenious,\nprecise and well thought-out architectural planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vedic Civilisation has also carved a niche\nfor itself and has found a permanent place in the history books all around the\nworld. Their classrooms made it possible for the wise men of the time to\ncompose the \u2018Vedas\u2019, \u2018Upanishads\u2019, \u2018Samhitas\u2019 that are praised and practised\neven today. Even though the education imparted as part of Vedic literature\nresulted in the four-fold division of the society and institutionalised the\nVarna system, it shaped the society\u2019s destiny, irrespective whether for good or\nbad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gupta Age is popularly known for its art and\narchitecture that reached its pinnacle during this period. However, this would\nnot have been possible had a major emphasis on the development of art and\narchitecture not been laid appropriately via classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
History is a testimony to the fact that the\ngreatness of any civilisation, region, empire, era, epoch or period is\nessentially based on how well-structured are its classrooms. Though it is not\nnecessary for classes to be the dens of scientific learning only, learning of\nany kind is applicable so long as it liberates one\u2019s mind and propels\nindividuals to attain their full potential and reach great heights in their respective\nfields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have all heard and read, at one point or the\nother about the Indian national freedom struggle and how the Indian freedom\nfighters fought tooth and nail to liberate the motherland from the shackles of\ncolonial powers. The classrooms of the colonial times also played a role in the\npropagation of the nationalistic fervour that permeated the freedom struggle.\nThis development took place despite the fact that the educational system was\ndesigned by the British to aid their colonial rule by cutting down on\nadministrative expenditure. The British wanted a class of Indians who might be\ninterpreters between British and the millions whom they governed; a class of\npersons Indians in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinion, in\nmorals, and in intellect, as reiterated by Macaulay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incredibly powerful tool of education was\nsmartly used by the young Indians to educate and liberate their minds. They\nread extensively about the Russian Nihilist Movement, Russian Revolution, Irish\nRevolution, nationalist movements in colonies of European powers like Egypt,\nChina, Indonesia and understood the power of the masses and the power of unity.\nThis way they interpreted the strategies of the British Empire and demystified\ntheir claims of British superiority. It can be said that the genesis of the\nfreedom struggle lay in the educated Indians who, with the help of the\nclassrooms of the day would discuss, debate, propagate the ideas and strategies\nof attaining Swaraj\/self-government. Thus the destiny of India and the route to\nachieving independence had its genesis partly in the classrooms of the time.\nToday we find the classrooms acquiring a somewhat broadened meaning. Today the classes are not mere institutes of\neducation but a window to develop one\u2019s personality and achieve the highest\npotential of self. They help shape the destiny of nations. The level of\ndevelopment of a nation today is seen in proportion to how developed the\nnation\u2019s educational institutes are. It is often seen that the more developed a\ncountry is, the better are its classrooms. States like Jammu and Kashmir\nsupport this argument. The deplorable condition of the state can be partly\nattributed to its partially occupied classrooms, dilapidated educational\nstructure and so on. The same holds true for India\u2019s red-corridor states of\nJharkhand, Chhattisgarh and parts of North-East. The destiny of these states\ncan to a great extent be improved if their classrooms are revamped. Classrooms\nhelp channelise the energies of the youth in a positive direction thereby\nhelping shape the destiny of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In modern times, we often hear about the\nMultinational Corporations (MNCs) and their unstoppable growth. One of the\nmajor attributes towards the growth of MNC\u2019s is the multinational culture that\nallows them to employ the best of the minds from multiple nations. These bright\nminds who bring with them the learnings from a wide array of educational\nsystems and make use of a variety of ideas, innovations and perspectives to\nshape the destiny of the MNC. Thus, the basic idea of an MNC revolves around\nthe concept of classrooms and their significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though we do understand the importance of\nclassrooms and how they help shape the destiny of a nation, it does not mean\nthat the classrooms of the world in general and that of India, in particular,\nare efficient. According to studies, the idea of a classroom in India is\ncircumvented by the ill-structured educational system that has plagued the\nnation. More focus on the theoretical aspect of education rather than on the\npractical aspect is making the Indian education system boring, less competitive\nand old-school. In addition to this, it is restricting the imaginative\nabilities of the children by discouraging practical training. The government\nhas from time to time come up with programmes that help bridge this gap. They\ninclude the Atal Tinkering Laboratories for fostering curiosity, creativity and\nimagination in young minds, Mid-Day Meal scheme, opening up of ITI\u2019s to private\nindustry etc. However, poor implementation of these schemes has ensured that\nthey have not achieved the desired benefit. The Right To Education Act passed\nin 2009 still has lacunae as
\nindicated by the child literacy reports. Similarly, as per the ASER report on\nEducation, the level of rural education penetration is on the lower end of the\nspectrum in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going back in history, we realise the crucial contribution that classrooms have played in making India stand out among other civilisations and nations. It is safe to say that the destiny of India has been shaped in its ever-evolving classrooms. Classrooms have been the crucible which has given rise to inventions, thoughts and ideas that have changed the course of humanity and even history. Therefore, these institutions need to be nurtured and provided with the right ingredients for growth to ensure the prosperity and continuity of a nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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