EDUCATION: REFORMING THE WORLD

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, morals, beliefs, and habits. 

Or in a layman’s language, education means learning and it helps to add skills and values to one’s life. 

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EDUCATION 

• The King’s School in England is the world’s oldest school. It was established in 597 AD and still makes sure to provide children with quality and modern education. 
• India reported 1.6 million enrollments for online teaching in India, this number is estimated to rise up to 9.6 million by the year 2021. 
• The students in Japan clean their classroom themselves, they travel alone from home to school and do not seek help from Janitors( there are no janitors/caretakers in Japanese schools). 
• National Centre for Education Statistics states that close to 35% of the total universities and colleges have students enrolled under online teaching/ online learning. 
• The school year in France is considered to be the shortest across the globe. It is just ten months, starting from August and ending in June.
• You might feel jealous of the students of chile. After all, they enjoy vacations starting from mid-December and ending at the start of March. 
• How many students do you expect in a school? 

Well, not one, three, or four thousand, but ‘City Montessori School’ in Lucknow is India’s largest school with a population of 32,000 students!

HOW EDUCATION HELPS? 

1. Happy Economy: Educated people tend to earn better while directly helping the per capita income of their country rise, and hence the economic growth is promised. For example, Online teaching apps in India earned huge profits in the year 2020 by online teaching and it directly helped India’s economic growth. 
2. Awakened Population: When a student is aware of the social, political, religious, national, or international issues and knows their roots, he/she can help themselves and others in understanding and dealing with the issues better. Misleading such people is a difficult task. 
3. Environmental Benefits: If not taken care of by our beloved mother earth, poverty can sink in 122 million by the year 2030. Educated people who further contribute to the world, can not only take care of the earth but could also educate unaware people across the world about climate change, melting glaciers, etc through online or offline teaching. 
4. Financial Independence: Education provides student skills and knowledge through which he can contribute in sectors like IT, finance, human resources, or teaching( offline or online teaching) and can get paid well. A good education might help a student solve all his financial issues, and he might not need financial help from family or friends. 
5. Gender Equality: Education promotes gender equality by providing equal opportunities to everyone irrespective of their gender, race, or religion. The government tries to upgrade the status of the 

marginalized. For example, The government comes up with education policies for women because 775 million women cover illiterate adult statistics. 

6. Reduces Crime: Education helps people differentiate between right and wrong and hence, they tend to have a good mindset. There are major chances that they will step back from criminal activities. A large number of existing criminals are the victim of illiteracy. Education can save lives. 
7. Poverty-free countries: Illiteracy or lack of education is a major reason for poverty. People who are educated tend to gain better benefits from government policies and their own skills. Whereas, the uneducated and poor people remain unaware of the policies made for their benefit and hence, stay poor. For example, the technology illiterate population failed to take benefits of the online teaching apps during the lockdown period.

WHY EDUCATION IN INDIA IS TRUSTWORTHY? 

• During the covid-19 outbreak, when the educational systems of almost all the countries collapsed, India was ready to help the students through online teaching. India took the help of the ‘online teaching apps’ as well as various other social media platforms to help the students save their year and continue with their studies. Students have even performed well in their online examinations, which proves that the ‘online teaching apps in India’ can be trusted. 
• The government of India provides compulsory elementary education to students with very minimal fees. The Indian government keeps providing scholarships to students from time to time. 
• The teachers in India are provided training in order to make sure that they teach students well. Only the teachers fulfilling the eligibility criteria are appointed to teach, to ensure the quality of teaching they deliver. ● Indian Education system promotes Gender Equality. 

We hope we were able to frame a clearer picture of how education can help people and countries develop. We wish you all the best for your future, keep learning