The education, which began in Greek thousands of years ago, came into force to impart values pertaining to every stage of life. Greek tradition saw the purpose behind every subject included in the curriculum and every subject was chosen in order to impart a particular value. For example, mathematics was supposed to teach the value of Harmony with the society and individual. In that way, the Greek tradition was original, creative and at the same time saw education as a means to live a better life in the society. In a word, their education was aimed at forming the body, mind and the character of the personality simultaneously.
The education of today which owes for its existence to Greek tradition lost the way. It is lost in instilling among the students the competitive spirit. In other words, fight of the intellect. The present education is worried and only aims to teach the pupil how to live tomorrow with securities of life and how to earn money. In other words, education as a means should teach the pupils the different techniques of money. In a way it offers hope for tomorrow and not for day after tomorrow.
What needs to be done? Today, all the more the country needs upright citizens, citizens freely opting for honesty, compassion, love and peace. The aim of the education should be, to instill in the young burning minds with an ever desire to become people of convictions in living human life in the world.
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