Impact of Globalization on Indian Education

Education is very important to human development and it always has been. Through the years, education has always been relatively the same. Many well-educated authors believe that education needs to be changed, from Rabindranath Tagore, who was alive in the early nineteen hundreds, to Martha Nussbaum who is still alive to this day. Tagore was a very important Indian literary figure,who wrote “To Teachers.” In this piece he discussed how education should be more involved with nature rather than the prison that it is now.“Education for Profit, Education for Democracy,” was written by the American philosopher, Martha Nussbaum. In this chapter Nussbaum discusses how our current education system focuses on career training and does not prepare students to be good citizens of a democracy. Tagore and Nussbaum describe two different models, that contain many similarities, of how they believe education should be.

Education as a whole has been the key to the future and provides to the students with skill that they could not get anywhere. The new age has clearly shown us that education is a vital ingredient for a person’s future. Education has shown that one who studies further has a better lifestyle and will be highly respected, but what education cannot do is offer everyone the opportunity to succeed. Only a few students can take advantage of education; because if suddenly

The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or of shares in the stock market. We want to provide such education as would enable the student to earn more. We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The girls, we say, do not have to earn; so why should they be educated? As long as such ideas persist there is no hope of our ever knowing the true value of education". – Gandhi

Even though, this is a common assumption, it is totally false. The truth is that education is extremely vital in India. Even poor families are becoming more advanced, and give their children the best education as much as they can. For example, one Indian family do not have to eat, but they are able to give their children the best education because they know it is the important key for a better future. Education system in India is competitive, challenging; moreover, most children go to extra tutoring after school just to get more knowledge. In India, most families send their children to special classes like Dancing, Yoga, and do some sports activities as to make them very active and brave. Also, most students in India prefer to go abroad for their further studies. After successfully achieving their masters and PhD, instead of coming back to their back home, they settle down in chosen lands, where their pay packet is larger and living conditions are better than they had. In general, Indian society gives more in connection with a person who has studied or is working abroad. The tags 'NRI', 'foreign returned', 'green card holder' and so on, are kept in high respect in our country. Even in the marriage market these tags are of great value! This helps me to show how the stereotype of not being educated in India is

Although, the age of which it is compulsory is different. In parts of UK, the compulsory age of education is 16 in Wales and Scotland and it is 18 in England. (GOV.UK, 2015) But in India, the compulsory age of education is only 14 years old. (Ministry of Human Resource Development - Government of India, 2013)

Hindus and Muslims went to different school systems. Madrasa was the traditional school that all Muslim Indian’s went to. Pastshala is the traditional school that the Hindus attended. In Madrasa, the Muslim students would learn though the Quran education mainly but other courses were taught too. The native education, in India, gave more emphasis on languages rather than science and technology. After 1814, the British colonizers introduced western system of education to the Indians. At the beginning of the British rule in India, the British tried to stay neutral on the matters of religion and culture of the Indian people (British

In 1969, the Special Senate Subcommittee on Indian Education released a disclosure titled, “Indian Education: A National Tragedy” that centered their observations on the alarming educational situation among these people. The report is summarized as having the lack of Indian participation or control; coursework which rarely recognized Indian history, culture, or language; and anti-Indian attitudes on the part of school administrators and teachers. Schools were discovered to be insufficiently funded, inadequate in academic performance, unacceptable in effectiveness and standards of instruction, severely lacking in programs involving guidance or counselors, and described as an impersonal environment. As a result of these finding, in 1972, the United States passed what was known as the Indian Education Act. This act established a comprehensive approach to fulfill the social and academic needs of Native American students. Though there has been succeeding legislative reauthorizing statutes, the distinctive aspects of the original act have been preserved. The Indian Education legislation is unique in the following ways:

A lot has changed from the past till now in the education system. Today, students have to pay a large amount of money to get their desired degree. According

The United States has been working to create the most beneficial school lunch since 1912. One of the organizations that is used is the Feeding America program, the site states that in

Education is more than writing, reading, and mathematics. Education provides you with knowledge about the world, about the people. It helps you increase self-awareness, go of what you are supposed to be and embrace who you really are. It will allow you to build strong relationships, perform better at work and access to more job opportunities, etc. Education is one of the most important things you should be getting at any time possible to have a stable and happy life, money, make yourself dependent, and the final thing that every wants is to turn their dreams into reality. Converting dreams into reality would be easier for the students in India if the Indian government invested money in the education system and made it significantly better. Education helps us connect the dots and pieces together The Indian education system is really poor because of a lot of factors including teacher’s absenteeism, gender-based discrimination, gender inequality, child marriage, girls dropping out, etc.

Education, there should be no class distinction. Education should be provided to all, irrespective of their economic, social or religious backgrounds. Education is defined as gaining knowledge which is funded by the government or charity organizations for awareness, charity, religious, or any other motives. It’s like an investment which helps to build the economy in the long run rather than a way of getting short-term inceptives from students. One of the reasons for the improvement in the quality of higher education in the modern days has been the competition among the private colleges and universities to provide better education. The concept of higher education and merit system is gaining wide popularity all over the world. UNESCO has been leading a global movement Education for all with an aim to meet the basic learning needs of Human Beings. Education helps in establishing the equality among the people. Education can be provided through various means like public schools, internet, training classes, etc. However, higher education cost is itself a debatable topic and has its own pros and cons.

Many United States products are not sold or distributed in other countries for various reasons such as bans and trade barriers. Amazon, for example, is the largest internet provider for goods and services in the world. But, many of its items are not readily available abroad. In India, the Amazon Dash which is a small device used to order items already pre-selected from Amazon is not available. Since Amazon is a worldwide producer of goods it should ultimately be offered for sale. India has flourished in the past couple of years through their economy and business ethics. Trade is more readily possible and their taxes have lowered due to economic changes in the years 2017-2018. Since their country is rich in culture and vast throughout, business is further possible, and current events have proven that.

One of the most pressing issues that I have found that is creeping up on most countries is the globalization of education. The different influences in the world are causing education systems to become more and more similar. Different groups have had differing reactions to these changes as some societies view it as a positive change and some view it as a negative change. One particular thing that a lot of countries are beginning to enforce is a national curriculum for their country. With the increasing popularity of a national curriculum also comes the increasingly prominent focus on worldwide issues. This is also causing national curriculums to become more and more alike and it appears a globalized curriculum is forming. One country in particular, Australia, has begun to slowly, but surely, incorporate the ideals of standardized testing and national curriculum into their classrooms starting in 2012. In this case study, I am not here to give you my opinion, but rather to give you the differing opinions on the implementation of these standardized tests and the idea of a national curriculum.

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Since the beginning of education there have been many forms, which have been passed on from one generation to the next. Over the years education has evolved and is now seen as the education system all over the world. Today the education system is seen to be much more complex, but it still involves notions that have been around since the beginning of success, achievement and participation. Not only do these three aspects continue to contribute to the success of