Comments on: Ban Schools & Education! http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/ A Sri Lankan, A Rubyist and A Web Dude Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:02:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: LakTEK – Independent Thinking - (Lakshan Perera) http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29862 LakTEK – Independent Thinking - (Lakshan Perera) Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:59:08 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29862 [...] I discussed in the previous post, schools to exert enough pressure to kill off the rest of the independent thinking capabilities [...] […] I discussed in the previous post, schools to exert enough pressure to kill off the rest of the independent thinking capabilities […]

]]> By: Hakim A Falul http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29673 Hakim A Falul Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:26:10 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29673 @All. @None. It's all simple actually. The present education system is conditioning the youth of today to work (or slave) for someone else (which mostly comprises of uneducated or ruthless businessmen in need of people with knowledge). As a result conformity(to be average), the need to follow rules and discipline of the individual is inculcated at an early age - which just breeds a bunch of educated students who will meekly follow the whims and fancies of their future "Malik" - no questions asked. The roots of a society that is dependent on an elite few. This is how slavery in the age of democracy operates - you have the choice to be the slave of another! ;-) PS: The problems that are addressed in this forum are just by-products of the real issue. Our education system needs to be changed to accommodate a free thinking society which would value openness, ethics and appreciate the value of being self sufficient above all else. This is the way forward for a better Sri Lanka. @All. @None.

It’s all simple actually.

The present education system is conditioning the youth of today to work (or slave) for someone else (which mostly comprises of uneducated or ruthless businessmen in need of people with knowledge). As a result conformity(to be average), the need to follow rules and discipline of the individual is inculcated at an early age - which just breeds a bunch of educated students who will meekly follow the whims and fancies of their future “Malik” - no questions asked.

The roots of a society that is dependent on an elite few.

This is how slavery in the age of democracy operates - you have the choice to be the slave of another! ;-)

PS: The problems that are addressed in this forum are just by-products of the real issue. Our education system needs to be changed to accommodate a free thinking society which would value openness, ethics and appreciate the value of being self sufficient above all else. This is the way forward for a better Sri Lanka.

]]> By: Mohamed Aslam http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29633 Mohamed Aslam Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:21:25 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29633 Nice post Lakshan! Really impressed! Nice post Lakshan! Really impressed!

]]> By: Dulan http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29623 Dulan Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:54:01 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29623 I totally agree with you on the importance of extra curricular events. There's just so much emphasis on "superstars" that keeps the others out of trying out different things and becoming more rounded people. It's a good thing to try out different opportunities, since it's likely you otherwise run the risk of missing out on that one thing you're really good at. I totally agree with you on the importance of extra curricular events. There’s just so much emphasis on “superstars” that keeps the others out of trying out different things and becoming more rounded people. It’s a good thing to try out different opportunities, since it’s likely you otherwise run the risk of missing out on that one thing you’re really good at.

]]> By: Akila http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29621 Akila Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:25:49 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29621 Things getting worse. For example earlier there were only one or two mistakes rarely in a exam paper. Now mistakes in every paper. @Yasith, @Gaveen your blogs are not accessible Things getting worse.
For example earlier there were only one or two mistakes rarely in a exam paper. Now mistakes in every paper.

@Yasith, @Gaveen
your blogs are not accessible

]]> By: chanux http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29612 chanux Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:30:33 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29612 @Lakshan >I don’t know, why these people are so ignorant. No wonder bro. "Poster boys" can only handle posters. When it comes to anything else (forget education) they suck. I know a zonal education *director* who was a "poster boy". @Lakshan

>I don’t know, why these people are so ignorant.

No wonder bro. “Poster boys” can only handle posters. When it comes to anything else (forget education) they suck. I know a zonal education *director* who was a “poster boy”.

]]> By: Gaveen http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29608 Gaveen Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:58:38 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29608 Well written Lakshan. I wrote a blog post at http://bit.ly/riDnV after reading this. Was going to comment here until I saw that the content was more oriented on me. So I made it a blog post. Well written Lakshan. I wrote a blog post at http://bit.ly/riDnV after reading this. Was going to comment here until I saw that the content was more oriented on me. So I made it a blog post.

]]> By: Lakshan http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29605 Lakshan Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:23 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29605 Yasith, I read about exam paper issue in last weekend paper. It is funny to see they have printed swear words in some papers, and also there in a Buddhism paper they were mistakes that turns as insults to Lord Buddha. I don't know, why these people are so ignorant. They should've sacked immediately. Yasith,

I read about exam paper issue in last weekend paper. It is funny to see they have printed swear words in some papers, and also there in a Buddhism paper they were mistakes that turns as insults to Lord Buddha.

I don’t know, why these people are so ignorant. They should’ve sacked immediately.

]]> By: Yasith Vidanaarachchi http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29602 Yasith Vidanaarachchi Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:35:30 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29602 It's a headache, they are banning martial arts, now mobiles, and then in a couple of months, all technology will be banned. The school system is really screwed up, in some girls schools, students can't talk with guys, if they are wearing their uniform (not very practical though). This is not leading to the forming of a better society, but these steps would ensure the making of very ignorant individuals. And finally, the ministry should pay more attention to real education, the AL papers are not marked correctly. And I just saw today on news (Swarnavahini), that there was a hell of a lot of mistakes in the term test papers given today. Anyway, I'm also going to rant about these issues, in a student's perspective (which would be ignored, of course). But still that doesn't mean we should stop ranting. Cheers. It’s a headache, they are banning martial arts, now mobiles, and then in a couple of months, all technology will be banned. The school system is really screwed up, in some girls schools, students can’t talk with guys, if they are wearing their uniform (not very practical though). This is not leading to the forming of a better society, but these steps would ensure the making of very ignorant individuals.

And finally, the ministry should pay more attention to real education, the AL papers are not marked correctly. And I just saw today on news (Swarnavahini), that there was a hell of a lot of mistakes in the term test papers given today.

Anyway, I’m also going to rant about these issues, in a student’s perspective (which would be ignored, of course). But still that doesn’t mean we should stop ranting.

Cheers.

]]> By: chanux http://www.web2media.net/laktek/2009/07/28/ban-schools-education/comment-page-1/#comment-29601 chanux Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:24:46 +0000 http://www.web2media.net/laktek/?p=187#comment-29601 Screw schools. They ruined me (Mostly the last 5 years or so). We don't have an education system. Neither we have a future. Anyway, great post. Screw schools. They ruined me (Mostly the last 5 years or so). We don’t have an education system. Neither we have a future.

Anyway, great post.

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