Dropping out has always fascinated me. Dropping out of college is always something that has intrigued me a lot. the reason being that quite a few of them who actually dropout gone to become not just world beaters but path breaking innovators who actually improve humanity as a whole. While my intention is not to encourage pupil to dropout, I feel that this actually work for a certain section.
Education is defined as a process in which we gain knowledge,values and skills set that can aid our future lives. In today's educational system we are told that these three core competencies are imbued in us unfortunately that is not always the case. the fact is quite a few cases we are stuck in the illusion that we shall obtained these under the grab of a degree certificate. A degree certificate largely a reflection of our memorizing ability, our ability to study local author books to pass the exam some how and also of knowledge which eventually gets diluted once we enter the working world.
In essence, our educational experiences fits the person who is comfortable with adapting himself to a structured system. The structured system is efficient in it own ways but it suits only certain type of people. On the other hand, the person who has dropped out, ironically, attains all the three competencies with his experience with the practical world.
First the drop out experiences downright humiliation from society. Our society decry and despise him for his inability to cope with the Engineering-Medical demands. He then goes through a stage where he is mentally corned and he decides to peruse the unknown. He starts to explore himself more since he has the time to do so and doesn't have much of a choice.
Once in the exploration process, he decides to explore the unknown in his area of interest. he is not confined by the structures set by either society or the system, thus the exploration covers a much wider area of study since that the individual never takes anything for granted.
For example:- If I was an engineering student, I would forgo some chapter in my syllabus since these would not be covered for the "exam". on the other hand, the dropouts would try to explore the practical implication of this subject and explore the unknown within this subject by reading on his own. As such, this allows him to study beyond the realms of structural education which narrows down our intelligence to a stream lined path. This immense exploration enhances that the individual's knowledge in a much wider perspective, a perspective that would enhance his skills set also.
Skill set is a very crucial aspects of education. In fact the focus on education should be on the skills set more than the academic jargon. Once an individual starts to explore and settles in one's specific area (owing to his own exploration and not what the system pushes him into) then that individual will look for skill sets that can help him out. Additional courses can help him gain this practical knowledge that can directly help his area of interest.
My reference here is people who want to succeed but they are not able to do well in the education system we have. In no way do I encourage people dropping out, if given option it should be avoided.
Just because u dropout doesn't mean the world ends, it is just the beginning of whole knew exciting world!
------Sreeram Balasubramanyam-----
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