Due to so many young people dropping out from school, rate of unemployment is going up and it affects our society in different ways. In your opinion, how can this situation be improved?
School
dropout rates have been rising despite enactment of several rules to curtail such practice, resulting in
joblessness and other more intense challenges for the society. This pressing
issue needs to be addressed urgently by deploying radical methods.
A direct intervention that can turn the situation around, is creating alternative
educational streams, so that the young individuals quitting schooling, due to
being unable to pursue the domains that match their aptitudes, can enroll in
courses which address their aspirations and expectations. This would help them
advance their expertise in their desired area, complete education, and obtain
employable skills.
Similarly,
a visionary approach might help in stemming this ever worsening trend: making
education more adaptive and interactive instead of continuing with the obsolete
arrangement of imparting lessons, using books and worksheets, which generally
cause a great disenchantment among young minds. A generation completely immersed
and influenced by technology in their other walks of life is least inclined
pursue academic dreams with century old methods: they are rarely able to make connection between booking knowledge and
practical applications of interactive technology that fascinates them with more
complex challenges.
Hence, I
feel the current educational framework needs to be revamped and be made more adaptive to address the challenges facing
the society today or which may surface later. It is impossible to walk forward
while looking backwards
