Hello warriors,
This is 2nd post of the year as it’s the second month of the year too, so do the math geniuses, it’s a monthly blogpost and you will get a blog every month.
Well, this post is more about what colleges in India should be teaching but don’t. Not that I am an expert in the education system, but I am very much a part of it, that’s because I have been through this same system.
With the education year ending, most of the fresh graduates must be making their career choice. Some may get into the corporate world and draw an annual salary, some may continue higher education, and rest of the warriors like myself will start up ventures. Right now the biggest tension would be about clearing the exams, but it’s not even the beginning fellows, later on, submitting the sales report to your boss will be a bigger tension than clearing examination papers.
Let’s take a look at few things I believe should change in our education system:
This is 2nd post of the year as it’s the second month of the year too, so do the math geniuses, it’s a monthly blogpost and you will get a blog every month.
Well, this post is more about what colleges in India should be teaching but don’t. Not that I am an expert in the education system, but I am very much a part of it, that’s because I have been through this same system.
With the education year ending, most of the fresh graduates must be making their career choice. Some may get into the corporate world and draw an annual salary, some may continue higher education, and rest of the warriors like myself will start up ventures. Right now the biggest tension would be about clearing the exams, but it’s not even the beginning fellows, later on, submitting the sales report to your boss will be a bigger tension than clearing examination papers.
Let’s take a look at few things I believe should change in our education system:
1.
Theory vs.
Practicals: These days most of colleges and B
Schools are focusing on theoretical education, but what companies need today is
more of practical expertise. Nobody wants to know whether u know a certain
diagram with logos and flowchart, all this is useless as per me, if u can apply
these principles in real life without even remembering the chart, u r d boss.
In our system, I think they should bring in more of internships from college
level, where students should have the experience of choosing their industry and
understanding the work culture so that they can make wise choices later on, and
as a part of the industry, I am sure you all will be welcomed, nobody ignores
free service and young people in office, it creates a lively atmosphere too.
The hunger for knowledge that people have at this time of century is the
driving force that will take our nation forward, but for that the Industry and
the Education System has to go hand in hand.
2.
Dress Code: The college where i went to, we were allowed to wear whatever we want
for daily classes, but we had to wear business formals during guest lecturers
or industry visits or formal presentations. Now not everyone in class is
suppose to get a corporate job, so if you want to become a photographer or
let’s say a travel writer, wearing formals is not a part of that, so whatever
you are passionate about, wear clothes and represent yourself accordingly, this
will help people understand your mindset and you may earn some cool brownie
points with your professors as they will finally start taking you seriously
because they will see that you are serious with what u want to do in life.
3.
Use technology when
required: Now this generation of students are
so much into Facebook, Twitter, posting pictures on Instagram, searching for
food on Zomato, sending IMs to class mates when in class, it takes the whole
concept of studies for a toss. But when you get into work and corporate life,
take your work seriously, even a fashion designer is expected to keep phone switched
off while sitting in meetings, and if you are into a corporate job, there will
be hours of brain storming meetings in boardrooms where using a phone is a
strict NO NO.
So
one should get in to the habit of keeping cell phones away and use it as and
when required, this is a facility, not a necessity. Use it for your advantage;
don’t let it come in between u and your goals. This may seem like a silly point
to most of you, but trust me when u get older, u will regret the amount of time
u had wasted on phones, all this may seem fun now, but later on it will seem
like a total wastage.
4.
It’s still about
people & relationships: What the cyber
world has done today is it has forbidden people from one on one face to face
interaction, people are judgemental about a person before even they meet them.
But in a work atmosphere, you still need to interact face to face.
Thus one needs to develop certain skills of communication to survive in the
world outside, your ideas and concepts for the new company may be very bright,
but if u lack the proper communication skills, you may not be able to express
them to the person and your competitor who maybe less competent than you will
win the deal or offer or whatever it is. Learn how to start conversations,
learn the art of networking that is super important, stay humble and appreciate
people for what they do, a little pat on the back boosts morale more than you
can imagine.
5.
Welcome feedbacks: in college there is very little feedback given in person, the only
feedback is results online or on notice boards. If you cannot take feedbacks,
you will take criticism as a negative factor, but in today’s world, being
criticized should be taken as a positive factor and it will only help u learn
more and be better at what you do.
Well, today’s post went little long, but I really hope it helps. As a student you can bring in these ideas at staff meetings, and if you are in the teaching business, please take these points super seriously.
Cheers,
Akash Poddar
