The CJP has announced a nationwide outreach programme, 'Kya Bolti Public', inviting Gen Z and young people to share their views on key issues, including unemployment and educational reforms. The outreach begins in September.
As a member of an older generation and a concerned educationist, I would like to offer one suggestion on educational reform: merit must be recognised for its intrinsic worth. Coaching factories that charge lakhs of rupees create an unequal system in a country where millions still depend on free rations. Such institutions should be banned.
Limited home tuition for four or five students who need help in weak subjects may be permitted. However, large-scale coaching centres that manufacture artificial merit should have no place in education.
This would also encourage talented teachers to remain in schools and colleges instead of leaving for lucrative coaching institutes. Education should nurture genuine learning, not produce mass-manufactured, exam-oriented minds.
ROBERT CASTELLINO, Calangute
