Education and Humanity: A Tug of War in Today’s World

 

Every parent strives to furnish their children with optimal education as their main parenting duty. A high-quality education serves as the groundwork for obtaining a successful career and developing a bright future as well as achieving life progression. The recent developments in Kerala have tested our faith in education through the very core. Recent weeks have revealed multiple cases of extreme violence along with moral deterioration which creates significant worries about the mental and emotional condition of adolescents. The brutal school murder of Shahbaz by his classmates, the disturbing story of Afan who murdered five family members in Venjaramoodu, the breaking apart of brother-sister relationships together with instances of brothers being involved in drug introduction to sisters showcase the alarming state of our society. The lack of empathy represents a growing national problem which affects young people across the board. As both a parent and an educator, such news grow a deep sense of fear and helplessness. Our future generation takes an uncertain direction because children lose their capacity to show kindness and empathy.

A single focus on education - does it serve the greater mankind or does humanity need to take the leading position?

The Real Purpose of Education

Parents invest their time effort to place their children in top schools along with providing maximum facilities to feel proud about their educational success. Excellence in grades and strong academic performance brings delight to families even though it remains unclear how these achievements affect the development of compassion in children. This is the real question. Education must educate compassionate moral individuals who demonstrate responsibility as well as academic achievement.

Home is where the process of value instillation should start. Parents successfully spend enough hours teaching essential values to their children. Together with parents currently view education solely as a tool for obtaining superior academic achievements and worthwhile official designations and lucrative employment positions. The failure of this educational objective occurs when moral developments and emotional growth of children are ignored. Education beyond creating successful professionals needs to establish good human beings with responsible citizenship traits.

Justice and Education, a Dilemma

The students who faced murder charges for killing Shahbaz kept their right to attend SSLC examinations. Every person has a legal right to education yet the real purpose of this educational opportunity remains up for scrutiny. After receiving education does a person engage in violent acts then we must question whether education delivered its intended benefits.

Does the fact of their education ensure they will remain crime-free in upcoming years?

We must recognize that parental shortcomings and home complications together with insufficient emotional support provide the actual basis for these issues rather than searching external sources such as media or films. Masculine identity stems mostly from the primary shaping process which occurs within the family home environment. Without love and care and proper guidance a child will be likely to choose destructive paths. The combination of mental health difficulties with family disputes and elevated stress levels forms psychological instability which results in maladaptive actions.

The Role of Parents and Teachers

This crisis worsens because parents fail to pay attention to their children while also neglecting effective communication. Parents should question themselves about their last meaningful conversation with their child. Modern families struggle to notice emotional difficulties which their children face because they lead hectic lives. Education quality and financial support alone do not establish adequate support for children. Children require emotional backing as well as comprehension from adults together with moral education to build their foundation.

Teachers along with their students have a substantially large responsibility to discharge. The education system needs to extend past academic lessons because it should include vital instruction on humanity ethics and behaviour. Instructional institutions need to combine value-driven teaching with mental health programs combined with active conversations about social duty and empathy acknowledgment.

A Call for Holistic Education

The fundamental purpose of education extends beyond job attainment and certificate acquisition since it develops moral people who exhibit compassionate behaviour with ethical conduct. Any community built on high academic achievements without essential human values will inevitably decline morally. Parents together with teachers need to collaborate for building a new generation with strong values in kindness and respect and accountability.

When education lacks teachings about humanity our educational efforts could create successful professionals who become unsuccessful humans in life. Every home serves as the initial location for building the future since educational responsibility extends beyond government institutions and schools. Success in an educated society should be evaluated based on both accomplishments and moral strength. We must pledge to develop scholars who transform into responsible human beings.

Jushaini. P, Assistant Professor of English, Al Shifa College of Arts and Science, Kizhattoor, Perinthalmanna