Value Based Education Must To Save Society From Disaster

Dr. O.P. Sharma

(The writer is a retired Director, Youth Affairs and Sports and is based at Shimla)

The advancing environmental pollution of the present times is coupled with polluting moral environment. At no other time in the world history has man faced this dilemma. Modern science and technology has astonishingly enhanced the natural potential of man and there is a gap between the external capabilities of man and his internal moral strength. Since man has a potential of both evil and virtue, the modern allurements have dragged man to different predicaments and maladies being confronted by the human race today. We experience a total decline in the human values in the present day society. The political life of our leaders has been exposed in scams. When the law makers are so dishonest, immoral and valueless, how can we expect honest execution of laws by them. Probably this is a reason that right from down to office clerks immorality is prevailing. Criminal activities have rendered our country weak, shaken and rather ungovernable.

Currently, the knowledge being imparted is disintegrated and given piece-meal. Hence it is resulting in disintegrated personalities and society. So the teacher is encountered with a rebellious pupil instead of a humble and obedient one. Relationship between the teacher and the pupil has deteriorated to the extent that students have stopped respecting teachers. Teachers themselves are responsible for such a situation. Their deliberate disinterestedness to teach students in classroom has brought students to a state of chaos. The whole educational setup seems to be like a sinking ship which must be rescued if we want to bring about social renaissance. And lack of values in early period of life is resulting in proliferation of characterlessness in all professions and spheres of human existence. There is a lot of intellectual discussion in favour of value education in society by religious reformers, philosophers and intellectuals. However, rulers should also not keep their eyes closed on such a grave issue.

Imparting of value education to the present day youth is the last resort that can save the society from disaster. Parents and teachers must join hands to overcome this dilemma. Parents must restrict their children from being exposed to such a filthy and cheap literature as shown in films and television shows. In our educational institutions, there is a crying need to teach basic values like honesty, obedience, integrity, sincerity, punctuality, positive thinking and non-violence. This is only possible if a teacher himself is possessing these qualities before he acts as a role model for the students to follow. Society must realise the vital importance of these values in human life. Otherwise, the time is not far off when we will come across moral bankrupts and first class devils in every sphere of life.

विवाह प्रस्ताव की तलाश कर रहे हैं ? भारत मैट्रीमोनी में निःशुल्क रजिस्टर करें !

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