GENERAL CONCEPT OF EDUCATION

-ITS ROLE IN NATION BUILDING

GENERAL CONCEPT OF EDUCATION
-ITS ROLE IN NATION BUILDING

Now-a-days, the growing population is no more a liability for a

country, rather it has become a powerful asset. This conversion has
been enabled due to effective ideal education system for a country.
An ideal conscious citizen with sense of duties and responsibilities
towards his/her family, society and mother land is key element of a
developed country. The various phases Education System of a country
such as Primary Education, Secondary Education and Higher Education,
Technical Education and Professional Education.
Elementary Education at primary stage has a vital role. When a
child enters into a school, he/she learns early discipline, manners,
sense of respect towards elders. Apart from development towards
moral and ethical aspect of life,a child as a first student get privileges
to intellectual developments such as mathematical skills, scientific
spirit, general awareness, language skills,reading and writing skills etc.
This gives a basic ability to be good citizen to lead a normal practical
life in the society. That why, the education upto the age of 14 years has
been made compulsory in our country.
In secondary level, more efforts are
taken up to develop mathematical and scientific skill level,languge and
literary expertise, proficiency is social studies, more emphasis on
physical education such as sports and games, vocational education and
general discipline in practical life. Various co-curricular activities yoga,
meditation, music are introduced at this level. Above all a constructive
competitive spirit is inculcated in students to transform a personality
of strong moral and disciplined character and excel intellect to a higher
stage. At higher stage of secondary level, specializations in different
streams such as arts, Science and commerce are introduced. It
facilitates the students to prepare themselves initiate a suitable career
as per their choice at graduation levels. Hence, higher secondary level
is turning point of the career.
At higher education level choose their own career as
per respective choices according their interests, passions and efficiency
through various entrance tests. They may pick up one professional
among various careers such as Medical, Engineering, Commerce and
Finance ,law, Human Resource development,defence etc. Some expose
them in industrial careers in private as well as public sectors. Some
other prefer administrative careers in jobs at state govt and central
govt levels. Those resume pure graduation and Post Graduation level,
they opt for research and development in their careers as sciecetists,
professors in different Universities.
Due to vast contribution of intellectual educated mass of the society,a
nation becomes developed. Hence,role of education for a developed
nation is crucial.