Science Before Science The science we know today is very limited. We do lot of quantitative stuff, lot of equations, graphs, blah blah... But we don't find truth! In my opinion, education should be directed towards truth. And the ultimate truth is God Himself. So, have a look at what you are studying and see if there is anyway to reach the ultimate truth.
Sciences are getting too specialized and most people study some bit of thing from here and there and pass exams and get a degree. Today's education is "job oriented" while the education which was practiced centuries ago was "knowledge oriented".
In India there were Ashrams where parents sent their children. They would grow under a "sage" - who is a highly learned person. He would teach them about life in general. I don't think they would have things like "recite all the alphabets" or "derive the escape velocity for a body on earth" etc. They used to learn - how to live, how to be a good person in life. They had excellent examples to learn from.
Today's education system is more like a "product". And students end up getting a wrong idea of "education". After a few generations, most people will stop understanding what real education is. Home schooling should be more popularized and the parents can show the child the wonderful nature around them. There are so many things one can learn from nature.
I was lucky enough to have discussions about these kind of issues with many people. Most recently, I got to know Dr. Murray S. Daw who is a Professor at Clemson University. We talked about various issues like this. He recommended a wonderful book to me - The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century - "
http://www.iapweb.org/science_before_science.html" Its a pretty complex book. I have spent hours reading a few pages!
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