Education, in its essence is to impart knowledge. Wherever you are and whoever you are. And the fundamental principal of education is to eliminate differences, difference of all kinds. It remains an unanswered question to me the way the higher learning institutions treat each other, here- as competitors.
This Monday, one of my fellow Toastmasters mailed me asking if I could help her in a Public Speaking Workshop which is organised by a leading college, this weekend. Though, there is an important festival on the specified date, I offered my help, simply because it is Public Speaking. But still, knowing the organizer to some extent, I was expecting some sort of reaction in my involvement.
The next day afternoon, I laughed when I opened my inbox. Exactly, as I expected, the organizer had mailed me expressing the inability to accept my offer since I am from a competitor college and feeling very sorry for the inconvenience, etc., etc..Wait, I am not loosing anything.
Where is the spirit of exchanging knowledge, experience, and the expertise? I am surprised by the narrow mindedness of some of the so called educators.
Back home, we find a sense of pride, satisfaction and meaning in helping each other. We even go to the extent of helping newly coming colleges in setting up all the facilities. I mean all. Yeah, there is competition but in a healthier way.
Somehow, the intellectual part of my mind is unwilling to accept this in the name of culture.
Is it a sense of insecurity? If so, we will have issues in producing open minded younger generations. The society and the country will suffer from inadequate intellectuals.
I hope not.
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