Re: [Goanet] A passing thought.

[Jose Colaco]

On Dec 30, 2013, at 3:46 AM, Sharmila Rao  wrote:

'2.   Take up a job that links you to some Whiteman’s land

Okay, our education system is not like the west.  So how do you reckon we can 
make it on par? 

Though I am not sure why we should have a system that is occident friendly 
instead creating skills and knowledge required to enhance our country.

The fundamental criteria for choosing a subject and career stream is not the 
child’s interest, or even talent, the sole criteria is does the qualification 
get him/her a job abroad, preferably in the west. 

What I am trying to say is our education has alienated us from ourselves. We 
refuse to repay our society, for what it has given us; neither do we care 
enough to have a vision for our country and our future we know we have slave 
lords who can hire us.'

--COMMENT---:

Dear Sharmila,

That is one, albeit wishful and myopic, way of looking at it.

Different individuals set different goals for themselves and their families. 
Some do well (very well) in India, others abroad. To each his or her own. The 
world is a global village now. All this talk of 'white man's land' is so 20th 
century and definitely passé.

One sure way to succeed in keeping the kids 'home' is by making them 
unemployable in the West. There were some communist countries which prevented 
the young and qualified  not-so-young from migrating, and there were some Asian 
countries which changed the medium of instruction from an international 
language to a local one. 

In Goa, some folks are trying to do that with both Konkani and English. Those 
folks are supported by the Devanagri only for Konkani folks. (please check what 
language their own kids are educated in and where they are presently working). 

Perhaps, the plan is to frustrate one segment of Goan society into leaving Goa 
for good (say by securing European nationality courtesy Portugal) and 
confiscating or 'quieting' their properties after expelling them from Goa.

I did digress. Even so, I am sure you will write about how you tried or are 
trying it on your own kids and how it has worked out or is working out for them.

jc

[Goanet] A passing thought.

[Sharmila Rao]

this is a passing thought. Would be interested in knowing everyone's take.

The mango flavour.

It was the alumni weekend at manipal I met a friend who had done her
engineering from KREC and currently resides abroad. She was appreciating
how focused her class fellows had become. She was impressed that they were
planning their kid’s studies undergraduate at that abroad, albeit with one
person it was Ireland. No offense meant but it talks of an attitude of the
so called educated class of the country. the steps to success--

1.   Do engineering.

2.   Take up a job that links you to some Whiteman’s land.

3.   Dual citizenship and invest in property in India, (preferably the
agricultural ones you know its value is tremendous on conversion.)

Okay, our education system is not like the west.  So how do you reckon we
can make it on par? Though I am not sure why we should have a system that
is occident friendly instead creating skills and knowledge required to
enhance our country.

The fundamental criteria for choosing a subject and career stream is not
the child’s interest, or even talent, the sole criteria is does the
qualification get him/her a job abroad, preferably in the west. What I am
trying to say is our education has alienated us from ourselves. We refuse
to repay our society, for what it has given us; neither do we care enough
to have a vision for our country and our future we know we have slave lords
who can hire us.

 That is India’s greatest dishonour her progeny does not think her worth
nurturing, we see no future for our country.

Every movie, serial that is “patriotic/nationalistic” will show a
politician, a foreign villain. But we refuse to accept that put the
politician there.

If Russians have taken over Morjim, we have let them like we are giving
Gokarna to them on a platter.

The mango flavour this season is a hope in the sense an attempt by the
citizens to take responsibility. since most of the people who have thrown
the glove are educated some with a MBA or some administrative degree to the
boot it would be interesting to pin them down to create a vision a larger
one for the country, I mean a vision board that we put up with execution
plan with a timeline for the next 5yrs. One for each portfolio.

I really wonder if we can demand it?

After all a vision board is the plan to success and that’s what we are
looking at.

Before leaving you with this stuff, maybe we need to create our vision with
regard to our country and ourselves.

-- 
http://www.healthenclave.com/team/sharmila
http://drscribe.wordpress.com