Reading the newspapers every morning and even watching the prime time news, one starts thinking as to what has led to the rot that we see or hear. Rapes, murders, looting and other crime news so prominently displayed from page one to pages following. How can the day be good if one starts his/her day reading such negative news?
One must ponder as to what has led to this situation. It can not be brushed away saying that the responsibility to take care of the law and order problem is that of the government.
To me, it looks like that we have failed somewhere in our education system. No doubt, our literacy rate has improved a lot; but surely there has been amiss somewhere. To give an example, witness traffic violations being committed by literate persons so often. Don't these violators know that they are doing something that is wrong, that they are causing problems for others on the road, that they may even have fatal accidents?
In our education, be it at home or at the school/college, there has been a lack of teaching of values and ethics. Added to this unfortunate situation is what one observes in their elders, in their teachers, in their peers or in the leading personalities, who do not set a good example themselves.
It is high time that a serious look is given to the prevailing situation and measures are taken to rectify the course. The sooner it is done, the better for the society, the better for me and you. Considering our nation, the government can take any number of good measures to uplift the socio-economic conditions, still it is the individual citizen's role which is going to make all the difference.
The teaching of values has to start from home, has to start from very early childhood. The child goes to school only after a couple of years. And even after that, the child spends most of his time at home. The environment at home is the early lessons that is being received. In the school we have teachers, but at home the parents and other elders are more than teachers. And once the child starts going to school, the role of the teachers there become so important to impart values.
Would soon dwell upon both - the teacher at home and the teacher in school.
