Passage 30

In English

(Telugu Poem)

That is true education. The modern education merely fosters bookish knowledge. Students fill their heads with bookish knowledge and empty them in the examination hall. It is better not to have such education at all. I am keeping a close watch over the present-day students. At the time of examinations, they keep awake at nights and learn things by rote. They pour out whatever they remember on the answer paper and come out of the examination hall empty-headed and feeling greatly relieved. They will not be able to answer the same questions the next day. Such is the plight of modern education. What is the use of merely acquiring bookish knowledge, which is nothing but superficial knowledge? One should become an expert in practical knowledge, which will only help you in your daily life.