Between theory and practices

On the quotation “Practice what you preach” many says Preaching and practice are twins that often get separated and also If some of us practiced all we preach, we’d soon work our fool selves to death….

“Small family is a happy family” a catchy slogan to curb population explosion has its way to vanity. In reality which businessmen wants less customer, which doctor wants less patience in his/her clinic? Which educationist who passes on this massage wants less student in his/her school? Which politician wants less populace at his/her disposal? Bigger population size means power for politician, profit for businessmen, educationist, and doctor.

Citing these two debatable examples I would like to build my argument that there is ocean wide gap between theory and practice w.r.t educational institute and functionaries. This is purely my personal view based on little exposure so far.

RTE and NCF faced the most critics from the lower level school functionaries. RTE as a law and NCF as guidelines were laid out after intense research, consultation, dialogue and revision of existing law related to education. But, confusion still lies if an assumption, consideration, theories, philosophy and guide behind RTE and NCF are just phronesis or episteme. Phronesis refers to knowledge gained from an experiential, practical approach to practice and epistemic knowledge is that knowledge which is based on sets of propositions and has emerged from a theoretical base. The biggest question rises by teachers are that children should learn with fear of exam and punishment. Teachers are in the opinion that children are not natural learner. Teaching and learning cannot be done without all the required resources completely available. Thus many of the ground functionaries in education department directly contradict to the guidelines and law abiding them. Thus it is highly vulnerable that the aim and objective of education will not be achieved. If goals are to be achieved stakeholders should bind philosophically and emotionally to the guidelines abiding them or venture new and better strategies and recommendation for formalization, if not it is doom to failure as far as long term objective of education is concern.