Education without joy and entertainment can never be real education
Osman Gani :
Education is the fundamental foundation of life, through which the future of a nation is built. But if that education is only about memorizing books, relying on marks and racing to get good results in exams, then it becomes a kind of mental stress for the students. Many students in our society see education as a burden, because this education does not have joy, freedom of imagination or opportunities for creative practice.
However, real education should be a process where there is joy in learning, curiosity, and spontaneity of self-expression. An education deprived of joy and entertainment can never develop a student into a complete human being. Rather, it gives birth to a generation that is mechanical, dependent on memorization and lacking in confidence. Therefore, it is time to focus on making education lively and joyful.
In today’s changing society, the fundamental purpose of education is not just acquiring information or getting good results in exams. Rather, education should be a joyful, thoughtful, creative and transformational center of human development. In this regard, it can be said that education without joy and entertainment can never be real education.
If a student simply memorizes books, takes exams and earns certificates, then it is not the real key to self-development. If joy and pleasant elements are not mixed, education becomes dull, mechanical and tiring.
Education is a process where learning does not last long if there is no link between joy and pleasure. Joy and curiosity are the real motivation for learning. A student who learns with joy can easily and permanently grasp the content. On the other hand, forced education becomes only rote learning, which is natural to forget after the exam.
In many developed countries of the world, the education system has been developed on the basis of joy, play and creativity.
In countries like Finland, Japan or the Netherlands, special emphasis is given to sports, drama, music, drawing, and acquaintance with nature in the primary education of children.
They believe that the process of acquiring knowledge is not effective if joy is not brought into the minds of children. If a child has fun while learning, he can develop a love for learning.
In the context of Bangladesh, the education system is still largely rote, exam-based and marks-centric. Students spend their time from morning to afternoon in classes, then coaching, homework and exam preparation.
They hardly have any opportunity for joy or creative practice. As a result, students eventually lose interest in learning. They learn only to ‘pass’, not to learn.
Children are naturally inquisitive and imaginative. They play, ask questions, and want to discover the world with curiosity.
But if that curiosity is suppressed in the education system, if only rote learning is given importance, then that child does not get the opportunity to develop his talent. His mind becomes depressed and tired.
Joyful education does not mean just playing games or telling funny stories. It is a complete educational philosophy, which includes co-curricular activities such as sports, songs, drama, painting, project-based work, debates, etc. in addition to textbooks.
These activities play a role in the development of students’ intelligence and thinking. Through this, they do not just memorize information, but also analyze it, create something new and can make connections between education and real life.
In conclusion, education without joy and entertainment is a kind of pressure and chain that keeps the creativity of students captive. Real education happens only when it is mixed with joy, teaches the mind to think freely and helps to appreciate life.
If we want to raise an innovative, creative and joyful generation, then we have to add joy, imagination and realistic education to our education system.
If we cannot make our education system a joyful moment now, then our future generation will never be able to be educated in real education. routine or rote education confines people within a boundary and creates aversion of students towards education.
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