Why Life-relevant Education Matters

Education is the key to overall human development, ensuring a happy and healthier life. What intrigued me to ponder on this subject is that, in the name of the modern education system, students are struggling to balance their academic, family, and social lives. They have been taught in a way that has placed them in unhealthy competition and stressed environments, and they are victims of parental and teacher expectations to perform the assigned tasks like robots without being guided properly. This may certainly not prepare the students to face life’s examinations and leave them to suffer from mental health issues. As we are social beings, we need to be educated in a way that may develop our character, moral values, social values, emotional well-being, and spiritual growth.