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शिक्षक दिवस स्कूलें : एलीट क्लास का षड़यंत्र

By दयालचन्द्र सोनी

Vol. 48 · No. 09September - 2000pp. 34–37Hindi

Summary

The text argues that modern schools, developed during the British era, are a conspiracy by the elite class to maintain their monopoly on exploitation. The author contends that schools fragment life by focusing solely on intellectual development while neglecting the body, emotions, and moral discernment. He contrasts this with the natural education provided by life experiences, such as parenthood and aging, which no school can replicate. The author criticizes the use of English as a medium of instruction, viewing it as a tool to ensure the elite succeed while the common public fails, despite constitutional promises of universal education. He references Mahatma Gandhi’s advocacy for education linked to productive labor and free from English, noting his own experience implementing this model was sabotaged by those who wanted it to fail. The text further condemns schools for fostering a "sahib culture" that instills aversion to labor and creates a parasitic mindset. The author asserts that education is innate to human nature, driven by the ability to discern good from evil, and that schools are merely museums of knowledge fragments, not the source of learning. He concludes that true education continues throughout life, independent of formal schooling, and that schools can only succeed if they awaken a student’s inner drive for growth and self-improvement.

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Conclusion

The document argues that the current school system is a deliberate conspiracy by the elite class to maintain social and economic exploitation. It concludes that schools, by prioritizing intellectual skills over holistic development and using English as a barrier, systematically exclude the common masses from genuine education. This system, the author contends, is designed to create frustration and failure among the underprivileged, ensuring that only the elite succeed. The text implies that true education is a lifelong, natural process rooted in life experience and self-motivation, not confined to institutions. Therefore, the outcome of this critique is a call to recognize schools as tools of class oppression and to seek education beyond their walls, embracing a more inclusive, experiential, and equitable approach to learning.

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  • “मैं तो ऐसा अनुमान लगाने लगा हूं कि स्कूलों का आविष्कार समाज के निहित स्वार्थी शोषक वर्ग ने अपनी સંતાનો જો शोषण-कला में प्रवीण बनाते हुए शोषण को अपने वर्ग का एकाधिकार बनाए रखने के लिए ही किया होगा”
  • “वर्तमान स्कूल- जीवन શિક્ષા की दृष्टि से कई खामियौ से ग्रस्त है, जैसे स्कूली शिक्षा में जीवन. की सर्वागीण. समग्रता का अभाव છે | दूसरे, यह शिक्षा कुलीन વર્ગ की दासी तथा जन-सामान्य की शत्रु है।”
  • “आज का एलीट भी ठग है, पर नाटक ऐसा किया जाता है मानो. विषमता જો मिटाना चाहता हो।”

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Vol. 48 · No. 09
5–6आत्म-विश्लेषण के लिए7–8विमर्शछगन मोहता9–13अहिंसा की सामाजिक ताकतनंद चतुर्वेदी14–21जैन आगमो में गणितडॉ. अनुपम जैन22–26अध्यात्म और सामाजिकता : आचार्य भिक्षु की दृष्टि मेंडॉ. दयानंद भार्गव27–28अनुभूति29–31मैत्री : दृष्टि का रूपांतरणआचार्यश्री महाप्रज्ञ32–33गांठिं खोलेंआचार्यश्री तुलसी34–37शिक्षक दिवस स्कूलें : एलीट क्लास का षड़यंत्रदयालचन्द्र सोनीCurrent article38–39नंगे पैरवेंकटेश माडगूलकर40–43क्षमा की सरिता : निमज्जन के क्षणमुनि मदनकुमार44नन्दकिशोर आचार्य की कविताएंनन्दकिशोर आचार्य45–46शीलनविद्यानिवास मिश्र47–49पर्युषण : प्रेम और सहअस्तित्व का प्रशिक्षणसाध्वी कनकश्री50–51शाकाहार का मर्म52–54राजकुमार एकचरणमुनि सुमेरमल लाडनूं

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