Essay No 26 Technical Education for 12/BA/B.Sc. English by AG Ahmad

 

Essay No 26

Technical Education

       The true order of learning should be the first, what is necessary, the second, what is useful and third, what is ornamental. To reverse this arrangement is like the beginning to build at the top of past, literary education was common. The aim of this education was to give training to a student on Philosophy, History, Grammar and Literature. Its aim was to build the personality of the student. As Mahatma Gandhi has wisely said,

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were to live forever.”

        But when a student left the school or college, he was fit for nothing except a scholarly discussion. When the English came to India, they gave us a system which made us good clerk but taught us no art. Technical education gives us training to earn money for needs. Such education is only possible in an industrial country. As we can say that,

Literary education builds the personality of the student but

Technical education helps him to be strong financially.

A country, which has poor industrialization, is also equally poor in having good and literary education or liberal education is also good in itself. Literary education gives us as superficial culture without giving any practical training in the field of industry.

Every industrial revolution brings along a learning revolution.

The August 1947 saw a great change. A new state came on the map of the world. But many problems also came with it. We had only one engineering college and few technicians. The Victoria technical College in Bombay, The Indian School of Mining in Dahanabad, Polytechnic Institute in Dheli and Engineering College in Rorki were all left in India. We had only one engineering college, which soon proved inadequate to meet the needs of our country. As some-one has wisely said,

“Technical Education is not only a ladder of opportunity,

but it is also an investment in our future.”

Today, technical education has become one of the major issues of the developing countries. Pakistan too is included in these countries. Technical education has received much attention at the hands Government; new technical institutes are being setup. Scholarships are given to the students to go add. Even private efforts are not less in this regard. As it is said,

“Technical education is the passport to the future,

for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Many industrialists have contributed in the establishment of new cotton factories in Faisalabad. Such efforts are required for the progress of our country. In 1950, India declared to establish four new technical institutes and eleven National Research Laboratories. We also need such new technical institutes and research laboratories. As some-one has wisely said,

“The goal of education is understanding,

the goal of training is performance.”

Government is trying to switch over from agriculture economy. Such change could only be successful if we have trained hands to drive our industries. Technical education will help us in more than ways. It will provide us new manual workers, skilled technicians and all above, establishment of new factories and industries. It will also help us to change our outlook which we need much. The son of a rich Zamindar, will not look down upon the poor technicians a skilled workers, when he will find him eating more than a landlord. As it is wisely said,

“Technical education is not learning of the facts,

but the training of the mind to think.”

But the most important thing in this regard is that we should not abolish literary education because technical education and literary education must go side by side. As Rusk-in has said,

"Industries without literary education are barbarism."

So for, rapid progress and development of our country, technical education is essential and the need of the hour.

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