Education
Sarah Garland writes about the college boom in the more remote and destitute parts of India. "Of 1.2 billion Indians, one third are under the age of 14", writes Garland, pointing out that if these children attended college in the future, they would boost India to becoming a world power alongside the USA and China. The US itself is falling behind in education as many other countries surpass it. With the rising tuition fees and failing economy, many are dropping out of college. Yet India is surging forward, transforming whole towns and cities like Patna and filling them up with new colleges and institutes. "The universities are turning farfetched dreams of higher education into reality", with programs such as Super 30 helping the poor pass exams to get into institutes. Soon India will switch from striving for more colleges to better quality colleges.
I find it intriguing how many more impoverished countries such as India are aiming high to educate their nation. They are working hard to get to the same amount of colleges and students as there are in America. What suprises me is that though they have a lot of work to do, they are not far from their goal. With other countries improving, I find it interesting that the US is actually falling behind. We are greedy and must pay incredible amounts to get through college only to end up in debt and without a quality job. Other countries like India are lowering costs, creating services to help poorer students get into college yet we are not. But must it be this way? Is America looking to educate future leaders or simply to make money?
I find it intriguing how many more impoverished countries such as India are aiming high to educate their nation. They are working hard to get to the same amount of colleges and students as there are in America. What suprises me is that though they have a lot of work to do, they are not far from their goal. With other countries improving, I find it interesting that the US is actually falling behind. We are greedy and must pay incredible amounts to get through college only to end up in debt and without a quality job. Other countries like India are lowering costs, creating services to help poorer students get into college yet we are not. But must it be this way? Is America looking to educate future leaders or simply to make money?
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