Miseducation - In Pondicherry

I simply HATE phonies like Amartya Sen who insist that "the poor need education" and then add that this education must be provided by our The State. Amartya Sen NEVER says that the poor need FREEDOM FROM THE STATE.


It is thanks to such phonies that chacha manmohan s gandhi has enacted legislation mandating "Free & Compulsory Education" for all kids in India.


But what is the "content" of this education?


I found out yesterday when a young boy was passing my perch, carrying his very overloaded school bag. I ordered him to show me his school-books. He showed them to me - and they were all published by our The State in Chennai. Why Chennai?


Anyway, I went through a few of these textbooks. The one on "social studies" was awful - with a major part covering "Civics," in which not a word was mentioned as to what Liberty and Property mean to the Citizen.


The section on Economics was just two pages - and it began by saying "agriculture is the oldest occupation in the world." What about "hunting and gathering"? What about "nomadic herdsmen"? The book then went on to say how "Society" is formed when "weavers and farmers depend on each other" - without one word on the "Division of Labour." Finally, it concluded that the study of Economics is extremely valuable, because "only economists can prepare government budgets." At the bottom of these two pages was a colour photo of Amartya Sen with the heading "Great Scholar of Economics."


I also went through the textbook on English and found it quite repulsive, because it contained many essays on "nature worship" - like a reported speech by an American Indian Chief. But the American Indians were wiped out by the Superior Whites, who built cities. America has over 200  Big Cities - while we, with three times the population, have only five. What utter nonsense!


At the end, I threw the boy's schoolbag out onto the street. His mother was horrified. I told her to get the boy lessons in playing the guitar. Hope she listens to my sincere advice. Music is a great career. While the best that can happen out of State Education is a Government Job.


I think the greatest patriot ever was Frederic Bastiat, whose manifesto of 1848    contained the following "Profession of Faith" on the subject of education": 

If you want to have theories, systems, methods, principles, textbooks and teachers forced on you by the government, that is up to you; but do not expect me to sign, in your name, such a shameful abdication of your rights.

Parents and students must realise that our The State suffers from Complete Ignorance - otherwise this vast sub-continent would not be such a mess. The IAS-IPS know nothing - other than how to hold up files. They cannot even fix the TRAFFIC. They cannot produce accurate Land Ownership Records. 

Anyway, how can they TEACH?

Teaching requires people who have spent years and years acquiring KNOWLEDGE. Have IAS baboons done that?

So let us conclude with what Ludwig von Mises said: 

There is, in fact, only one solution: the state, the government, the laws must not in any way concern themselves with schooling or education. Public funds must not be used for such purposes. The rearing and instruction of youth must be left entirely to parents and to private associations and institutions.

  
In such a scenario there will be DEBATES between scholars of different schools of thought. And the students will be attracted to the TRUTH.


And Truth Will Triumph.


Satyameva Jayate?


Not with State Education.