When we started with the idea of UBQOOL, we were not trying to solve the problem of education. Rather, we were trying to solve the problem of social fragmentation.
We believe that education is the fundamental need for the progress of a nation. We don't mean education as schooling or degrees. We mean education as 'learning', 'knowing' and 'doing'.
The current problems created by our educational system (as we see it):
1. Inequality - A child, who has done no wrong, faces the prospect of his/her future being determined by the school he/she manages to get admission to. In most of the cases, the choice of the school is not the issue, whether the schooling can be afforded is the first problem. This inequality leads to a kind of discrimination that fundamentally alters the future of the child's life, besides the lives of the parents and siblings. This inequality is far more discriminatory than economic, religious and ethnic discrimination. If we solve this very problem of inequality of learning, we would be able to reduce the incidence of economic and other discrimination.
2. Sameness - Our school systems are designed to address children as if they were on an assembly line in a factory. We address a group of students as if they all are designed to learn in the same way. This couldn't be further from the truth. Each one of us has an unique learning style. We even have unique strengths and abilities. Yet, we invest million of dollars into our system which is designed to evaluate each student against a set 'standard'. By the time a child finishes school, we would have instilled in him/her the need to be 'same', not 'different'. A child lost to our factory systems.
At UBQOOL we are developing a learning platform which addresses both the above issues - Inequality and Sameness.
If you believe in the same, do reach out to us. We would love to hear from you.
contactus@ubqool.com
We believe that education is the fundamental need for the progress of a nation. We don't mean education as schooling or degrees. We mean education as 'learning', 'knowing' and 'doing'.
The current problems created by our educational system (as we see it):
1. Inequality - A child, who has done no wrong, faces the prospect of his/her future being determined by the school he/she manages to get admission to. In most of the cases, the choice of the school is not the issue, whether the schooling can be afforded is the first problem. This inequality leads to a kind of discrimination that fundamentally alters the future of the child's life, besides the lives of the parents and siblings. This inequality is far more discriminatory than economic, religious and ethnic discrimination. If we solve this very problem of inequality of learning, we would be able to reduce the incidence of economic and other discrimination.
2. Sameness - Our school systems are designed to address children as if they were on an assembly line in a factory. We address a group of students as if they all are designed to learn in the same way. This couldn't be further from the truth. Each one of us has an unique learning style. We even have unique strengths and abilities. Yet, we invest million of dollars into our system which is designed to evaluate each student against a set 'standard'. By the time a child finishes school, we would have instilled in him/her the need to be 'same', not 'different'. A child lost to our factory systems.
At UBQOOL we are developing a learning platform which addresses both the above issues - Inequality and Sameness.
If you believe in the same, do reach out to us. We would love to hear from you.
contactus@ubqool.com
