MINDSET — a crucial problem in the way of education.
By: Aiman Asadi
Tags: Parents And Children, Amal Academy, Education, Mindset, Psychology

Getting proper education is the birth rights of everyone restricting which is the crime.

A child without education, is like a bird without wings. -Tibetan proverb

Education transforms us completely from inside and outside by changing our mind and personality as well as improving our confidence level. It’s key to success because It doesn’t only change our life completely but also we can change other’s lives as it is constructive in nature.

As education is near to my heart so for mega projects I want to do something related to education. That's why I did some research and observed some people around me (I can't share pictures of them due to privacy) but I am sharing here their thoughts related to children's education.

First is a family who has three daughters and one son, they are only giving quality education to their son and in spite of they are financially stable, for daughters they think that educating a girl is not beneficial because they will get married one day. Their daughters will not give any benefit to them, only their husband will get benefits. That’s why they don’t give education to their daughter.

One story is related to a house near my house. The parents have 5 boys and no one even got their primary education. Their parents and they aren’t interested in education because they think it’s a wastage of money, they could earn money by doing something else e.g. helper in a shop etc. They think that education is only to earn money.

Some people think that education has no benefits as people didn’t get job, so as far as job concerned, I know now a days getting a job is difficult but if you are educated then you can do freelancing or do entrepreneurship, like if anyone has completed degree in computer science then he can start his own business, one of my classmate did a course in coding, now he has started his own startup, even if you are sonologist then you can do freelancing, I have checked it..so that’s prove there are various ways to earn money in spite you are not getting job. The point is we are not getting education only to earn money. Education is a tool which provides people with knowledge, skill, technique, information, enables them to know their rights and duties toward their family, society as well as the nation. It expands vision and outlook to see the world. It develops the capabilities to fight against injustice, violence, corruption and many other bad elements in the society.

Here I also want to share a story related to a person who got an education in spite of he was not financially stable.

One of my relatives has done an MBA. He is doing a good job, has own house and car. But when he was very young his father died, he was not financially stable and had no money for education, even though he had nothing to eat due to this he had severe fainting issues, in spite of it he did a job in a shoes shop and during free time in shop, he studied. He did it because he was willing to become an educated person.

I know the above stories were surprising for some of you but these types of parents are present in our society who don't want to give even primary education to their children. Previously I also thought that they don't get education because of financial instability but when I came to know about the above people's thoughts and also remembered about my relatives who are now successful but on their early stage they were not financially stable. It changed my perspective. Because I was thinking that money is the biggest issue for children who are not getting education but the real issue is not money, it's the mindset, lack of awareness and thinking style of their parents. People have no awareness related to education they think it's not important, and it's not only related to girl's education but also for boy's education.

"OUR GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCE IS THE MINDS OF OUR CHILDREN." -WALTER ELIAS DISNEY

So the core issue is the MINDSET of parents and I want to work on changing it. I want to give awareness to parents and change their mindset about education because parent’s thoughts have a vast impact on their children’s minds.

"THE BEST STUDENTS COME FROM HOMES WHERE EDUCATION IS REVERED: WHERE THERE ARE BOOKS, AND CHILDREN SEE THEIR PARENTS READING THEM." -Leo Buscaglia

For this I want to provide training to youngsters through psychologists, educationalist and motivational speakers.

If they will train then they can do parents and children counselling effectively in their area. Because I talked to these types of parents, few parents understood it but majority don’t even want to hear about it, if we will have psychological training then we will come to know how to convince them because psychologists have the ability to understand other people’s mind, and they will help us in changing their minds. That’s how their children can get education.