Education is described as the training and instructions given to humans. It also gives a person the ability to develop character and mental power. Education is the one thing that makes a human being different from animals. It is compared to a light that lights up the darkness. In other words it means that people become more aware of things in life and they see things from a different perspective. It leads a person from mental bankruptcy to enlightenment
Education can be obtained formally and informally. The education we get at schools and colleges is termed formal education and the education we get at home regarding family values and social relationships is called informal education.
There is proverb “if you are planning for a year, sow rice, if you are planning for ten years plant trees but if you are planning for hundred years, educate people”. Education is backbone of a society. It holds the foundation of civilizations and development.
Today, in the context of Nepal, the problems faced by students are numerous. The poorer people do not have access to good quality education. The government schools do not provide the quality that is needed to complete in today’s world. But the situation is slightly different in private schools. Though the standard is better than the government schools, the motive of running a private school is solely profit. In a country where most of the people have to think twice before buying meat for dinner they simply cannot afford the exorbitant fees of the private schools.
To better the standard of education, the government needs to look seriously into the matter. If things are not changed now and the business setup dismantled, the whole system will collapse like a house of cards that it is.