Against Conventional Wisdom: Is formal education system actually good?

[@abualexmathew3887]

Our school lack in teaching real life skills - personal finance, structured thinking, negotiation, conflict management, basic electric & plumbing. Im 34, still don't have a grasp of most. What school instilled in me was fear and lack of worth. That's my experience, maybe it has been positive for most. Wonderful video as always!

[@Vamshk]

Thanks to Covid19, this faulty system will change and more people are going towards the ancient education practices and home schooling

[@getitdone735]

Me 🙈

[@DebashisMitra]

Me too ✋

[@swatimundhra4918]

True.Same here

[@roguebull]

I am a dad and I plan to teach these things to my son. I don't expect all learning to happen in a school. Afterall, the school is only a limited time institution that kids go to pick up a fixed set of knowledge. We need to set our expectations realistically somewhere.

[@2992jonn]

As a teacher, I completely agree with this. Most schools are just glorified daycare centres for kids with busy parents. Having said that, I do believe that there is a great scope for improvement and change in our education systems. One that will be driven by the demand for core skills in the 21st-century job market. Keep up the great work Akshat! Loving the content!

[@SouravBanik90]

I so agree!

[@nitinirave9721]

L

[@prakashaudit]

yes, i agree with you partially, why we need prepare our kids for job market, i don't want to give economy one more product instead if we focus on creating entrepreneurs and self reliant living and minimalism then kids will be really good asset us and our nation.

[@vishnuvardhanmandala5022]

Bro, Do fact check properly. Central gov have already recommended new education system. (I.e : 40% academic 60% sports, art and other.)

[@marshmagnum4059]

@@vishnuvardhanmandala5022 Its just in air... schools insist on marks study study study its sad. Holidays r homework n assignments always.

[@tejark1660]

Thanks for strengthening my conviction towards the home schooling. Some of the questions I have is 1. How would you decide the syllabus/curriculum to be taught. 2. How confident are you that you and your wife can pull up teaching multiple subjects and how will you test how much your son has understood these concepts. I feel it's a continuous learning process for you as well. Please keep us posted on your home schooling strategies regularly.

[@ViploveSrivastava]

@teja rk you can design your curriculum according to your goal. If your child has interest in are/painting give him resources and information so s/he can be artist. If s/he likes interacting with people he may be presenter or youtuber. 2. As you are not teaching your native language s/he learning by listening. Let him/her listen new information. You are not teaching walking s/he is imitating you. 3. Test is ment for to know how much child has understood. But you can see actually how much s/he is able to apply in real life, that is more important. Read 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do by Amy Morin.

[@sasatony]

Simple , dont think like school system. have the syllabus as per ur child needs

[@TheLinuxExpert]

Syllabus - pick up any board syllabus. I use NCERT books (- doctored subjects like history) as a guideline. Focus should be on learning. Syllabus is only a guide to take you through it. But don't get stuck with syllabus. Feel free to go out of syllabus when the child wants to learn more. For example, I introduced trigonometry and calculus to my 13 year son because he is interested in 3D and AI. 2. How much time is needed - I have been spending 2 hours a day on average. The fact that I had been working from home for last 12 years helped. 3. How to test - mostly the conversations we have on various subjects tells me how much he is picking up from academic studies. I don't hesitate giving him a "test" when needed.

[@hardik1648]

@@TheLinuxExpert what to playing with other same age kids ? Because that is important. I have only this one doubt about homeschooling

[@nanditaroy526]

I would like to ask , how do you rely so much on the marks based schooling that a person acquiring the highest marks only can know everything, and how is it that a person who grows up to be a singer or player or swimmer is tested on the same question paper as one aspiring to become a doctor or a CA or an engineer

[@amrithatalks1103]

I went to one of the best schools in Trivandrum Kerala..My experience with school is bad..I still suffer from some of the post trauma situation from harassment of teachers in the school I studied .. the comparisons between kids, the over competition and teachers behaviour in general has made me hate schools..I am glad you have decided not to butcher your kids future by sending them to a school .Thank you and God bless.

[@shrihara]

Hi Akash, I also have an idea for alternative schooling. 10 years ago, I applied for English test in British Council as mandated by my employer. There was huge difference on how they assess language proficiency compared to our schools. I felt their method was very practical and scientific way. There were mainly 4 areas - Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. Our schools focus only on writing skills in exams which can be acquired through reading or listening to the classroom teaching. Listening and speaking are grossly neglected in our system. For listening exam, they played an audio of people discussing during a meeting, and then questions appeared. For reading, some news articles from popular newspapers were shown and questions followed. For speaking, random topic was given to talk about for 3 minutes and questions followed. Writing was same as our system. Coming to My idea, its - 1. Instead of having 6 subjects fixed for an academic year, we need to have flexible system that supports any pace of learning. There is no limit on number of subjects you can choose at any point of time. 2. Every subject is divided on a scale of 15 level. Level 1 starting with basics and level 15 equivalent to Bachelor on the subject. For example, Maths at level 1 starts with numbers and Maths at Level 15 = advanced calculus etc. Similarly, English at level 1 starts with alphabets, level 15 - Bachelor in English equivalent. 3. Any student can drop any subject at any level anytime whenever the student finds it difficult to continue. For example, a student completed and stopped education in English at Level 6, Math at level 8, Social at Level 10 etc. There is no hard and fast rule like present system where all move in sync together. Advantage here is that students can pursue only those subjects which they find it interesting. Another advantage is that student who want to become Historian need not study Math. 4. Most importantly student will have choice to resume from the level he dropped a subject at any point in his/her lifetime. Suppose a student stopped English at level 6, 10 years later, he/she can resume from level 6 at any point of time in lifetime and continue till highest possible levels. 5. All exams are conducted by Government twice in a year. There is no compulsion of attending schools. Home schooling, private schooling are also accepted. Only assessment is universal. This is to build confidence for future employers. 6. Employment requirements will be like "Candidate should have cleared English minimum Level 7, Maths Level 12, Coding Level 10. Similarly for higher education. 7. Language - These should be assessed on four skillset seperately- Reading, Listening, writing and speaking. 8. Importantly - Sex education - Mandatory to be completed before age of 18 but can be nominated at any age from 12 to 18 and by anyone (self, parents or teachers).

[@yashkelaskar8943]

Wow that sounds so awesome 😍😍 if implemented, there will be drastic changes in the education system

[@lavanyagangaram]

Great thoughts 👍👍 I wish it comes true some day in India🇮🇳

[@monikaaggarwal5403]

This system is not possible to implement in India due to over population & lack of resources. As it increases the cost of study. Private institutions made education a business so they look every aspect from their own profit side. One thing can be implemented immediately by govt . Assessment for Home schooling & private students which can make homeschooling easy . As Indian colleges do not give addmission if the student is not cleared 12th class board exam (from any board). Even IIT doesn't give addmission such students who have excellent CV but not cleared 10th or 12th board exams .

[@suphilkhobragade]

Great innovative ideas... Wish if something like this is implemented in schools sometime, the future will be quite bright 👍

[@aosaeanor]

What you have detailed is more or less what for 11th &;12th IB/ International Baccalaureate follows- an interest based flexible selection of subjects which are either at standard or advanced level. Plus there are other subjects like CAS - creativity, activity, service . It's across the world but in India schools with international boards like IB & A Levels GCE are really high cost

[@KitchenPlatform]

Cannot agree more. I feel the pressure from the society is what drives us into school. Its good that your wife is understanding the reality and being supportive of your decision.

[@shivkhakhar3273]

It’s so wonderful to see a real life example of a person treading on a “road not taken”… personally speaking I think Zayn is better off learning from you directly :) Thanks for this, hopefully this video acts as a stimulus to bring about radical changes in the school system prevalent in the country!

[@AkshatZayn]

Thank a ton, Shiv :)

[@kevxxx7]

@@AkshatZayn do share the best online classes and tutors you come across. Will help all future parents looking to take this path. Regards.

[@faizanrasheed7123]

@@AkshatZayn respected sir i urge you to make more videos on this topic else try to make a journey breaup till now with timeline what/when and would be happy to see a full course in home schooling and challenge and how to tackle them❤

[@shrihara]

In Bengaluru CBSE and ICSE schools, there is a big scam of skipping 8th or 9th grade completely except math and science which will be taught in special summer classes in Mar-Jun. Then 10th grade is studied for two years. This is all done just for "Exam marks in 10th" !

[@farhanasad]

I went through this system 😂

[@cutieandsweetievlogs2475]

@@farhanasad so how was your experience

[@farhanasad]

@@cutieandsweetievlogs2475 it's been a really long time. Not much of a difference that I can recall now. We skipped classes for 8th other than Maths. That way we completed our class 10th syllabus just a few months entering into class 10th. So while I was in class 10th we were just giving preboard exams from August/September-Feb. Fortunately I cleared all my exams by November/December so I was free after that. My school had a really strict grading system that and unless you pass in all the subjects you'll have to continue taking extra classes until February

[@ajaymahato4270]

This happens even in West Bengal specially in Darjeeling district.

[@vinithanarayanan6464]

Ohhh... This is shocking... I'm from ICSE... bt my school started with 10th syllabus only after we entered 10th..not even special classes..btw mine is not a city school...

[@edwinrodrigues9747]

Growing food is the most important job in the entire world. The day when kids say they want to become an organic farmer is the day the world will start becoming wiser

[@nitishgupta6463]

People r becoming organic farmers. I m becoming one next year. Started studying. It's most important skill to know to grow ur own food also know how plants life work and animal life work n also weather patterns.

[@nikhil99a]

We don't want everyone to do that. But it's good that atleast some kids have this dream

[@tr911tr]

i wish i could give an award to this comment!

[@chandranshpandey1929]

yeah and hardly anywhere to sell which basically makes him bankrupt

[@shivrajkombe8678]

What do you do for living?

[@venkatsworld5124]

Congratulations Akshay. You are living my dream. I have discussed this for last two decades but couldn't follow it for myself or influence in closed circle. Happy to hear someone echoing what I have been saying all along..

[@adyashapaty]

This was an eye opening video. I totally mean it when I say that Zayn is actually a very lucky kid to have parents who actually care more about skill development than marks. Lots of best wishes to Zayn:)

[@abhijeetbairagi5956]

But it is difficult for lower middle class family to adopt home schooling. Very few section of people could able to provide Home schooling.

[@damini6410]

I am a teacher at a private school and I can relate to everything you just said. That's the sad reality of the conventional schooling system. I have been in conflict with myself for a couple of years about being a part of it all and have wanted to leave my job.. which led me to investing..which led me to you 😄 I love my job as a teacher and put more effort into skill building but we teachers hardly have the autonomy to work that way. We end up projecting marks more than intelligence and skills. In my opinion, you have taken the best, well-researched decision for little Zayn. All the best! 😊👍

[@arpanabaghel4306]

Me and my husband are also thinking on the same line. I have stopped sending my son to school. I am home schooling him and am surprised with the result.Wonder why I did not think of it earlier. A very good decision indeed. Needed some support. Your video has strengthened our belief that we are not the only ones thinking on this line.

[@giftingeasy1836]

I got 52% in 12th but Im doing all OK as a designer because I loved doing cretives things like drawing, sketching, painting etc. So my education didn’t affect how much I earn. I developed my skills and doing good right now from my point of view, this happened only and only because I have extremely supportive parents and I plan to do the same for my daughter. She just started going to school but I have made a promise to myself that her marks or rank wont affect who she becomes in life. Its going to be about find her passion and if she wants she can pursue that or something else altogether. Its her life, she will live it her way. BTW thanks for all your content,

[@RavikumarRandhir]

Very good👍

[@handsomeheart2000]

Loved your reply, my daughter is is 5th grade in IGCSE board, and I really hate a few subjects that teach all unwanted stuff and is super stressful and heavy for such small kids, despite being an English communication coach myself, I see that the syllabus focusses only on extensive deepest grammar terminologies that scares kids to the core, as they don't pick the enormous stupid syllabus and score low, the class teacher herself checks Google many times. I picked English very well despite being a ssc student. I think I made a bad choice, but I feel this is a problem of all boards in India. The education system just puts unnecessary pressure in learning unwanted things and needs to be revamped. I am very sure, I will not let my kid fall in this trap to unnecessary be pressured. I guarantee I will make her the best version of herself irrespective of whatever she scores.

[@handsomeheart2000]

By the way I got 57 in tenth and 52 in 12th...and we think alike too

[@varundeshpande1726]

Rightly said,the schools focus only on marks and not on skills teaching which is very essential in the future. Nobody asks your marks during job interview but the skills that you have.

[@vedantgusain5213]

i have few questions (Edit: all q were in general context but i do think that given the background and knowledge of akshat sir homeschooling might be a better option for him and these are just counter ques that arose in my mind hope it doesnt sound like a hate comment , i just wanted to know as it seems pretty interesting hope akshat sir makes a follow back video on how exactly the process of homeschooling looks like ) 1. Wouldn't he be missing out on a bunch of extracurricular activities which can be done in school like debates, mun, dramatics, school trips being a part of the school council, events organized by schools, workshops? 2. Wouldn't zayn be missing out on making permanent friends and relationships (maybe in the future) as a large portion of time for regular school going students is spent in school even enrolling him in a bunch of different classes could only bring short interactive sessions with a bunch of different people 3. How would you structure a long 12-year education on your own as you will be teaching him yourself wouldn't it be very hard 4. There are many more like if there is no exam how would he get a sense of what competitive spirit is and how to work under exam pressure situation leave this but learning from khan academy is good no doubt but research by some ivy league(Harvard I guess) showed that classroom-based learning is better than seeing recorded lectures as kid learn more by engaging and using these apps creates a digital dependency on child one last thing that many people excel while going to school, spending their school time in exploring and doing a bunch of other things and academic studies at home so why do you think is the schooling system an obstacle while things can be achieved even with it we have many examples either way, best of luck to zayn for his future would love to know more details about this homeschooling system

[@vinayakbhat5753]

These are some great questions on homeschooling system as the sole responsibility of nurturing and educating a kid lies on parents. It needs close monitoring and lots of micro management and parents should actively participate into it.

[@catchjyoti]

Point 2 is a big question for me too

[@AjeenkkyaAmbegaonkerAJ24]

For point 2: Honestly, It all depends on the person. I have friends whom I know for 4 years and trust them blindly and on the contrary I hardly remember some of my school friends. Time is definately a factor for long lasting relationships but not an only factor

[@yogeshpandey1612]

interesting, guy didn't reply. possibly thinking about it

[@user-mq8el4mf3q]

Extra curriculum like hell, the school nowadays gives lots of homework, my cousin she is not getting any time for other activities due to too much home and pressure to get high marks, do not forget about bullying in school is more common because kids are usually highly immature in younger age and might end up hurting someone without realisation. I wish my parent would have chosen home school too. I liked sports but didn't get time for it after 8th due to excessive stupid homework that was just copy-paste.

[@meghnasoni]

Man, Zayn is so damn lucky to have you as his dad!

[@theleostudio5570]

I love how you're life revolves around him and trying best to make it productive. Whats more endearing is the way thru which you are trying to make it productive -- the father himself is the one questioning conventional norms -- that's where it went exponential. Kudos to you And lots of love to lovely lovely Zayn

[@hennakennedy]

Thanks

[@ankita110686]

I agree to you 100% even we discuss this amongst ourselved but still it is hard to muster the courage to not send our son to a traditional school. Kudos to you guys to have taken a road less travelled. All the best

[@rutvikreddy772]

I agree with everything that you've said, but there is a lot of learning outside the classroom and curriculum in a public school. Friends, classmates, and the bonds children make in the process lead to extremely valuable lessons. You learn to interact with people, understand how others think, what drives them. In a public school you learn about other children their backgrounds, how that impacts their thought process. In exams, though most of what you're learning might mean nothing, you learn to handle stress, understand what makes you productive, learn to effectively collaborate. There is so much more that schools teach, discipline, empathy, team work through sports, and a sense of being a part of a group(a class, a section, a school maybe) which are all valuable drivers for personality growth.

[@omkar3624]

Why not both? Have him enrolled in a school but never put the pressure of marks on him.. just tell him to enjoy and learn as much as possible. The rest of skills can be developed during the weekends or evenings too

[@AkshatZayn]

Just puts too much pressure on the kids, I don't see any point in taking too many pointless exams

[@rajdeepmatieda]

Agree. Examine, rate, benchmarking/ranking are normal steps to evaluate performance. What's wrong in that? The problem is over emphasizing a small test result by parents, teacher, and society as a large. Any test result brings you the opportunity to know the gaps understanding, preparation, etc. And not taking it positively. Schools, khan academy, private tuitions are ways to get learning. SAT, Board exams are testing systems. Even if you go to school or not, you will have to go thorough the testing. And tehr also you will get marks. What will you do then? Boycott exams?

[@hari7priya]

Learning and evaluation process is good

[@SKSK-qj8ql]

How about peer pressure then?

[@loveshell007]

That school would take up a lot of his time leaving little space for other experiences

[@chukoovava]

Though I agree with most points…but I will still advise sending to school due to following reasons 1. Social skills …which the child will be forced to learn naturally 2. Coping with peer pressure… learning to accept or compete 3. Personality development…it might be negative as well…but need to mould and direct by parents 4. Exposed to diverse culture people personalities…teachers…who might become role models 5. Leverage already researched and tested method of having right mix of subjects…so as to have a general understanding of all fundamental..of course child interest is key I can go on..but my Conclusion…send child to school…but as parents don’t use marks as you suggested as barometer…and essentially good parenting is the need of the hour Thanks Akshat…big fan of yours

[@pralaysangma8019]

Could not agree more.

[@radhaarora7606]

I hope the government really takes a cue from the exceptional content and opinions from Akshat Sir's social media handles and does something about it! A lot of people who have suffered through this unfair system don't wish their juniors to go through the same. Zayn would be so proud of his dad in years to come!

[@AkshatZayn]

Thank you so much Radha :)

[@radhaarora7606]

@@AkshatZayn Always a pleasure Akshat Sir, looking forward to the book club session today🙂

[@ramachandranmurali1296]

Wonderful video. Points well said. Fundemental query. Yes, pressure is being put on the kids for marks etc. But shouldn't there be some kind of pressure in some form? Otherwise what is the incentive to outperform. Take the example of corporates. If there is no benchmarking, no pressure to outperform, won't the companies become lazy and not provide value added products to the customer. So pressure has both ways in my opinion. So marks may not be a good one, but some kind of competitive spirit needs to be there for kids atleast after a particular age.

[@harshitojha8759]

This is something i and my wife have always thought of..kudos to you for bringing it up and clearing some prevalent old school thoughts inbred into us. Love your content. Totally relate to it.

[@megharaj3555]

You are one of our very smart people, and we want you to keep supporting enlighten our brains

[@hanley74]

I think you are doing a wonderful job with your videos ! However on this topic I thought exactly like you : but two years back we put our twin sons into a not for profit school: I feel ur approach would turn into helicopter parenting and could be over bearing for the child . Human and peer interaction cannot be achieved in small bouts of interaction during the those extra curriculum classes u mentioned . I also feel schools are also changing and you should look at an IB or O level school to see their approach to teaching and curriculum. On the language front I think it’s an excellent that you start as early as possible cause kids are geniuses when it comes to language till they are about eight or so ! Again love ur content !

[@AkshatZayn]

Thank you Hanley :)

[@naeemshaikh9535]

So glad u took the time to make such a video, many times important topics like home schooling are left unexamined. Thank you!!

[@ekta9942]

Recently I was discussing this topic with one of my friends who is thinking of home schooling her kid. One of the primary drawbacks we thought would be the lack of social skills in the absence of a school environment. Thank you so much Akshat for covering that and also making a video on this topic which is not quite commonly talked about in Indian context

[@redronnicle8591]

I always admire your video. About this video I had a comment how about the kids should be given a chance to explore both the traditional schooling and the home tutoring options and then he/she picks what they like. Because I feel you proposing the same mistake what many parents have been doing already, deciding what's good for their kid without letting the kid have an actual opinion of his/her own.

[@niraalii6707]

Loved your thoughts on this topics! Homeschooling has been on my mind for a long time now after I've realised the importance of skills rather than schools' whole attention on "marks". Would request you to make follow-up videos on this topic as to how you guys are managing and planning Zayn's education!

[@SeasonswithShriya]

And the Day I graduated from school the day I started learning actually! KZbin has been the best creation to create and to learn from it.

[@nelaticketfilmreview8056]

Deserves a like, very few have the guts to take action like this.

[@AkshatZayn]

Thank you :)

[@parthasaradhim7744]

Futuristic and great thoughts.!! 1) Zyan will be a super kid in in the next 12 to 15 years. 2) At least he is ready for the bang and all of his conventional frds will fall behind him. 3) Through this approach Zayn will become a continuous learner thougt his life and adapt the skills as per need in a constant pace. Remebeeing Yuval Noah Harari view points

[@AkshayShenoy]

Agreed that schools are going to be outdated soon, but the social aspect of sending your kid to school is critical. They learn about culture, diverse backgrounds, real world competition and survival skills

[@dheerajpatnaik3324]

May be in dreams nothing happens like that it's a rat race nothing else

[@maqsabre]

you are over-emphasizing the social aspect of schooling. look at real world cases of how many people actually build good social skills after passing out of school

[@AkshayShenoy]

@@maqsabre not sure if those guys would do better if homeschooled. But I do know that if all the school kids were homeschooled the average social capabilities would drop

[@maqsabre]

@@AkshayShenoy not if home schooled kids socialize via extra curricular activities and by playing with other children

[@AkshayShenoy]

@@maqsabre shared experiences create stronger connections. Some kids may thrive with 3 hours of group extra curricular or just playing with other kids, but just think about it personally, who are your closest friends? Are they the ones you went to school / college with, or are they the ones you work with, or are they people you shared a dance class with or played basketball with. For me it’s folks I went to school / college with for sure. So maybe I might also be a bit biased 😅

[@rajiyasultana2791]

Thanks to you for raising these issues, please do continue.

[@jastejsingh3796]

I believe there are certain aspects that are irreplaceable when it comes to going to school- developing a competitive spirit, learning to deal with bullying, managing your time, being disciplined, helping out your peers, appreciating diversity, developing respect for your teachers and getting to know them as human beings, and even eating your lunch sneakily during classes, it's all an essential part of growing up which cant be measured in terms of ROI. These things shape your overall personality. The solution lies in being responsible parents by not putting pressure on your kids to achieve marks. It's okay if your kid ends up getting 60% , don't ask him to aim for 95%. Instead, tell him to invest his remaining time in sports, extracurricular, new skill learning, no one can take that away from him, if you decide it's okay for him to be a 60%er but learning (other skills) shouldn't stop. That's where your responsibility of wise parenting comes in!

[@shubhamarutwar9396]

just my openion competitive spirit - - (persnaly I never exprienced positive competitive spirit IN SCHOOL) - how many students in a class really take it positively? : 10-15% learning to deal with bullying - - school is the last place a child will get bullied, at least my school was sort of safe place. i delet with it outside school much more than in school managing your time - - school is not the only place you learn to manage your time - how many students actually learn to manage time effectively by the time they pass 10th : may be 15-25% being deciplined - - how many 10 passed students are actually deciplined : i dont need to tell you, just watch people brake trafic rules all the time - i just dont see it working helping your peers - - school is not the only place you interact with other people appreciating diversity - - for most of the people in india (other than in few metro cities) everyone in their class is from same religion, cast and economical background - whereas you get more diversity outside of your school developing respect for your teachers - - for me having respect for someone just because he/she is your tecacher is just useless even eating your lunch sneakily during classes - - i dont think this is essential part of growing up - for me having time to play outside is more essential but may be schools want kids to copy some garbage 10 times as homework insted

[@smitas65]

Best to choose between bouts of home schooling during the early years and a bit of formal education during the high school age

[@shiyas3252]

@@shubhamarutwar9396 u said everything. I could say just wow ...u r awesome 😎

[@srish2536]

I think after 9th class or so .....home schooled kids can be send to school to balance their learnings .

[@Ratznair]

I come across ur video when exactly my wife and I were talking about homeschooling vs conventional schooling! U added most logical aspect to every point! Please come up with a video on challenges with home schooling vs conventional schooling along with financial figures for 12 years

[@BerlinAzhagi]

Parents choose it based on third persons advice

[@neelanjanbanerjee5869]

Your video sparked a very interesting memory from my childhood. School was a place where I was forced to go, and as I grew up, it became a place to meet my friends. Majority of my learning’s happened at home or at private tuitions. Yes I kept quiet in the class and was respectful to the teacher, but I hardly ever “learned” anything in the classroom. Even if I was unfamiliar with the topic being taught, I knew that my mom/dad/tuition teacher will teach me very soon. And I think this is the case with almost all students of India. Because in my class of 50 students, only 2 students didn’t take any tuition. So in a way, we’re all homeschooled. But we fell into the trap of getting more marks and not developing real world skills.

[@mansidhingra9384]

I was waiting for Sunday positivity video. Being a teacher myself, I totally agree with your view point 🌸🙂Thanks for Sunday enlightenment!

[@RR-mm2jq]

i have a differing view. One should not raise a child in a petri dish. Let them go through a path of their own and experience the randomness and unpredictability of life. This is what will prepare them to handle unexpected and unpleasant experiences. Instead of controlling the experiences they go through while growing up, give them values that will enable to deal with whatever life has to throw at them. School is not only about curriculum but also about experiences of being a part of collective and learning to respect hierarchy.

[@AkshayGupta29]

Here is my point of view: Sending to school at the age of 3 year or not sending him school at all, both are extreme points, we should rather find a balance in between. Interrupting child's natural development of brain is most absurd thing this generation is doing, what i will prefer if i will be having kid in future, that i will let him grow till the age of 8-10 years without pressure to develop any skills, rather i will try to tell him about how to develop any skill,how to be physically and mentally fit and stable, then after if he wants to go to school or develop skills on his pace its his choice. Let me know your thoughts.

[@bhavyanthkolli]

Thanks for making this video. I’m in a similar pursuit and you speaking in such a clear manner reinforced my confidence. More power to you!

[@rviswanathan]

👍Congratulations "Never let my schooling interfere with my education" - Mark Twain One of the most significant sayings of all time

[@archanadas7292]

So good to hear ur views about sending to school .its so good to see someone take responsibility about their son and not take blindly the path taken about sending their son to school. It's a pity why ppl do not take responsibility about themselves or their loved ones but follow the so called safe path taken by the majority of ppl . U r a great person . May god bless u and your family

[@abusamer9]

The narratives by schools always is “ Study well and get a job” no body said “ learn skills”

[@mrddadi]

Its a really brave step that you have taken. All the best and really good luck to Zayn. No one actually has a say as to how you should raise your kids except you.

[@mrddadi]

@Akshat S +⑨①⑧④③⑦⓪⓪③①④⑥ thats a such a tyro effort atleast put some effort in your scam. #lazypig

[@yashaparik]

You're taking the right decision acc to me. Just the social factor needs to be maintained 🙌🏼⚡

[@varghese.ealias9316]

Brilliant idea.out of the box thinking .keep doing these kind of videos also apart from stock market .

[@lemonbitter7641]

Everybody knows there’s a elephant in the room, only few courageous like you discuss about it. “Great”

[@deepakvadhan9366]

So Informative & Helpful Keep the Good work Going Akshat

[@muskangarg3015]

Totally agree with your view point. But the strain on eyes 👀 is a problem. It's with many of us during covid times.

[@hanumana1]

I live in the United States and life is busy here. Also, Education is absolutely free and I live in an excellent school district. I have been homeschooling my son since 2018. He is not going to school ever. He is 9 and five minutes ago, told me all the elements of Periodic Table. I didn't teach him, he learnt it himself as he loves Elements. And before I forget, he doesn't watch TV. He doesn't know how to use phone. Oh, and he can code. I don't teach him. All i do is, remove distarctions. Feed him natural and nutritious food. He is very well behaved and has friends from all walks of life.

[@parthkhandelwal233]

Please tell us the wizardry you use to come up with engaging & educational topics on a daily basis. Also, one suggestion, edit the audio better as the voice starts to pinch the ears if I play the videos at a higher speed. Thanks for guiding and I wish a great life ahead for Zayn.

[@farehaaziz2805]

Generally people behave like a herd.they simply follow the trends. People like you,who are educated, have broad vision and are sincere towards life, they can bring forth the positive change.keep on doing this great job.May God bless.

[@krishradio1]

What about peer bonding, working in groups, playing team sports, theatre and so on which build a child’s overall personality???

[@PratibhaChatterjee]

Exactly

[@sounakroy1933]

People getting out of schools are not smart enough to talk fluently and have that sort of personality and make an impact anyway especially in India. You need people to communicate and make bonds and understand social behaviour, not school. The right word is people. And there are tons of ways to do that.

[@sandeepmandrawadkar9133]

Now a days, most of the schools are run in commercial complexes, maybe 1st, 2nd floors. Where's playground to play?

[@techneedsfixing8833]

@@sounakroy1933 yes take me as an example lol

[@techneedsfixing8833]

@albion the best life lessons are given by karate martial arts teachers really applicable in real life.

[@suniravi2464]

That was wonderful Akshat,.. especially sitting down to teach your child making time for him and helping him understand concept as per his style...

[@sohamjoshi9353]

"if you want to learn coding... let me not even get there"😂

[@AkshatZayn]

Lol yeah :)

[@homosapien3215]

Whitecat jr XD..

[@jeevan88888]

But coding will be the new math my sirs.

[@lakshmivijith]

I closely follow many financial content in YT. Being a researcher I really like the way you place a point precisely with facts and figures without any drama. Keep posting such insightful videos. I am not happy with the way school impart knowledge.

[@shivnathlongani]

I'm a single dad and I just am so elated that someone else has similar views to what I have and I'm trolled by many around. Since the pandemic hit us financially I have been pondering the similar mindset may be due to a different reason but you made a lot of sense

[@AkshatZayn]

Really glad this helps Shibu :)

[@venktesh6600]

Read Robert Kiosaki's "If you want to be Rich and Happy Don't go to School" book its a free download i guess..

[@shivnathlongani]

@@venktesh6600 I've not read the whole book but read parts of it.. I agree yet you know in our country society and even family plays a part in decisions. And me being a single dad already under pressure so I'm still mulling the fact and let's see how it turns out

[@amittiyc]

Thanks for taking the risks and showing us the alternative path

[@gutsurgeon]

Hey Akshath, great videos man! Me and my wife both being doctors have been considering this home schooling concept(trust me, we have been studying since 25 years being doctors) This video is more so like a trailer or a teaser with brief intro and few ads I hope you take will make a sequel with a detailed technical discussion about this topic which will be helpful to people who are seriously interested, like us 1- the possible methods 2- about the recognition of such methods 3- how do the authorities accept this 4- basic degrees which are required atleast for getting a passport or visa to visit or apply for such universities 5- we need atleast 10th or 12th pass for basic jobs or certification We will wait for this video!

[@shonakkhan9623]

Agree we will have to unfold.the path together

[@pushpendragaur]

Very good video on home schooling, it's an eye opener

[@luisfonseca8597]

Yesterday I was discussing this at lunch with my family. Definitely very, very valid arguments in favor. Actually I want to take my 3 kids on a full year sabaticall trip during their teens, since I believe that will teach them much more than many other things. Keep up the great work on these videos!

[@AkshatZayn]

Yo Luis my friend :) That would be a wonderful experience! We should plan something together.

[@luisfonseca8597]

@@AkshatZayn Absolutelly! :)

[@haneshvarma4305]

this man got balls, respect++. I agree with you

[@dhruvagarwal5625]

I absolutely agree with your thoughts here. Especially the return on time factor.. Schooling systems takes up 12 to 14 years of life and doesn't provide much learning with respect to different skill sets. Homeschooling is a very good option but only because you are going to be the one overseeing it.

[@AkshatZayn]

Well said :)

[@thapliyalshivika]

So true ! So reassuring! Especially the “child will become anti social” hook!! How many of us really had time in school to bond and make relationships! It’s just a haze of identity search basis marks or accessories or looks.

[@vivek09chaturvedi]

Akshat, awesome content.You are a brilliant person..I wish you all the best 🙏🏼

[@arooonk]

Trully said..As I am experiencing the benefits of homeschooling..Since we are experimenting the same since last three years for our both son..Elder one is now in standard 9 and younger one is in 6th..And simultaneously they have been learning and excelling in Taekwondo, fine arts, Piano, Guitar, Mouth organ and personality development aspects.. Thank you for making video on such valuable content..It strengthens our steps to be a sailor of different stream..

[@ananthaswath5543]

Best wishes to your kids sir.

[@arooonk]

@@ananthaswath5543 Thanks a lot🙏

[@ananthaswath5543]

@@arooonk Sir, hoping homeschooling becomes huge for the future in our country

[@ashutoshagarwal423]

only issue coming to my mind right now is that it is easy for us grown ups to understand the value of such kind of skill building, but it would be very difficult for a fragile mind or a kid to understand the value of this . Kids might feel left out when they see other children living nearby going to a school. There will be less common topics while Playing in the evening and might also get bullied by other kids in different ways. Do give it a thought and plan for that as well coz other parents might not go into private schooling soon due to conventional wisdom, otherwise this kind of skill building is an excellent way.

[@nilkamalsarma9562]

what i think is a kid is like a baby bamboo tree bend it in a way and it will grow with that bend. if the kid is introduced to ideas of the real world and how everything works bit by bit they will grow up very mature than most of the kids of their age, they won't feel left out and will understand what a great thing u are doing with him/her. and a kid doesn't have to be a born genius to understand all that and i think a little bullying or feeling left out will do any harm( i don't support that but we don't live in a world of fairies where everything is perfect).. and let's be honest most of those thing happen in school and not while ur out in a park.. most importantly he/she will think of u as his/her best friend so will express everything and then u can understand them even better so i don't think there's any problem in home schooling

[@GauravSharma-fr8et]

Highly appreciate the effort to create such an informative and structured video on this critical topic.

[@SouthPawFrames]

I am totally against the education system in India. It has done no good for my professional life. I never thought this could be possible but not I can think about it. Great video BTW.

[@prasadbm1988]

Very nice insights on home-schooling. Please bring more topics on how to start, implement and handle home-schooling methods.

[@mukul1230]

Very nice approach Akshat...Basically Education is good but its good for the schools management... It might be gearing up to the 3rd largest profitable business hr after Politics and Bollywood being the 1st two. The idea of yours of focusing on the skillset is exactly what the corporate requires or even if a child wants to pursue his interests. This will make him perfect in at least 1 skill and all family will save time and money together. Today's schooling is an absolute waste creating Jack of all trends, king of none.

[@mragrahari02]

I am teacher with a decade of experience. I support you with all my heart.

[@estasenora9747]

The knowledge dispensed in schools is cleverly designed to make you competent enough to do the clerical job but not intelligent enough to question the absurd status quo. That being said, it is in schools we learn social skills and ready ourselves for competition and physical hardships.

[@anureetsidhu4672]

I think of shifting abroad but then i see videos of ppl like u and think that with such young talent like u in this country, we r progressing fine

[@subhash2552]

Socializing at school will not be same as socializing at Taekwondo class, as most of these moments happen between classes and during breaks. It is definitely very challenging to keep the kid occupied throughout the days(am sure everyone all parents have experienced this during lock down). I feel it is simpler to send kids to a normal(less demanding) school than not sending to one at all.

[@nexgrid71]

6-8 hours a day just to come out unskilled, believing marks is everything, having no financial knowledge and bit more socialized. Why do I feel like that's a bad deal?

[@subhash2552]

@@nexgrid71 I as a parent know that marks is not everything. I am happy if my 7 year old can do his additions, subtractions and read a simple paragraph. I will cherish if he can go out and make friends. This is all I expect from his school and have chosen such a school. If I choose to home school him, I need to plan every hour of his day and that's a lot to do considering I still have to put food on table. Kid is exposed to his friends and teachers, if he goes to school. This gives direction to the new skills that he can be exposed to. If school does not fulfill this he can always do it in his free time which is what he does. Also not sure if a home schooled kid can have the same level of confidence that a schooler has.

[@hanumana1]

@@subhash2552 A homeschooled kid has often a better level of confidence than a school going child as parents actively work on it. Another important aspect is, you can feed your child what u want, not what is freely available. Physically and mentally. If you are aware as a parent and wish to give a better life to him/her, give them wholesome education. Schools are businesses. If you want your child to come out as a businessman, who thinks money is all one needs to lead a good life, Sure. That's your choice. But don't expect wholesome development of mind, body and spirit in a school.

[@subhash2552]

@@hanumana1 Just wondering if you have successfully raised a kid by homeschooling? If yes.....Kudos to you.... What do you do for a living? How did you manage to keep your kid occupied whole day? How do you decide you know the best? Did the kid never complain of boredom having to see you each and every moment of all these years without experiencing any freedom or trying to make his/her own choice ? Am pretty sure, none of what you write comes from your personal experience....The kid will ultimately lose out on so many experiences which would have otherwise helped him/her understand ways of life adding confidence to face life.

[@subhash2552]

To add, the environment of the kid is far more important than the knowledge imparted.....Knowledge can be gained in more than one way....But making right choices comes from experience (that comes from environment)....Squelching this and expecting a confident kid is not wise

[@amhonnur4383]

I too had a same opinion for traditional schooling( yet confused).. Thanks for making it very clear

[@happiness1798]

I had been waiting for this topic to b spoken about for so long! Good, you brought it forward and explained it excellently! One point you could have added about how can children get into colleges in India, along with SAT which is basically for abroad study, you could have mentioned about NIOS board , sister board of CBSE which facilitates home-schooling in India Well done, much-appreciated content!!

[@dineshp2549]

Thank you very much for this great info.... I was also worried about my son.....

[@shubhatal8911]

You'll bring Revolution!🔥

[@AkshatZayn]

Thank you Shubh :)

[@rajnandinigupta55]

I hope such videos should reach to a large number of audience. The reality u have displayed here, I totally agree to it. I myself faced a lot of problems during my school days. As I used to get judgement not on the basis of my creativity but on the basis of marks I scored.Please make such types of videos so that the future generation should know that there is such concept like home schooling still exist. And more focus should be given upon acquiring skills.

[@pranshuchittora5444]

Ahhh man I have to wait for 20 years for the conclusion of this approach

[@rushabhshah6489]

Probability is higher that he will succeed.

[@pranshuchittora5444]

@@rushabhshah6489 No doubt man

[@suchender801]

Hope it works out wonderfully for you and kindly keep us updated on your progress in a future video, I’m sure there is a lot we can learn from your journey.👍

[@shatakshiaggarwal]

Here is my rationale behind home schooling: - The experience that a kid has, when they interact with different kinds of teachers and students (supporting them and those who are mean) , gives a very big life lesson. The kid builds his personality through these experiences. - Being punctual and respecting the school's regulations instills a sense of time management and conformity. - The kid learns to differentiate mentors from bosses. - A child should not be devoid of the sweet experiences of bunking classes, pranks with friends, etc. These are the memories that one cherishes forever. - When I was in school, our curriculum had all the possible subjects and I was fascinated by a few subjects and the others were just important, which I didn't realise as a kid. - Studying in co-ed also has an effect on a child's personlities and the adolescent years. - When I was about to join school, I used to cry for missing my parents. But I had to learn it the tough way. Im not sure if that will be possible in home schooling. The school fees obviously shouldn't burn a hole in the parents' pockets, but it's importance cannot be nullified altogether, imo. Adding to that, the role of parents is extremely crucial even if the child is going to school. The parents should connect with the child not only regarding the subjects taught in school, but regarding his/her experience as well. NOTE: This is not a hate comment. This is just my opinion on the topic. I'm sure Akshat would have thought of various aspects and planned out accordingly.

[@Anusheelpareek]

Completely agree with your comments. Personally, I don't agree with not sending child to school. India as of today is one of the most powerful human resource in the world.

[@Dhruba99]

You've almost written a book, BTW good points

[@pranav2055]

Till sixth standard, one can avoid school

[@northlightfilms]

There are Pros n Cons in each system, but I think from my own n my siblings example that to majority of the students in a class the Cons in an Indian school system far outweighs the Pros. So as a parent if I can manage the Cons in home-schooling, the the Pros in it far out weighs the cons, especially in day's world n the future. However, only time would tell.

[@pritimayo]

You are really a man who enlightened me. Thanks for being on you tube. Thanks again.

[@loveshell007]

I have also found schools highly stifling. Childhood is the time when the mind is most responsive to learning and schools largely waste that potential with their ratta culture. Plus, critical life skills required for emotional well-being are completely ignored.

[@Bindayak]

Your child would be grateful to you and thank you with immense gratitude in the future. Every parent should do this. Not to be offending anybody, the Indian school system is trash. I completely agree with your views on personalised learning and skill development to escape the rat race.

[@amrithatalks1103]

It is trash..Just waste of precious money and time.

[@smitas65]

Go for it Akshat, always trust your instincts as a parent, and don’t worry about public opinion. There is no teacher who can be better than a parent

[@kaushalg0el]

These are some great insights. It really takes a lot of courage to speak against a conventional system. But regarding this how do you expect a student currently in this formal education system who wants to get out can explain this to their families. Since there is a lot of peer pressure and comparisons like the neighbour's kid was successful doing this or your brother sister turned out fine. It will be great to have your views on this. Thanks:)

[@heenathakkar8461]

I totally agree with you & your video will help me convince my family for informal education to our grandchildren. Thanks for sharing your views & explaining them point wise

[@akshat3825]

One piece of advice: *DON'T SEND YOUR CHILD TO ANY COACHING THINKING OF THE FUTURE, LIKE CODING, SOFTWARE , ETC. APPRECIATE WHAT THEY LOVE DOING! WATCH THEM CLOSELY!*

[@BibinVenugopal]

Interests changes, I wanted to be a JCB(excavator) driver when I was kid.

[@akshat3825]

@@BibinVenugopal agree! But doesn't mean you play with their future by destroying it!

[@AnkitSharmalive]

This is the same reason why I am home schooling my 6 yr old. Got a lot of heat from the family But now at 6 she is expert in Yoga - Music - Warli art and baking. Above all she is LIVING her life with joy not stress.

[@rationallearner]

Another thing is that in classrooms, children get to discuss and talk to other kids, share ideas. To replicate that complete experience, all by yourself at home would require huge amount of work and also no one has experience in it. So you are almost trying to become an expert at something you have zero experience of doing it. That is not feasible, atleast for majority of parents across India. Also honestly marks are not such a bad way to inculcate the culture of learning. If marks were not a way to judge I probably would not have pushed myself to learn, getting more marks made me to do better in Math, Physics, Science atleast that was a great motivating factor initially. There is no way that without marks being one of the reason I would cram those crazy history, geography and civics books. Moreover afaik right now we don't have enough data to claim that home schooled kids do any better than school going kids.

[@VikasSharma-cs2lh]

I am in full support of this approach. There are many genius examples in the world with such teaching method. I just hope in coming years college's become more open to this. I am trying to study how I can bring up my kids like this

[@rajatgupta5984]

Also do make a detailed video***** on how one can enroll into colleges without prior formal education? I don't know if we can join IIM's and IIT's without passing some prior formal education system..

[@bravo2868]

same doubt

[@rsreenivas694]

@@bravo2868 you can write nios exams

[@neerajmanchanda]

Delighted to hear your thoughts on this. You are on to something. And that something is the future. I am an architect who designs learning environments, and the recursive question for us is how to break out of the challenges of curriculum! Maybe schools of the future will be no schools. Maybe they will still exist physically but evolve into places that are finally 'for' our children and their best interests rather than servants of curriculum, logistics and economics. Best wishes.