> It showed that Engineering education in India sucks largely because of orthodox bad teachers who lack vision.
And pray, you being from IIT what makes you qualified enough to show this statement is wrong? I'm not saying the portrayal of the movie was correct but to make a sweeping generalizable statement above ; one needs to be part of a setup other than IITs.
I didn't make that generalization - I was commenting on the sweeping generalization that was made in the movie. I know some very great teachers who do not teach at IITs. My parents are college professors and at least 4 aunts/uncles of mine are also in teaching profession. While I agree that a lot of educational institutes in India suffer from under-qualified or uninspired teaching - I do not believe that it is the core reason of all that is wrong with the education system. My being an IITian actually contributes less to this belief of mine than my school teachers in a small town. It did get reinforced here but I have always had some great teachers.
This is based on my personal experience and those of a few friends at non-IIT colleges.
I know some great teachers too. But, the majority of the teachers are just wasting their time as well as those of their students. There is no love for the subject they teach.
"While I agree that a lot of educational institutes in India suffer from under-qualified or uninspired teaching - I do not believe that it is the core reason of all that is wrong with the education system."
Finding a core reason for the maladies of Indian educational system is a never-ending exercise. But, a lot of problems will be solved if we have more inspired teachers.
And pray, you being from IIT what makes you qualified enough to show this statement is wrong? I'm not saying the portrayal of the movie was correct but to make a sweeping generalizable statement above ; one needs to be part of a setup other than IITs.