About Me
- Rajesh Jeetah
- Dr Jeetah was elected Member of the National Assembly in December 2003 for the first time for Constituency No.7 (Piton/Rivière du Rempart), and remained so until April 2005. Dr Jeetah was re-elected as: • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port-Rose Belle), in 2005 and became Minister of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives (2005 to 2008).He became Minister of Health & Quality of Life (2008 to 2010). • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.10 (Montagne Blanche- GRSE)in 2010 and became Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology till 2014. Education and Qualifications: a. University of Cambridge (2002 -2003) - ACU Research Fellowship b. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) (1984-1993) • BSc (Hons) – Textile Technology • PhD – Textile Technology
In the same line with Einstein, who once said, "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.".
ReplyDeleteI think this is unfortunate because it simply implies that schools or rather the education systems around the world are not fulfilling their core purpose which is to provide education in its true sense. The true meaning of education being to bring forth that which is latent (educere). As opposed to the functional approach which is to turn the student into something. This is important as far as gaining a living is concerned but not to fulfill one human potential.