IMPORTANCE OF
TRAVELLING IN EDUCATION
Travelling
plays an important role in our education. The terms ‘travelling’ and ‘education
‘cannot be alienated from each other. Our education remains incomplete
without travelling.
“Travelling” means going
from one place to other places. In ancient times travelling was very difficult
and risky because there were no proper roads and transports. A traveler had to
pass hills and forests. He had to face the fury of nature, wild beasts, robbers
and many other obstacles.
With triumph of science,
travelling has now become easy, cheap, quick and pleasant. Due to invention of
steamships railways, electricity, motor cars and airplanes, our journey from
one place to and another place even in abroad has become very easy and
comfortable.
Travelling is now regarded as an
important part of education. Educational Tour increases our knowledge and new
thoughts and ideas grow up in us. The education of man remains incomplete if he
does not visit important places of the world. Reading of books only provides
man with half knowledge. But travelling with eyes wide open and mind fully
gives him full knowledge.
Travelling also removes his
narrowness and superstitions. It makes a traveler smart and self-reliant. Owing
to the fabulous progress in the field of communication, travelling today
involves less hazards. Hence, students must take part in educational tours. It
is both entertaining and instructing for them.
From Kashmir valley to
Kanyakumari and from Kutch to Kampong, in the east, our country provides
hundreds of places known for architecture, climate, scenery, environment,
history, development, industry, culture, music, dance, religion a fauna. Then,
there are seats of learning, which one may like to visit. Educational tour
exposes your mind to the diverse cultures of India. The feeling of Unity
in Diversity and Communal Harmony takes birth through educational tours.
The education of a student
remains incomplete without travelling. Educational institutions and tourist
bureaus often arranges study tours at affordable rates. Many schools and
colleges arrange visit to places that are of geographical or historical
importance. Visit to historical places give students a practical insight of the
past events. After visiting these historical places, when these students read
about those places or events, then they are able to fully understand the
subject.
It has been observed that in cities’ students are travelling twice a year either with their respective schools/colleges or with their parents or friends, because there is no financial problem with them, whereas students of village schools are deprived of such travels for their want of money. Government should look into the matter and make arrangement for Education Tours in Village Schools.