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Muddled indeed

The article "Our muddled generation" (Open Page, March 26) voices my anguish too. But it would be wrong to blame the young alone for such a sorry plight. It is teachers who are largely responsible for their attitude and priorities. Without making a sweeping generalisation, I would like to say that teachers often betray a get-through-the-examinations-at-any-cost attitude. When passionate teachers touching souls and kindling sparks have become outdated, what culture can one expect from the youth?

Shivani Shah,
Ahmedabad

It is distressing to read that 90 per cent of youngsters are unemployable. And that most of them are ill-mannered, evasive, and irresponsible. It is probably because our education system is more money-based than value-based.

M. Venkataraman,
Chennai

The article has hit the nail on its head. Attitude, patience, and discipline are words that are gradually losing their significance. The young are adept at dreaming without actually working for their dreams. The education system needs a thorough overhaul. The sooner, the better.

R. Anand,
Hyderabad

Who was Kalidasa? Send the question around on SMS to a few teenagers. The most likely answer would be: "How am I supposed to know?" Count your blessings if your teenager manages a "he was a g8 poet." Prisoners of hollow convictions, our bad mannered and muddled youngsters seem to betray a mangled inner self as well.

Titus John,
Tiruvalla, Kerala

There surely exists a wide gap between teenagers and their parents. While hard work is still the watchword of parents, and discipline means much to them, youngsters seem to have a casual approach to life. Money, foreign trips and half-baked knowledge seem to be `in.'

Raji Pennieraj,
Madurai, T.N.

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