MASS EDUCATION (Paragraph / Composition / Essay )

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MASS EDUCATION

Education is the backbone of a nation. No nation can prosper without education. A nation's development depends on the achievements of education. The developed countries have 99% to 100% percent educated people, whereas our percentage is very meagre in comparison to them. Illiteracy is a serious problem for the overall development of the country. So the necessity of mass education programme arises in Bangladesh.

By mass education we mean education of the illiterate mass of our country. This programme aims at imparting knowledge of letters to the illiterate with a view to making them conscious and responsible citizens capable of reading, writing and doing simple calculations. It is mass education that makes people what is right and what is wrong and makes them conscious of their rights and duties.

About 85% people in Bangladesh live below the poverty level. They are more than poor. Their pressure of poverty keep them busy to earn their livelihood. They cannot think the importance of education. Their children grow up without basic knowledge of reading and writing. They become ignorant of their duties and responsibilities for themselves and for the welfare of the state. Moreover, illiterate people become superstitious. It creates social vices. As a result, it creates so many hurdles against all round progress and prosperity of the country.

 A nation with illiterate masses cannot utilise the benefits of modern science and technology. The illiterate people do not know how to cultivate land by scientific method. The rules of health and sanitation are unknown to them. They are ignorant of the gravity of population explosion. To make the people responsible citizens and the country prosperous and capable of maintaining sovereignty, mass education is a must. Mass education can help people understand the right and wrong ways of life. It brings about a change in the society. It paves the way of national progress and prosperity. Ignorant people being literate can act wisely in the field of agriculture and industry. They can follow the rules of good health and peaceful life. Mass education helps people to adopt family planning. It is for all these that mass education is most necessary in Bangladesh.

Many steps have been already taken by the former government of Bangladesh. The first phase of the revolution aimed at the attainment of self-sufficiency in food and the second phase at educating the mass within the shortest possible time. Mass literacy was included in the syllabus of S.S.C and H.S.C Examinations. National information media took extensive programmes in respect of mass education. Primary education has been made compulsory. Adult Education Programmes are conducted on TV on a regular basis. Night schools are working to teach people who can come to class after the day's work. The present Government is also conscious of the problem of mass illiteracy and is making sincere efforts to overcome this problem. The NGO's are also working on spreading education among the adults.

However, the mass literacy campaign should be further strengthened. Opening of a night school at every village should be made compulsory. Attendance of the illiterate in night schools should be made obligatory. Every educated man and woman should attend in this programme. Expenditure in this purpose is to be borne by the proper authority. Adults, those are engaged in education and motivated to learn. Village boys and girls are to be encouraged by reward for the best performances. Teachers of schools, colleges and universities and the students thereof, should be organised in batches during the long vacation, to educate the illiterate mass. In this way, mass education is to be popularized and made fruitful in educating the people of our country.

The progress of the country is impossible without mass education. When illiteracy will be uprooted, nation will march ahead with all round progress and prosperity. Maintenance of law and order will be easy. Agriculture and industry will flourish. Then we shall be able to materialise the dream of the martyrs to make our country a land of light, of knowledge, of happiness and prosperity.

MASS LITERACY AND HOW TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL

In this age of science and progress 44% of the people of Bangladesh are still illiterate. Such a vast section of the people cannot keep pace with modem change and progress. That is why adult education is quite essential in Bangladesh. Education is necessary for every nation. No nation can prosper without education. Education gives a man knowledge and foresight. It removes the I norance of a man and enables him to distinguish between light and darkness, tetween right and wrong, between legal and illegal. So education is essential for all. The adults have to shoulder the responsibility of the present time. If they do not know about the modern, change and progress, the country cannot make progress.

Most of the V-,ople of Bangladesh are illiterate. The farmers do not know how to follow the modern scientific methods of cultivation. So the yield of crops is very low. Had the cultivators been acquainted with the modem methods of cultivation, they would have been able to increase the yield of crops. So the cultivators of the country should be educated. The educated people of our country should come forward and take up the responsibility of educating the illiterate people. Night is the best time to teach the adults. Both the educated and the uneducated people are free at night. So night schools should be established in large numbers for the spread of adult education in our country.

If every educated person undertakes the responsibility to educate five of his illiterate brethren and sisters and teaches them one hour every night for one year, our country can be easily free from the curse of illiteracy.

Vocabulary:

60 vocabulary words, along with their English, Bangla, and Hindi meanings related to the content on "Mass Education":

English Word	Bangla Meaning	Hindi Meaning
Education	শিক্ষা	शिक्षा
Backbone	মেরুদণ্ড	रीढ़
Nation	জাতি	देश
Prosper	সমৃদ্ধি	समृद्धि
Development	উন্নয়ন	विकास
Achievements	সাফল্য	उपलब्धियां
Illiteracy	নিরক্ষরতা	निरक्षरता
Serious	গুরুতর	गंभीर
Problem	সমস্যা	समस्या
Mass Education	গণ শিক্ষা	जन शिक्षा
Illiterate	নিরক্ষর	निरक्षर
Knowledge	জ্ঞান	ज्ञान
Conscious	সচেতন	सचेत
Responsible	দায়িত্বশীল	जिम्मेदार
Citizens	নাগরিক	नागरिक
Rights	অধিকার	अधिकार
Duties	দায়িত্ব	कर्तव्य
Poverty	দারিদ্র্য	गरीबी
Livelihood	জীবিকা	आजीविका
Pressure	চাপ	दबाव
Growth	বৃদ্ধি	वृद्धि
Ignorance	অজ্ঞতা	अज्ञान
Superstitious	কুসংস্কার	अंधविश्वासी
Social Vices	সামাজিক দুর্নীতি	सामाजिक दोष
Hurdles	প্রতিবন্ধকতা	बाधाएं
Progress	অগ্রগতি	प्रगति
Prosperity	সমৃদ্ধি	समृद्धि
Modern	আধুনিক	आधुनिक
Science	বিজ্ঞান	विज्ञान
Technology	প্রযুক্তি	प्रौद्योगिकी
Cultivation	চাষাবাদ	कृषि
Health	স্বাস্থ্য	स्वास्थ्य
Sanitation	স্যানিটেশন	स्वच्छता
Population Explosion	জনসংখ্যার বিস্ফোরণ	जनसंख्या विस्फोट
Family Planning	পরিবার পরিকল্পনা	परिवार नियोजन
Self-Sufficiency	স্বয়ংসম্পূর্ণতা	आत्मनिर्भरता
Literacy	সাক্ষরতা	साक्षरता
Compulsory	বাধ্যতামূলক	अनिवार्य
Adult Education	প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক শিক্ষা	वयस्क शिक्षा
Night School	রাতের স্কুল	रात का स्कूल
Educate	শিক্ষা প্রদান করা	शिक्षा देना
Motivated	অনুপ্রাণিত	प्रेरित
Reward	পুরস্কার	पुरस्कार
Performance	কর্মক্ষমতা	प्रदर्शन
Teachers	শিক্ষক	शिक्षक
Students	ছাত্র-ছাত্রী	छात्र-छात्राएं
Village	গ্রাম	गाँव
Batch	ব্যাচ	बैच
Popularized	জনপ্রিয় করা	लोकप्रिय किया
Responsibility	দায়িত্ব	जिम्मेदारी
Discipline	শৃঙ্খলা	अनुशासन
Literacy Rate	সাক্ষরতার হার	साक्षरता दर
Attainment	অর্জন	प्राप्ति
Awareness	সচেতনতা	जागरूकता
Eradicate	নির্মূল করা	उन्मूलन करना
Eradication	উৎখাত	उन्मूलन
Dream	স্বপ্ন	सपना
Martyrs	শহীদ	शहीद
Land	ভূমি	भूमि
Light	আলো	प्रकाश
Knowledge	জ্ঞান	ज्ञान
Happiness	সুখ	खुशी
Prosperous	সমৃদ্ধ	समृद्ध
Fluency	সাবলীলতা	प्रवाह
Compulsory Education	বাধ্যতামূলক শিক্ষা	अनिवार्य शिक्षा
Development Programs	উন্নয়ন কর্মসূচি	विकास कार्यक्रम
Literacy Campaign	সাক্ষরতা অভিযান	साक्षरता अभियान
Empowerment	ক্ষমতায়ন	सशक्तिकरण
Contribution	অবদান	योगदान
Future	ভবিষ্যত	भविष्य
Success	সাফল্য	सफलता
Motivation	অনুপ্রেরণা	प्रेरणा
Illiterate Person	নিরক্ষর ব্যক্তি	निरक्षर व्यक्ति