It’s in the statistics. Students at the University of Mauritius in a 2012 study, want to develop their inner potential, but there are two things that seem to stand out where they do not perceive themselves able to: 1) The environment pressuring to “pass exams” and not develop them as a person 2) They don’t have the courage to try to develop themselves, because of the criticism they see when others try. 

The problem isn’t about just “changing the education system”. It’s about changing the societal constructs of how we label our education system. That is the expectation of going to school and “passing exams” to “get a degree”. Encouragement should be made to go back to school to “grow” and “learn more about yourself”. 

Gobin, B. A., Teeroovengadum, V., Becceea, N. B., & Teeroovengadum, V. (2012). Investigating into the Relationship between the Present Level of Tertiary Students’ Needs Relative to Maslow’s Hierarchy: A Case Study at the University of Mauritius. International Journal of Learning, 18(11).