Creating leaders for tomorrow

One of the understated features of Gurukulavasa based education was the judgement and care shown by the Guru before upgrading the skills of his students. Special skills that can be used to harm others, like advanced archery or swordsmanship, was imparted only after ensuring that the student has attained sufficient maturity and responsibility to use it only for the good of others and not otherwise. Thus an Arjuna was trained in special asthras which was denied to a Dussasana. Thus, there was a clear incentive for the student to be ethical.

This is lacking in our educational system. In schools and colleges, all the students are treated alike, irrespective of their ethical standards. The knowledge imparted is same. I cannot understand why schools cannot recognise good students showing great promise both on the character front and on the education front, by grouping them into one section and put under the best teachers or even perhaps expose them to eminent people from various walks of life. This way, the best students are motivated, others have someting to aspire for, and the school helps create a generation of future leaders, who not only have special skills but greater exposure, are ethical and ensured to put their knowledge to the betterment of the fellow countrymen.