Most people would agree that the ultimate goal of education is to bring out the best in an individual. But the question is whether our educational system designed to achieve this goal. By transferring information about science, history, or mathematics, by making children learn formulae and solve ten similar types of questions, are we improving their ability to think? Are we developing abilities like questioning, reasoning, justifying, inquiring? In the age of fast changing technology and change in the nature of jobs, are we able to stimulate creativity, and the ability to observe patterns and analyse trends?