Sri Lanka, April 11 -- "United we stand divided we fall" is a quote that is used quite often to encourage collaboration, team work and patriotism. One of the important characteristics employers look for in their employees is their willingness and ability to be good team-players. Whether it is the family unit, a business organisation, a particular industry or even a nation, the unity among the members of an entity certainly strengthens the energy of its existence and the efforts of achieving its goals.

Surprisingly enough, one important place it is not seen is our formal education system where the learners are divided into specific subject areas as early as possible. Especially in our State education system, not only do we divide them int...