Standard of Education in Pakistan

[superman85]

Re: Standard of Education in Pakistan

@Muzna

Can you send me your email address with permission to share this with Imran?

Why, of course. By all means please do. I will share share my email address with you via PM in a moment, and you can take it up from there.

@NomiCA

its not only about funds and fancy schemes…even if you give funds…there is no infrastructure/mechanism to spend it effectively…

a complete overhaul is needed… giving toffees and opening tv channels isn’t going to cut it…

the beaurocracy, the education deptts, minisitry, boards… everything needs to be integrated …

While I agree with most of what you said, it’s not just only about giving toffees and opening TV channels. :no: These are just part of the bigger plan, the grander scheme of things. And that is the overhaul of the attitude we give to education. Forget the governance and infrastructure aspect of it, the outdated system and curriculum means that we are turning off our students and shying them away from quality education in the first place. For example, forget the Punjab Textbook Board curriculum, even the Oxford books need updating and can do with a lot of improvements.

But like you said, most of all the complete system needs an overhaul, and like I said as well, everything needs to be integrated to function in the most effective way possible. Standardized, updated, and integrated. You can’t do much without stringing these three together when it comes to educational reforms. The more fragmented it is, the more disjointed it gets. And the more disjointed it gets, the more dated (and ultimately, useless) it is.

@Muzna

^ very true NomiCA.
but even an overhaul needs to be executed with a forward looking plan.
you can’t just launch an overhaul and not have a plan to work towards.

Exactly. If you want to bring about a change, the first order of business is a working plan. And secondly, ways to accurately implement it. We have almost everything we need in the country anyway, from experts to passionate public. They may not be there for all to see, but they are there. Out of the 180 million, at least 18 million are top class people. Or at the very least 1.8 million. More than enough.

But if you go on overhauling something without a set and clear vision, it’s just going to turn out like what Shahbaz Shareef is doing. Sadly.

@rangoli

btw, Superman Shared some really fabulous points!

Thanks, buddy. These are what I just brought up real quick. These are just 12 points, I can list twice more, and can probably furnish a full educational policy paper (or presentation) if I wanted too, with or without the accompanying statistics. And all highly implementable plans. No need for the moon and the stars, all you need is the will and drive for change. And implementing them step-by-one-solid-step at a time.

@sachaydino

Is it possible if these suggestions be sent to present government (President, PM and Education Minister)? It will definitely help them to make a effective education policy particularly which should not only be helpful to cities but rural/backward areas too?

If America and Canada can make education up to grade 12 free for every student with super class education facilities, why not Pakistan achieve this? Only the priority has to change. Bring this program from bottom of the budget to # 1 on the list.

By all means, if it is possible, then do it.I am sure it can at least be sent to the related government officials. And besides, I’ll support any government that works on genuinely improving the education. Anyway that does that is sincere enough to earn my support (be it PPP, PML-N or any other mainstream party). The pathetic standard of education is one of the biggest reasons why we are in the current mess, after all.

And frankly we do have the potential to match the best of them, at least in elementary, primary and middle grade education. Maybe even up till the college level. Beyond that, it will take a fair amount of time. But at least before the university level is a start enough. But it should all be standardized, in the real of federal government (who can facilitate it with the provincial governments), and more importantly, be equal for all schools.

I’m not saying the standard of education be equal, or even the facilities be equal in all institutions, but at least what is being taught should be. And in due time, also bring in the madrassas into the fold as well. From the very basic level and beyond.