Education system of Pakistan
Author Ayesha Irshad Malik
Education system of Pakistan
Education is one of the elementary factors in
devolvement and progress of society. No country can accomplish sustainable
economic development without extensive investment in its education system.
Advanced nations of the world have a stable and effective education’s system.
One serious problem which is that facing by Pakistani nation is the poor system
of education. According to recent report of UNESCO, Pakistan is far from achieving
education for everyone, so Pakistan has failed to achieve the goal of quality
education for all. The education system
is a true reflection of a society and it is also an important factor to improve
the social condition of people. Pakistani Government should take appropriate
measure to solve this problem or reform it. The Pakistani Government should
take some suitable step to improve their education system.
The basic general education
should create in the students, the ability to develop their skills. We should focus on social and natural
sciences but our system does not provide approach any basic knowledge to the
students, to make them capable. Religious sciences are totally ignored; Madrasas
are product of this shortcoming in the national education system .No one can
deny the fact that our society needs erudite religious scholars just as it
needs scientists, literate, doctors and engineers.
Current education system in
Pakistan is very poor and creating distances within our nation, from our
culture and tradition. May be in a couple of years, we might lose our culture.
Our ignorance of Arabic and Persian language has already cost us losing our
memory of fourteen hundred years. It is removing from our minds, the record of
about hundred years, of our history and culture .The same is happening now with
Urdu .Three hundred years ago our culture and tradition was coded in Urdu. We will definitely lose each and every thing
related to our precious culture. It means our coming generations would no
longer know the names of the pioneer of Muslims scholar and literature.
The state does not allow, and
rightfully so, any government and non-government organization to set up
universities of higher education, where they can learn. This state of affairs
is very grave. The government should take up this issue seriously. All social sciences
should be taught in Urdu .Science and mathematics should be instructed in
English .Religious content should be in proper Arabic.
As for the religious
education, in the first five years, the students should be made to memorize
some selected part of Holy Quran, and supplications made in the prayers. Arabic language should be taught from fifth class
onwards. After teaching the students basic Arabic grammar, the Holy Quran
should be taught. Islamiyat and Pak studies should be replaced by the subject
of history. In the syllabus of history, topics on national, international, and
Muslim history should be included. Madrasas should be acknowledged as
institutions of higher education. The
government should understand the wider meaning of education. It should not be
confused without schooling. The government must
recognize that education is provincial subject, therefore the provincial government
should make their policy, and they must have responsibility to implement it. In
Madrasa and schools teachers should be trained. The education system is a true
reflection of any society and it is also the most important factor of the
country. Education plays very important role to improve the social condition of
the people. Educated people can do efforts in progress of a country. They will
know their rights and duties and perform their duties very well in this way a
country can progress. Education should be free for whom who cannot pay for
studies, free books should be provided to them, who cannot buy it. If people
will be educated they will be aware and country will progress.
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