Back in the days of my school life at public school in Mansehra, I often considered education equivalent to obedience, muteness, fear of teachers and following orders. I can recall clearly how I moved from class sixth to eighth, with not an iota of knowledge added into my educational arsenal. The teachers either did not know about the subjects they taught, or simply could not be bothered to care.
What is needed is a serious overhaul of the system and of the approach stakeholders have towards education While almost every country in the world is continuously updating its academic curriculum with changing needs and passage of time, Pakistan is…
The government has decided to introduce uniform syllabus in schools and madrassas across the country as well as completely ban corporal punishment in educational institutions. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday.