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The standard of education in Pakistan

Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen
DECEMBER 12, 2018

Education, a basic right and a need for development of any

society. Yet in Pakistan it is our very education system that is

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resulting in stagnation of certain parts of society. Where did we

go wrong?

The main problem preventing progression is that education

continues to be a privilege. We see in our society that good and
proper education is accessible to only those who are privileged
enough or have the funds and resources for it, this is a norm within
our society that only the elite class studies in private schools which
charge exorbitant rates and while those who cannot afford it send
their children to government schools. We need to realize that a
proper education is a right of every individual, regardless of age,
class or gender. It is this basic understanding which will remove
certain unnecessary societal norms which hold back advancement.
When more privileged begin to realize the need to take
responsibility for education for all, a difference will be reached.
Even if contributions are as simple as book donations they can
create a magnanimous ripple effect.

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Similarly, another problem which is necessary to tackle is

uniformity in curriculum. While uniformity in all aspects cannot be
reached to private public divide, proving every student with a level
and up to date syllabus is possible. An ideal way to do this would be
for the government to irm its own welfare printing press which
would provide these up to date books to each school. In addition,
workshops can be held to help teachers in underprivileged schools
learn modern methods.

The youth of the nation can play an active part in contributing to the
improvement of standard of education. Through community
service, they can go to schools and volunteer to teach lower level
classes. In addition, children of this age can help in skill
development, for example public speaking and dramatics, areas
which are often overlooked in underdeveloped schools. This
practice will children, who come from underprivileged schools are
just as groomed and possess the skills which those children have
who study in developed schools. We live in a technology-oriented
age and thus the basics of computing must be taught to children in
order to avert troubles in professional life.

Another step, which albeit more dif icult, is teaching of illiterate

adults. However, they constitute a large portion of our society and
must be paid attention to. Therefore, special training workshops
can be set up for these adults in order to at least help educate them
in basic steps such as reading and writing as well as mathematics.
The hurdles of adult education are large, this only further
emphasizes why we need to focus on proper education of children
to ensure that each generation gets progressively more educated,
and there are more skilled people ready to contribute to the
development of society.

Improvement in education is undoubtedly the way ahead for

Pakistan. It will help create both social and economic disparity. It
will end class differences and by educating and providing the lower-
class opportunities for better jobs the poverty cycle will also begin
to deplete. Pakistan is currently facing problems such as child labor.
A more educated class will eradicate such issues. As we move into

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an age of advancement and industrialization, a larger, more

educated community will help Pakistan excel in development.

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