Education is crucial but those who are acquiring education are much more important because they are the leaders of future generation. If we’ll provide them proper education facilities, then we could move towards the path of success undoubtedly. If we look toward our education system, there are many unveiled reasons behind the de-motivation and poor academic performance of students. Despite a great deal of effort since the day of independence, academic achievement among students in Pakistan continues to lag behind. No doubt we are moving towards the successful future, but our education system is somehow hampering the progress of our country. The results, which we see in matriculation, intermediate and graduation, are not up to mark.
Few of the students cheat in examination while the other rote-learn their lessons because the interest in students to achieve quality education is de-motivated in the recent years.
The only thing a student requires is a certificate/degree with passing marks. In an attempt to improve school results, the teacher educators and education counsellors are trying their level best to find the root causes of poor academic achievement of school students. It may be due to the lack of integrated curriculum and wrong dimensional policies or it might be the fault of teachers, whose teaching style is not appropriate to the age level students they teach, or it’s the problem of learning disability in a child.
Some point the finger at the outrageous homework loads students are given by the teachers. Students are overburdened with academic demands of questionable value and, as a result, end up indifferent to studies, exhausted, and worn out. Our Education Ministry is trying to develop curriculum according to their own judgment, without keeping in view the taste and level of a student.
But the question is why the students’ academic records are more successful in European and American countries? The answer is that they are keen to learn and explore things. No overload of work is given to them. The books are well integrated too. Examination system is simple and easy. Our Ministry of Education must look into this matter before it’s too late.
DR HAMEED, M M SEWANI
Karachi
