WHY is it that all government decisions are based on circumstances or happenings as they existed fourteen centuries ago? Could it be ignorance stemming from lack of education?
The prime vital issue of the nation's education has from the birth of the country been the last on the lists of priorities of all our governments. The majority of the ministers who have been given the education and science and technology portfolios have not only been unconnected with either the field of education or of science and technology but have largely been uneducated men, the word uneducated' being here used in the profound sense of the word. For instance, in the last two governments, the second for both Benazir and Nawaz, Benazir's federal education minister was one Khurshid Shah, building contractor by profession, and Nawaz's, of all people, the proven corrupt and uncouth Ghous Ali Shah. And this in a land where the world's first university was established in 700 BC at Taxila, the ruins of which still stand at a few miles distance from the capital city.
By comparison, the government of General Pervez Musharraf has chosen an educationist as its education minister and the science and technology portfolio has been handed over to a scientist, Professor Dr Atta-ur-Rahman. Professor Rahman, in a speech delivered at Islamabad last Friday, told his audience that good governance is not possible without there being a merit-based challenging education system." If Pakistan wishes to forge ahead, he rightly said, education must be the main priority. Worthy of remark is the startling fact that the total GDP of all the Islamic countries put together is half that of Germany and a quarter of that of Japan in spite of the fact that the Islamic countries control 74 per cent of the world oil business. This low GDP rating is the result of a low level of education, the only area in which countries such as Germany and Japan have the advantage.
Now for the bad news. Information technology and the Internet are controlled by the antiquated inefficient Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited which is overstaffed, and is incapable of even publishing a telephone directory which lists current information. The present board members of PTCL who direct the affairs of the company are: Bureaucrat Abu Shamim Arif, Secretary Information Technology and Telecom Division, a flip-flop non-technical man; Zafar Ali Khan, Secretary Privatization Commission; Major General Mohammad Tariq,
reasons why is that the government bases its actions according to the majority, even if it is
Dagar, Anil. “Internet, Economy and Privacy.” Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership. 16 April 2013. Web.
Many Canadians hold strong opinions on the issues of education, and they influence where they attend school, as well as their political beliefs. Although Canadians criticize education, most of them tend to participate in government regulated formal education, through public schooling. Education has transformed from a place to learn the basic skills needed for survival, to teaching how to become a skilled worker, and finally on how to become a ethical, well-versed member of society and as new technology and information is introduced into our society the needs of education are constantly changing. The only question is: can education keep
Mehta, Jal. "Why American Education Fails." Foreign Affairs 2013: 105-16. MasterFILE Main Edition. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. .
the government inflicts the same ideas on everyone. The absence of original thought thus hinders society’s ability to develop.
For example, Pakistan is the sixth most populous country on the globe and[...]with a large population living in rural areas according to the World Bank report 2012; having a literacy rate of 44 percent overall (58 percent for men and 29 percent for women).” Without equal rights there is no American Dream. As a result “The demand for women 's education is on upswing in Pakistan where even parents in rural areas are motivated to send their wards for quality education despite meagre sources of income.” Fortunately, The Woman 's Secondary Education program has been providing woman whom are less fortunate with courses that will help them reach the same equivalency of that of a secondary school. Even so it is still difficult for these women to advance because there is “low financial priority to education as well as of ill-conceived policies of education, particularly in rural zones.” The unfair financial rate is causing the difficulty in education, resulting in another blow towards the American
Before one can go on and explore deeper into education as an institution it would be best to understand what, in fact,
Education is generally seen as a formal process of instruction, based on a theory of teaching, to impart formal knowledge to one or more students (Cogburn, n.d.). Henceforth, individuals seek to acquire some form of schooling from pre-school through secondary school while others may go on to tertiary to better him or her in some way. A definition of education according to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is that education is “a process of teaching, training and learning, especially in schools or colleges, to improve knowledge and develop skills.” Where education in the common parlance has become a process of adding layers of one’s store of knowledge, the true aim of education is to call forth that which is essential to the individual (White, 2006). Furthermore, and according to Coombs and Ahmed 1974, education is a continuing process, spanning the years from earliest infancy through adulthood and necessarily involving a great variety of methods and sources. Education also involves inculcating in students distinct bits of knowledge; therefore education is an additive process (White, 2006). It adds to an individual as well as it adds to a country through the individuals who are and would have been or are being educated. According to a study conducted by Olaniyan and Okemakinde 2008, education creates improved citizens and helps to upgrade the general standard of living in a society. Furthermore, education plays a key role in the ability of a developing country to absorb modern technology and to develop the capacity for self-sustaining growth and development (Todaro and Smith, 2012).
In my opinion, it is the right of every child to be educated because a person without education is a person without anything. Education has evolved so much since the previous centuries and of course to the better which was not made possible without the help of technology and the funds raised. Technology motivated children towards education and made it more fun and entertaining. The ministry of education played a very important role in improving education.
Education is a vital part of society. It serves the beneficial purpose of educating our children and getting them ready to be productive adults in today's society. But, the social institution of education is not without its problems. Continual efforts to modify and improve the system need to be made, if we are to reap the highest benefits that education has to offer to our children and our society as a whole.
With the global economy relying more than ever on brainpower and innovation rather than raw materials and manual labour as generators of wealth, a good education has become the key factor determining who will succeed and who will be left behind.
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It is noticeable that the system of education is changing from time to time based on financial issues and how the world is growing. In the past, individuals taught the education system from the oldest member of the family to children, and their members were charging fees from the families that sent their children to them. Which meant that education was an important thing in all ages. Nowadays, the education is shaped to an official system run by professional people in governments and many countries invest high amounts towards education which makes evidence of how important it is in our current life. Every country has a different system of education based on their financial stability, government infrastructure and the standard of the government officials. It is noticeable that there is a big difference between the education in developing countries and the prevailing system in developed countries .In my essay I will discuss some reasons for these differences...
If what Nelson Mandela said is true that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” then in India we have missed an essential essence perhaps. Not many
Education plays a vital role in shaping tomorrows’ leaders. Not only can we become a better nation by acquiring the skills necessary to be productive members of a civilized society. Increase knowledge to actively achieve and meet challenges that can produce changes in which are productive for attaining business innovations, political and economic objectives.