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February 25, 2007
‘Ugly face of knowledge economy’
This is with reference to Noorudin S. Bhamani's article (Feb 18, 2007). I would like to share some points that can bring positive changes in our education system. For one thing, there should be a single education system so that our students can get equal opportunities. Also, there should be no private institutions and only government institutions should be allowed. If we promote equality in education, we can compete in the race of the emerging knowledge economy.
Zarmina Alamgir
Via email
Noorudin S. Bhamani rightly brings up the ugly face of the knowledge industry to us, as many of us feel we are getting good quality education when we pay huge sums of money in tuition fees. It is not necessary that institutions with high tuition fees will give you quality education as some private institutions end up being black-listed in the middle of academic year, ruining the lives of students and their parents. Parents should make sure that the institution is recognised by the authorities before investing heavily in their child’s future.
Saadia Nasir Ali
Karachi
‘Show of faith’
This is with reference to Tahreem Wasti’s article “Show of faith” (Feb 18, 2007). The writer has pointed out some of the difficulties that students face in acquiring an education. Each student has a special ability, often overlooked by teachers. Though the resources are available and the student shows outstanding performance in that subject, other teachers tend to criticise it and demotivate the student.
Being an art student myself, I do quite well in the subject, getting an “A” grade in school exams, since I have opted for the subject. Many teachers in school criticise my artistic ability, if I am unable to get good grades in their subjects. In fact, my teacher once said I was “unfit” for the history class in front of all my classmates. This was extremely discouraging for me because I am an average student in all my subjects and put in an extra effort to improve myself and to achieve good grades. Though I was taken aback by my teacher’s comment, I am still determined to move ahead. For some teachers, being good in subjects like art and music is not at all that important. For them, those who are skilled in such subjects are not intelligent, because they think being intelligent is all about knowing maths and solving chemical equations.
Unaiza Asif
Karachi
Tahreem Wasti, in her article “Show of faith”, talks about the favouritism exhibited by teachers. This happens at every level of education, be it a school, college or university. I have seen that students are not taught properly in educational institutions and are forced to take tuitions. At university, students who take an active part during lectures or class discussions become the teacher’s pets, while students who are equally intelligent but are hesitant to say something are put down by teachers repeatedly. It is important to consider all students as equal for them to perform well in classrooms.
Javeria Khan
Karachi
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