DAWN - Education; November 11, 2007

Investing in higher education One of the best areas of investment for Pakistan is higher education. The industrialised countries of Europe and Japan are currently undergoing a negative population growth due to low birth rates. During the next several years, Japan will not have enough work force to run its industries....		A vote for change? “I’M disappointed with elections,” says one student. “One thing teenagers agree on is the importance of voting but the thing is in due process of vote casting my whole day will be spoilt, because on that day there will be no class.” Hammad, 19 of age, engineering student, expressed concern:...

The need for new approaches Many writers have explained various reasons for the absence or lack of quality in the education that is imparted in Pakistan. My approach, however, is different. I feel that before we try to understand any of the reasons, we need to ask questions like: should a certificate,...		I am not good at sums vs. I cannot read How many times, while strolling through local markets, do we come across street hawkers, cloth merchants and numerous other salespersons trying to attract their customers? All of them possess one trait in common: their acumen in numeracy....