Education on the verge of collapse

Examination results of class 5 of Chitral schools conducted by BISE Peshawar has given a rude shock to parents as well as lovers of education. Except for an odd one or two students every other has failed in most government schools Meanwhile the unprecedented fee increase in AKES schools has sent shudders down the spine of parents and teachers alike and is proving disincentive to admissions in these schools. The sponsors will either have to withdraw the increase or privatize these schools to keep them afloat. It is ironic that teachers in Government and AKES schools are sending their children to private schools but expect others to send their children to their schools. It would be in the fitness of things that they are obliged to send their children to the schools where they are teaching. Perhaps it would motivate them to improve quality of education in these schools. Secondly law must be enforced to keep teachers away from politics, NGOs and private businesses in which they indulge with impunity. -- (Islamuddin, Garam Chashma, 07 Apr 2011)

Comment 1

I really appreciate Islamuddin's highlight of the real facts about the education systems failure. Here I will say that most of the parents are not confident of the government education sector. There is no check and balance in these institutions. So it is very humbly requested to the authorities of education department to conduct monthly visits to different school to check their work -- Fardad Ali Shah.,student Karachi University,10 April 2011.

Comment 2

I fully agree with the suggestion that teachers of government schools should be bound to educate their own children also in the same school in which they are teaching. Only this way will they own the school and take pains to improve its standard, other wise government schools will continue to slide from bad to worse. -- Abdul Rashid, Chitral 11 Apr 2011.