Even after seven decades of independence, we have not been able to introduce a uniform system of education
LAHORE: Education is one of the major indicators of our economy. A nation can develop if it is educated. Even after seven decades of independence, we have not been able to introduce a uniform system of education. Currently, we have three different systems in operation: one is O/A level (under Cambridge International Examinations), the Matriculation or FSC system (under boards) and the system of education in madrassas.
We are divided under these three main education systems. All of them are poles apart from one another. Right from the syllabus to the announcement of results, everything is different. The Cambridge education system is liberal, board education is moderate and our religious education, as per the general impression, is conservative. How can we promote homogeneous thinking under these circumstances?
We need to introduce a uniform system of education through which children of the rich, the poor and the middle class are able to get the same education under a national syllabus, and provide the same facilities to government institutions.
Muhammad Usman
Published in The Express Tribune, May 2nd, 2018.
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