Curriculum revision on modern lines stressed

Experts call for looking at education through new lenses

MULTAN:

Experts believe that education is slowly taking a paradigm shift on modern lines in South Punjab, bringing social and human development.

The matter of shaping of the curriculum to correspond with the changing environment in the region has brought about diverse opinions. Although it's not about South Punjab only, the curriculum of the entire country needs to be revised on modern lines.

"The curriculum aims to bring complete development to the personality of an individual to make him/her capable to face challenges in life and also harnesses their inner potential for social betterment," said Dr. Muqarrab Akbar.

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"Change is inevitable, whether you like it or not. Let's not give in to the fear of possibilities," opined Dr. Asif Ali of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Agricultural University. He said the management of the agricultural university had been trying to put in two projects in its curriculum, “Cacophony” and “Mosquitoes Surveillance”, from New Zealand in the next curriculum. It would equip students with the state-of-the-art knowledge about how to save potential fields from flies' attacks by calculating the “wind beat frequency” from the affected areas, he said.

Riaz Baloch, a member of the Punjab Curriculum Board, said, "To me, it's unfortunate that our educational curriculum doesn't fulfill modern needs of the time."

Published in The Express Tribune, November 11^th, 2023.