There
was time when sub-continent was noted all over the world as a glorious centre
of education and culture where students from all parts of the globe used to
pour in. It was an ideal system of education which apart from disseminating
sweetness and light, infused in to the minds of the students a spiritual urge
for coming in contact with these educational institutions. But now when we look
at the present state of education in our country, the change shocks us deeply
and we cry out in the language of Wordsworth.
Whither
is the field the visionary gleam?
Where
is it now, the glory and the dream?
It
is asserted with great regret that our educational system day by day is going
towards decay. The standard of education in the country is steadily falling.
The students turning out every year from our educational institutions are not
up to the mark. They are much below the expected level.
Let
us find out where does the evil lie. In fact education lacks meaning and
purpose. There is also quality education in our country. The whole system of
education in our country is out of date. There is a set pattern of papers and
books and also of lecture. The planners, teachers, students and the examination
system all are responsible for the fast deteriorating quality of education. The
planners of our education are mostly fed on borrowed ideas which have no
relevance for the falling standard of education, barring a few honourable
exceptions most of them are teachers by accident. They lack sincerity of
purpose, dedication and missionary zeal.
A
comprehensive plan to raise the quality of education in our country should be
evolved. Emphasis should be laid on meaningful education. There is a lot
importance of quality education. We have no good doctor’s good engineer’s good
lawyers and good teachers one to non availability of quality education. Even
the stability of political system is also due to the low quality education.
Because the education does not mean academic education and that of poor type.
But education means moral cultural development of student’. Here the question
arises whether our education institutions are doing their duty in this regard?
Are they trying to build the character of future?
Citizen
of the country? Do they strive to make them honest, up right and truthful? Or
does their function finish only with imparting to them bits of information? We
have to admit with regret that to day there is no such function of these
educational institutions. They cultivate the intellectual powers of young, but
do nothing in the direction of stimulating their imagination and feeling to
their emotional life. They do not include in them a love of virtue and
righteousness, a sense of self respect and personal dignity.
If
we want a developed, progressive and prosperous Pakistan, we should give importance to quality
education it is the only way to secure honourable place in the community of nations.
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