Daily Times

Sir: This is apropos of Dur-e-Nayab Haider’s letter, ‘Educational systems’ (Daily Times, June 1, 2012). The educational system of the country is deteriorating day by day, becoming the subject of public tension. There is no ray of hope for the betterment of the system. The private sector is quite effective, but the public sector is getting worse day by day. It has been observed that many children drop out of governmental schools and quit their education, stating that their schools are barely functional and teachers never show up. Furthermore, government schools lack basic requirements; teachers in government schools are not well qualified as they are mostly political appointees and have been awarded jobs by political parties. The environment of schools is not conductive to learning either. Nearly a third of schools lack physical infrastructure — classrooms, boundary walls, water, electricity supply, washrooms and even basic furniture.

The collapse of the public sector school system is the country’s biggest tragedy. Eventually, the worst is the syllabus. From the first day, students of government schools are taught all the subjects in Urdu, but after matriculation, the medium suddenly changes to English for science students, due to which many government school students fail.

There must be reforms and innovations in the education system, and it must be redeemed for the improvement of the country.

SHIREEN HASHIM

Turbat