Standards of Education in Pakistan

Pakistan does not have proper standards of education and there is no equality in the education system. There are no opportunities for the poors to have access in the well renowned educational institutions. In this computer age, yet Pakistan’s billions of children are out of schools. The primary level education has alarming situation. There are barriers and challenges for the parents to have access to primary school for their children enrolment. There are many international and national, local NGO’S playing vital role for the enrolment of rural areas children to get into schools. The question arises here that, will these children stay long time in the schools for regular education?

How standards can promote equality in the education systems?

The education system in Pakistan varies between Public/Govt. and Private schools and institutions. There is no clear fee structure in the private schools and institutions. There is not enough qualified staff and salaries of the teachers. There is no clarity about the strength of the students in the classrooms. Due to over strength and lack of no. of teachers in the schools, the quality education and standards of education and results are not achieved.

In many rural areas of the remote districts of Punjab and other provinces, there is no check and balance of day to day activities and regularity of the students and teachers in the schools.

It has been observed over the past years that government has appointed qualified young staff members in the remote rural areas, and the schools physical infrastructure has been improved. But there is still great need of monitoring and evaluation of punctuality of the students and teachers. There is great need of regular training workshops and seminars for the newly appointed teachers to develop systems instead of getting use to of the old traditions and systems.

SCHOOL S AND ACADEMIES

When we talk about Schools and Academies lot questions comes in mind. Why children are sent to school? Why children are sent to Academies? What is the difference between School and Academy? Why schools are not performing well that children rush towards academy to get good marks? Why schools are not offering quality education? Why teachers do not teach well in the schools? Why teachers in Academies teach well, and students believe that they will get good marks?

Education has become nowadays a “big business”

Studying 6-7 hours in school and 3-4 hours in academy affect the social life of the students.

First of all if we look into the difference between school and academy, there are many factors involve which makes the difference, like Efficiency/Performance, information/awareness. In many ways schools and academies are same types of institution; academies are short term but also small institutions. But schools are long term institutions with big infrastructures. Now day’s schools also work like academies in the evening time just to raise income for survival.  Schools provide full environment to the students for studies, but academies to some extent provide environment of studies but lack some criteria for facilities. No Difference between schools and academies but is just to raise money or earn business.

Sending child in two places for studies increase burden on child’s mind and stop physical growth. Mostly children do not eat healthy food due to engagement in studies all the time; they just eat biscuits, chips, cold drinks etc.

Most of the parents are illiterate or do not have time to teach or do not have ability to teach. So they find tutors for their children and the parents are ready to spend extra money for tuitions.  

Schools sometimes impose teaching therefore teachers do not bother to teach well in the class room, mostly teachers in schools do not teach with responsibility and sometimes suggest children to join academies. There are two reasons for these problems, the teachers have low income or salaries, and pressure from the management, and are engaged into extra- curricular activities so that teachers cannot teach properly.

Many academies are producing good results, but these academies increase tuition fee as they get good results, this is something strange trend, which shut the doors for poor students to enter the good academies.

I would say “For Education, there must be balanced approach for promotion, where all must have equal opportunities and access for study”.

Summer Vacations and Summer Camps                            

Summer Vacations in Pakistan every year starts as the sun heat increases across the country. This year in 2017 summer vacations across the Punjab started with the increase in heat. As private and Govt. schools not having enough heat prevention facilities for the children to accommodate in the schools, so children are bound to stay home for 2 and half month for rest or studies.

It is a big question for all of us that why children given summer holidays?

a)       Is it for rest or to keep them safe from heat?

b)       What is the purpose of summer homework?

c)       What is the purpose of summer camps for children?

d)       Why to pay summer vacation fee to schools?

e)       Picnic/tours

Parents and teachers do not think that children must take rest during summer vacations, the children are sent to summer camps near the home based schools, they are sent to academies, or home tuitions are arranged to keep the child busy for study.

Does Summer Camp means to study only or to enjoy time by studying together with children groups?

Yes summer camp means to enjoy summer time by improving learning by different healthy activities. Children are put together into groups to study, either the syllabus text or another topics on social issues or current affairs. So by enjoying children learn more. Summer camp gives tension free environment to children to learn without any kind of fear or burden. 

As we see the weather conditions children do not bother about heat they want to enjoy in all circumstances. Parents want to keep them busy. Schools authorities given them homework to keep them in touch with studies instead of wasting time at home. Schools are worried about that if the child will stay home for couple of months and will not study will forget many things and that’s why the home work is designed for the children.

What are the advantages of summer vacation homework for children?

a)       Children get time to study.

b)       Children write, and improve their handwritings.

c)       Make best use of time during summer for studies

d)       Improve their learning  while studying with parents in their leisure time

 During summer vacations children also enjoy tours to hill stations with their parent. These tours are different from study tours as they visit with fellow children.

Every child enjoy different time during summer, some visit hills or some visits their relatives and stay with them long and enjoy with their cusions or friends, and enjoy Luddo, Carom board, cricket in the streets, or

CHILDREN NEED ATTENTION    

CHILDREN NEED ATTENTION ,LOVE AND CARE OF PARENTS .SOMETIMES WE FEEL WHEN THEY GROW UP THEY ARE ADULT SO THEY DO NOT NEED US BUT ,ACTUALLY THEY HAVE TO BE VERY CONFIDENT PROMINENT AND STUNNING WITH OUR SMALL EFFORT .

a.       ALWAYS FIND YOUR CHILD INTERESTS

b.       NEVER HESITATE TO INVOLVE THEM FOR TASKS

c.       DEVELOP SHARING FOR ALL AGES  OF CHILDREN

d.       REFLECT SOME OF YOUR OWN QUALITIES ON THEM ,SO THEY GET INSPIRATION

e.       ALWAYS HELP THEM IN LEARNING ,AND GIVE THEM RIGHT DIRECTION

f.        BE POSITIVE FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND HANDLE THEM WITH CARE

g.       BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THEIR COMPANY ,PEER GROUPS

h.       GIVE THEM CHANCES TO REFRESHMENT ,ENJOYMENTS AND EXPOSURE OF VISITING OTHER PLACES

i.         YOU MUST BE KNOWN WHICH FOOD THEY LIKE TO EAT

j.         ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS AND GUIDE THEM IN PROPER WAY IN A SECRET MANNER

k.       TEACH THEM VALUES,LOVE HONESTY BRAVERY ,HARD WORK  BUT GUIDE THEM WITH EXAMPLE