Current Status of Education and Suggestions for Improvement
It is a very popular quotation that,” If you want to destroy a nation,
you should obliterate its Education”.
Since the beginning of this Educational system, British rulers (who
formulated this system in subcontinent India) organized this system in
such a way that, this system could only produce the GOVERNMENT
SERVANTS, which is alive till today with all of its vigour.
If there is an example of any Scientist, Schollar or note able person,
it is because of its divine qualities, not due this educational
system. Any body who knows this reality, he/she sends his/her children
abroad for real education.
Perhaps this present Educational system could improve, but since this
monster of cheating (Copy culture in examinations) has been injected
in this system, it does not seem to be improved. This monster is
working like CANCER and AIDS. In this cheating system of examination,
the whole nation is involved. (Society, media persons, parents,
teachers)
These all not only encourage and strengthen this process of cheating,
but they also strengthen the materialism and build the mind to get
every thing by any means. (Faith in God is continuously weakling)
Due to this, our new generation has stopped to use its divine
capabilities, which results DEGREES without knowledge and Skills.
This does not mean that, our new generation is talent less, but it is
divine rule that, if you stop to use your God gifted capabilities,
they are rusted and in future you lose that capability.
Our nation is one of the talentd, capable and intelligent nations of
the world, but due to the Government policies (which is always made by
feudal lords, which never want the educated nation, because if nation
is educated, it will never vote and salute such culprits), this nation
is falling down continuously to words the bottom of all the nations.
Media (News Channels on TV, Newspapers, and Magazines), are playing a
vital role for the decline of moral values in common people. They
present the political persons and Bauru crates as SATAN.
And people see that, these SATANs have all the luxuries of the life
and they are above the law, so why don’t we do the same and have all
those facilities which these SATANs have.
Due to this propaganda, every common person says BAD to all these
SATANs, but actually, they try to become just like them, this causes
moral decline in Common people.
People say “NEGATIVE” to NEGATIVE, but do the same as those NEGATIVES.
The journalists and reporters, who expose the weaknesses of these
SATANs, they blackmail these SATANs, by offering them, NOT TO EXPOSE
all their Sins. These journalists and reporters gain personal benefits
along with financial benefits from these SATANs. (Because majority of
them do not get any remuneration from their News Channel or Newspaper)
A lot of these journalists and reporters are GOVERNMENT TEACHERS (PST
to College Lecturer), which never go to their school or college, but
draw the salaries continuously from Government.
NO ONE has the courage to bring them to duty.
To correct all these matters and solve these problems, Government can
play the vital role.
If all the politicians of Government side and Opposition side avoid
the corruption, favouritsm, nepotism, abide the law, and take
decisions on merit, this will definitely bring the whole nation on
righteous path.
In my view, to express the above background was very necessary to talk
about educational status and improvement.
Now we will discuss about the Injustice, blunders and incompetence in
Education Department.
After the devolution plan in 2001, District Government established,
NAZIMs came, new setup was developed and new posts were created; but
NO MERIT was used to fill them.
School teachers and Head Masters were posted on the posts of EDO, DOE
and ADOEs, who NEVER performed their duties on their original posts,
became FATHER OF THE NATION.
Who which had NO CAPABILITY to run their schools, were selected to
drive the District Education Department. Further more they were
awarded with extraordinary huge amount of money in shape of BUDGET for
development and office use, these people who never ever saw hundred
thousand at a time in life, so they fell down in full corruption and
misused their powers to earn MORE money.
These people were not only incompetent, but they had NO SENSE of rule
and regulations. They continuously violated and violating the laws and
rules to make money quickly.
They appointed the teachers (PST, JST, HST) without merit and in
excess, who do not perform their duties, but only draw the salaries
from Government, these teacher pay a part of their salaries to these
EDOs, DOEs and ADOEs.
Due to appointments by EDOs in excess, hundreds of ministerial staff
is unable to draw the salaries. But these EDOs got their appointment
order fees (Rs.60000 to 100000 for each post).
These EDOs, DOEs and ADOEs formulated VISA policy, according to which
hundreds of teachers are working on derailment, which never perform
their duties but give some amount of their salaries to these EDOs,
DOEs and ADOEs as VISA fee. (Empty Schools, Closed Schools)
No thought of Nation, No consideration for the future of the children,
no sense of duty, but there is only one contemplation that, how to be
rich by unfair means and how to get unclean money.
HOW CAN THE EDUCATION OF THIS COUNTRY BE IMPROVED?
Where teachers are not capable to deliver any thing to students,
Administration is not capable to manage the things, Low performance or
No performance teachers and administrators are posted/appointed.
There is NO CHECK BALANCE, every body (Teachers and Administrators)
are singing only one song continuously” ALL IS WELL”. This leads to
complete disaster of Education.
Training programs have become formalities to gain money only
(Beneficiaries are, Project Directors and concern staff of that
project, Master Trainers and Participants).
No body is trying to gain Knowledge, if a third party evaluate these
training programs/ projects; it will find that, this exercise is only
for gaining the money, not for knowledge.
In 2006 the Secretary Education and Literacy Department Government of
Sindh, Sayed Ghulam Ali Pasha took the best effort, to separate the
management cadre from teaching cadre.
He conducted a test in writing, 1350 Government officers of Grade
17-20 working under Education and Literacy Department Government of
Sindh participated in that test.
Out of 1350 Government officers of Grade 17-20, only 99 passed
(passing marks were 50% for Males and 40% for Females).
After that, 60 Officer were declared as successful in verbal
interview. (2 Additional Secretaries, 2 Deputy Secretaries, One
representative of USAID and Secretary Education were getting the
Interview)
That test was conducted to fill different posts in 15 projects and
programs, but the Chief Minister and Minister for Education (of that
time) did not agree with Secretary Education, so that whole the
exercise vanished badly).
After that, those post were filled with the Non eligible persons with
the recommendation of Chief Minister, Minister of Education and the
collation partners of Government. (Favouritism).The same policy is
still continued.
According to New Educational Policy 2009, it is decided that, the
Teaching and Management cadre will be separated; this is very
essential point of this new policy, if it is implemented (without any
favouritis, nepotism and bribe) the whole system will be saved.
To select the people for Management and Administration, Government can
follow the path of Ex- Secretary Education and Literacy Department
Government of Sindh, Sayed Ghulam Ali Pasha or can appoint through
public service commission.
Before getting the posting orders all the successful candidates should
take oath on Holy Quran that,” they will not get any type of BRIBE,
they will not do any type of favouritism, they will not misuse their
powers to harm any person due to personal grievances, and they will
not perform any illegal action on the basis of pressure or greed”.
After their posting Government should watch their activities
continuously and award the good performance officers, while bad
performance officers should be sent to their original postings with
warning or terminated from service.
Every good work of the officers should be supported, appreciated and
acknowledged.
Government should take care of the facilities of officers (Office,
Staff, Vehicle, contingency budget etc)
The salary and allowances officers should meet International Standard.
Additional allowances should be paid to these officers for their
additional skills.
To evaluate the performance of the officers, seminars should be
conducted on year basis, where every officer would present his/her
plans, efforts and achievements.
They should present their reports by themselves, so that other
officers can improve their performance and learn from each other.
Good performance officers should be awarded (shields and cash prize),
while bad performance officers should be warned.
To improve and enhance the capabilities of the officers’ compulsory
training programs should be conducted continuously, so that they can
deliver better in field. (Certificates of the course may be awarded on
test basis)
Every officer may be posted on a post for at least three years, until
he/she does not do any wrong thing.
No officer should be posted on political basis, nor replaced.
Recruitment of teachers may be through a non-local, neutral,
Professional third party; free from political influence, which will
definitely recruit the teachers on merit basis and according to the
rules.
Teachers’ recruitment should be on contract basis, which can be
regularized after three years on basis of good performance.
The attendance and performance of all the teachers may be checked by a
non local, neutral, Professional third party free from political
influence.
If still we do not take any effort to correct our Educational System,
we will definitely become the most illiterate and worst nation of the
world.

    Sayed Badar Zaman Shah
    http://www.matiari.edu.pk/