Taleem pe yaqeen - By: Alisha Sajjal

God has blessed every single individual with certain capabilities that if applied in proper direction can open the horizons of success and glory. For some people, success is all about earning fame and money but individuals like me believe in making dreams come true by exhibiting the traits of hard work and uphill struggle. My name is Alisha Sajjal, and as left wing liberate person I strongly believe in equal education opportunities for entire Pakistanis irrespective of class, gender and social segmentation.

Education is essential

As a third world nation, we are deprived from standard living and even we have failed to meet the basic necessities of living.  History reveals the fact that prosperity and growth of any nation lies in the applied and professional education. In Pakistan, we have below average education standards and the main reason lies in the stratified education. By stratification, we mean the difference between courses and curriculum between different schools, college and university.

In education sector, we have diversity and unfortunately it is leading us to nowhere. We have American school systems, British school system, and typical Islamic schools. The selection of school, college and university is not based on choice of profession rather it totally depends on affordability. How come we stand on a single point, if we are not able to access our generation using a unified schooling system?  How come a graduate from Lums, Fast, or LSE can be compared with a graduate of nominal to sub nominal university? Moreover, in case of religious education system, even Islamic education is divided into different sects like Shia, Sunni, and others.  Keeping this situation in mind, we should not expect any kind of harmony and integration between students when it comes to the solution of critical issues. What we need is a unified examination system besides a unified course and syllabus at the initial education level.

Once providing equal opportunities with the basic level of education, students must be free to select any discipline or profession of their choice.  It’s not necessarily engineering and doctor degree that must be accomplished rather humanities and arts must be given equal prestige. Quality and profession oriented education in Pakistan is very costly. Government should put their best efforts to make this education accessible and affordable for every single Pakistani. Last but not the least; professional education must be accompanied with practical experience and job placements. Research environment must be cultivated as it is indeed a back bone to the progress of any nation. The above mentioned details are critical and this is the right time to propose a definite and authentic solution to various problems faced by our educational system.

Author : Alisha Sajjal