Those Who Can't Do; Teach!

Education sector of the country has been one of the most corrupted divisions of government departments. It is noticeably as mediocre as it can get. The worst thing is that the ones sitting on top in giant cozy chairs don’t even realize how pivotal education is. 

Teaching is sacred

According to me, the basic yet most important factor that has been a major course of corruption is the recruitment of teachers. As much as it sounds normal, behind the scene it reflects the harsh reality. “You pay, you get” has been a general rule in education department. Most of the teachers are recruited regardless of their merit certificates or sanctions but either against money or some political or VIP source.

A teacher who has done Bachelor of Arts is teaching Science or Mathematic to secondary class students. Where is the concept of expertise in certain field or subject? How can we expect a person to teach something that is not even his/her education and practice? Are the authorities so numb to realize that they are not providing a proper basic education that will be the groundwork of today student’s future educational pursuits? Is it too hard to understand that you cannot build a tower over a weak foundation? And then we talk about our younger ones to be the pillars of tomorrow’s progress. Do we really expect today’s children to build a stronger nation tomorrow? Unfortunately, I don’t believe so!

These are some of the questions that rise in my mind when I look at our educational institutions. It is our responsibility to raise our voice in this issue. Standardized and comprehensive education should be made available at all levels. Only then we deserve to dream for a brighter future and a better nation.


- Aurangzeb "AGz" Durrani