Curricula Reform Vital for Stemming Extremist Tide: JI Roundtable The roundtable also elicited perspectives from specific provinces, with senior analyst Khadim Hussain noting that textbooks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa specifically contained and cited the viewpoints of religious and political leaders, and that history was being interpreted largely through a religious lens. Following from this, PTI leader Shafqat Mahmood pointed to the growing disparity in career and higher education opportunities for students from English and Urdu medium backgrounds, and argued that the national premium on English was one of the many reasons why a common curriculum was badly needed. Dunya TV anchorperson Mohammad Malick, meanwhile, observed that the officials occupying positions on education boards across the country were rarely educationists, and that politicians without relevant experience all-too-frequently took decisions on matters relating to education.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 06:19:42 +0000