Private Institutions, Shopping Malls of Education

Private Institutions, Shopping Malls of Education

By Ghulam Mustafa Shah

Now days, education has become one of the fastest growing business in the world. The educational institutions of public sector are collapsing while the private sector has made it a sellable commodity and earn unimaginable profits in the name of quality education.

It's been 64 years and we Pakistanis are still deprived of the basic amenities of life. Education plays a vital role in progress of any country.

It is education that has changed the fate of many countries and they have secured progressive positions in the race of global developments.

It does not mean that the people of such countries were aliens or they possessed some extra-ordinary intelligence or talent, but they focused upon their education. They utilized the talents of their people and produced professional expertise in every walk of life like politics, arts, medical, architecture, science etc.

Unfortunately, the education standard in our country could not be raised up to that level which could produce such professional specialists who can cope up with the swift pace of the era.

Our public sector educational institutions have failed to provide quality education. They are doomed in the darkness of corruption from primary to university level.

Where as, the breeding private sector educational institutions are just like a shopping mall, which offer degrees of different quality brands and those who can afford, they purchase those degrees.

The motive of such institutions should be promotion of education, but unfortunately, its not. Such people have tagged education as the best profitable business.

They earn huge amounts in the name of costly fee structures, stationary shops and canteens inside the campuses of schools, colleges and universities.

If we analyze the standard of education and social environment of these institutions, we come to know that these are similar to western culture in context of attitude and students behavior, but not in education.

They are eager to follow west by all regards, except standard of education. Perhaps it raises a question here that do they even know what education is?

Martin Luther king says: "Intelligence and attitude are the true Goals of

Education", but it is very sad to see that pupils of private educational institutions are unaware of positive attitudes.

They lack the basic morals of our society like respecting parents, teachers, elders and showing affection to younger.

On the contrary, if you observe illiterate and uneducated people of rural areas, you will be amazed to see that they posses good character and solid behavior.

They are much better then those so called literate and educated people of private educational institutions. At least they know the fundamental morals and rituals of mankind.

If education of private sector turns a man to a misbehaving person then it is better to lead an ignorant life.

Such education sector which is a threat to our moral values must be dealt with positive and constructive approach, so that we may be able to convert that system into real

education breeding industry.

The government should take measures to improve the educational as well as moral standards of both private and public sector educational institutions.

It is the responsibility of every member of a society to think about education and its system. If today we would continue living in slumber of ignorance then our tomorrow would be a path of darkness for coming generations. -- Weekly Roshni