Friday, April 17, 2009

Article Reviews by Raheel Awan

Twenty-Nine thousand thirty five Schools in Sindh without Power
Posted: June 24, 2008


The article touches on some key aspects of public and private schools in Sindh and their inability to run properly, effectively, and efficiently. Firstly, it states that RS 2.3 billion was allocated to 30 thousand schools out of which little or none had the chance to get to those schools; all because of dreadful situations like mismanagement and corruption. This speaks volumes of the government’s ability to better the lives of hundreds of thousands or even many million peoples, especially children! We hear common phrases like “he/they ate the money (wo banda kha gya).” A hypocritical statement like this is common in our days as we are part of the problem. The culture is institutionalized like this now as people think about themselves before their/other’s children. Our children are our future and will be great to the extent of their children’s abilities. Moving on, outside forces are providing us more than our own government:

a) ADB: $397 million for decentralizing Elementary Education.
b) CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency): RS 392 million for Sindh’s Elementary Teacher’s Training Project.
c) WFP (World Food Program): Funded Oil for assistance to girls’ primary education in Sindh.
d) USAID, Royal Netherlands Embassy: RS 28 million for releasing confidence and creativity for early childhood development.
And the list goes on…




Government should be committed not only to the quality of education in Sindh but for the Nation, as committed as the people are for their country.
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”
Furthermore, Private Schools should also take at least 50 percent of the blame as these schools take advantage of the rise in inflation and rise in the pays of parents. Private schools admit children who have parents that can afford high fees administered at the whim of school officials. This speaks the degree of selfishness thorough profiteering. Some common misused phrases, I find offensive:

a) “You scratch my back and ill scratch yours.” – Can’t we help just for the satisfaction for it?
b) “[Banda kam ka hai]” or “He’s a useful person.” – It’s part of our culture, we become friends with people we can USE.
c) “Safarish” – Those who don’t look at the qualification of a person but the “size of his wallet.”

Pure Rubbish!!

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