Revamping of the education system
‘The purpose of each parent and the community in general is to instigate human values in the lives of the younger generations’
Most of us want to see our children excel in their studies, that too in comparison with peers. We want them to be successful in life and the like, and we inculcate such things in life in order to become successful in this materialistic world.
Kudos to the UAE authorities’ initiative to start integrating moral education in the regular curriculum from the next academic year. It will have a positive effect on the overall development of the children. No matter how successful a person is in life from a materialistic point of view, it is of least use if the person is not socially committed to family and society.
It is not necessary that a student who excels academically turns into a good human being and, as a matter of fact, there is no correlation between academic excellence and the behaviour of a human being. A successful professional cannot be construed as a happy or well-behaved person. Many of them inherit these traits from parents or the people they associate with. The purpose of each parent and the community in general is to instigate human values in the lives of the younger generations in order to build an ideal society.
My son has studied in Dubai for 12 years and has been a good student throughout these years, securing high grades except for the 10th model examination where he has scored only 72 per cent. Unwillingly, he had to seek admission in another school in Dubai, which literally demotivates a student. The school not only denies his genuine right to pursue the education of his choice and interest, but forced him to leave a campus that he went to for the past 12 years.
Everyone agrees that while it is important for school management to be in the good books and ratings of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), it is also imperative for them to identify the students and guide them or support them in all ways to achieve what a good pupil deserves. Recognition and ratings are required, but it should not be at the cost of the students and their future.
- The reader is a freelance writer and a business entrepreneur based in Dubai.
