Let us talk education in Pakistan

Slide of Rida’s presentation

As u look at this picture these are typical class rooms of our schools and universities; crowded, boring colors, boring subjects and faulty lights. Teachers do not feel comfortable talking to students. And students do not feel cozy to sit and interact with fellow students. All things that should not happen in a class room are happening in our class rooms. Our students are flooded with abundant information, they cramp it and immediately fall a pray to our education system; cramping books, competing for position, fighting to reach success by pulling someone else down. Our students end up becoming selfish, irritative and corrupted when they reach the position of value in a government office. Some become businessman and some become teachers. Same old fashion concept is scratched repeatedly on rotten boards thinking it will make Pakistan brighter.

A good class room

A class room in New zealand

This is a snippet from Rida’s presentation where she talked about how the classrooms in New Zealand are interactive and cozy with elaborate choice of bright colors. As you look deeper, you will find these classrooms are not very expensive to build. Neither is there any use of technologically advanced equipment. Only difference is, there is more use of paper hanging on the walls, setting of classroom and smile on students faces. Walls and furniture are bright colors of red, yellow and orange.

Cost Difference

Sister also presented the difference of cost in following two types of classrooms. It is surprising that the classroom built on the lines of a New Zealand settings is much cheaper to build. Cost estimate is below 👇

A normal classroom of 40 x 20 ft size

According to the price difference the cost estimate of a hall size classroom in Pakistan reaches Rs 1 Million. We are wasting Rs 1.0 Million on construction of 1 x class room in a good university in Pakistan.

This cost can be used to place better computers on desks of same classrooms. This amount can also be used to build smaller to medium size universities in rural areas of the country. It can also be used to plan trips to Northern areas and arrange extra curricular activities. This amount is needed to bring smile on our faces rather than investing on costly ceilings, floor tiles and expensive furniture.

Conclusion

We only need to open up our minds. We need to embrace the modernism of Islam. We need to act upon Quran. We need to liberate ourselves from boring and dull culture of man-hood dominance where we are suppressing women’s freedom. We need to think like Muhammad and act like him.

Islam is not dull. It is a bright, open and vast style of life. Islam is not religion. Quran is not a religious book. Zakatlists is not a religious website. It is all things colors, shining bright and living with a smile. More love, more peace and more humility. None of what you are told is true. Allah is a great Creator. He made this world with bright colors. He does not want His people living a life of dull colors.