Educational Problems In Pakistan (Essay)

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
                                                                                                                                 Nelson Mandela

Education is the basic right of every human being. It is the power that drags a person from darkness of illiteracy into the light of knowingness. In general sense, education is the transferring of knowledge, habits and skills from one generation to the next. However, in our country, education is taken as the art of getting knowledge from the books only. This is the foremost reason of educational downfall in Pakistan.

There are many factors that are contributing to the destruction of education in Pakistan; government negligence, poverty, class discrimination, and poor education system are the top ones.

In the last few decades, many primary and secondary government schools have been developed in cities and villages and they are providing free education but their standard is no match with the schools of private sectors. In public schools, many students get enrolled every year but the school administration doesn’t care for the daily attendance. 

In government schools, students don’t get proper education as many government school teachers don’t bother to pay visit to the school and the students who go to these schools often don’t get educated in the way they deserve. This problem can only be solved with the involvement of government. It should take initiatives to control the attendance of the teachers at school.

Another big problem is the class discrimination that can be seen in the educational system of Pakistan also. Our elite class, which includes our ministers and officials, send their children to some best private schools. So the people with the power don’t concern with the poor educational system of the government schools.

The rise of poverty in Pakistan is forcing every single person of the house to work, as parents’ wages are low to support the whole family. When a poor has nothing to eat, how can he think about the education of his children. In this alarming situation, it is necessary for the government to introduce beneficial policies for the poor that can help them to educate their families.  As the less privileged people are in the majority, government should help them in education so they can be fruitful for Pakistan in the future.

There is a huge list of educational problems in Pakistan. We don’t have the power to change the system, but we can change ourselves. If we can afford, we should take the responsibility to teach at least one child who is illiterate. We can give tuition to the ones who are going to the government schools.  Sitting and condemning government cannot bring change; we can also do a lot!

A Cultural Exchange

On April 29, I had an enjoyable dinner with seven Libyan judges who had spent the day in Columbus, touring the local courts and observing oral arguments at our Supreme Court. The judges came to Ohio as part of a three-week visit sponsored by the government of Libya to learn about the American system of justice. Following their professional training program, these judicial delegates will return to Libya with new ideas based on their experiences abroad.

At the dinner, I discovered that this is a time of great promise for Libyans. The State of Libya is located in northern Africa and has a population of more than 6 million. Since 2011, with the death of Muammar Gaddafi and his regime, Libya has been governed by a temporary constitution and is undergoing political reconstruction and reform. The judges told me that the new members of the commission charged with drafting the consitution had recently been announced and that they were eager for the completion of its work. The document will be put to a referendum when a new constitution is completed. The people of Libya will have a say.

Justice Lanzinger with Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Libyan delegates and guests

The Libyan judges join a special group of visitors. The Ohio Supreme Court has worked with lawyers, judges, legislators, and government officials from other countries to help develop independent judiciaries and train judges for more than 20 years. I, myself, was part of a delegation to Ukraine in 1995, and we have also had visitors from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, and Serbia. The personal contact between judges of different cultures cannot be overestimated, and I am happy to have been part of the conversation with our colleagues from Libya.

Side Effects of Dieting

Dieting is the restriction of food intake in order to lose weight. Reduction of food intake is followed by rapid weight loss but it has many adverse effects on the body. Some of the side effects of dieting are:

• Weight re-gain:

Mostly people regain weight after dieting because there body get used to malnutrition and wants to safe itself by overeating.

• Low metabolism:

High metabolism is associated with increase weight loss, but when person is on diet, its metabolism becomes slow. This can make him gain more weight in the future,

• Fainting:

Due to reduced eating, blood pressure or blood sugar is lowered down, that can cause fainting.

• Acidosis:

Dieting cause increase acidity in blood, that disturbs body balanced environment.

• Dehydration:

Increase fluid intake leads body to dehydration.

• Gallbladder diseases:

Due to inappropriate diet, there is a chance of increasing gallbladder diseases like bladder stones etc.

• Constipation:

Low food intake can lead to constipation. Constipation can give rise to many other digestive tract diseases like piles etc.

• Anorexia nervosa:

It is a condition in which a person feels no hunger. Even the people who started dieting for being healthy can develop this eating disorder. Some time it is that much severe that it can lead to malnutrition and then death.

• Fatigue:

Energy is required to do work and we gain energy from the food we eat. When you don’t eat much, you get tired soon and have low stamina.

Other symptoms are:

·         Irritability

·         Low libido

·         Rashes

·         Seizures

·         Bloodshot eyes

·         Bulimia nervosa

·         Sinus problems