In a world where reading and writing are needed for basic communication, the Pakistani youth continue to lag behind children from other parts of the world. Having the ability to read and write, also known as being literate, is something all children should be able to achieve upon finishing primary school. For Pakistan however, the problem is getting these children into the classroom to begin with. As poverty and political corruption rise in Pakistan, the effects on the education system are more evident than ever. Pakistan’s education system has had long-standing literacy issues as seen through the unfavorable public response, lack of government funding, and significant social constraints. Pakistan is located in south-central Asia and is bordered by India, China, Iran, and Afghanistan. Pakistan gained its independence in August of 1947 and has had disputes with India over the borders ever since. Today, Mamnoon Hussain is the President of Pakistan. Hussain and the Pakistani government have spent billions of dollars over the years to strengthen the military but they have focused very little on the education system. As a result, high out-of-school rates and lower teaching quality has been seen throughout the nation. Illiteracy is one of the top social issues and has yet to be tackled as the Pakistani government has continued to turn the other cheek. An unfavorable response to education by many Pakistanis over the past few decades has led to education becoming irrelevant
Some literacy issues are becoming more and more prevalent in recent times. In the day and age we live in; we have access to the newest data and notions regarding literacy in the current education
The institution of education in many regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan is virtually nonexistent. Many girls don’t have access to schools (Stones into Schools p.4) and those that do usually don’t graduate from high school. While Greg Mortenson’s Stones into Schools and the documentary The Miseducation of Pakistan deal with two different areas, they both show many similar themes.
Since good language promotes strong literacy, then it is only logical for language deficiencies to cause problems with literacy. This paper will discuss some key factors that influence literacy development. When properly obtained the skills can lead to successful literacy abilities. When not properly depicted, these same skills can cause a negative impact, or deficiencies in literacy development.
Education surrounds partially the entire world. Children, women, and men all attend school in America to build knowledge in order to find a job and make money. However, there are some places around the world where only men have access to education. For instance, Pakistan; located in South Asia, numerous amount of girls do not receive the education like other girls in America. This is specifically a problem for children, especially girls in Pakistan because they are not going to school like the girls in America, achieving the same level of education. Instead, they are seen as weak and are restricted from doing many things that men are allowed to do, like playing sports, going to school, participating in public events, and even being seen in public. Malala, a girl from Pakistan, sees the educational inequality where she lives and decides to fight for her educational freedom. Malala’s establishes her emotional appeals, credibility, and statistics to promote education for children in Pakistan by revealing her struggles fighting for
Shockingly, more than 700 million people across the world are illiterate, perceiving literacy as a luxury. Canada’s rate is one of the highest in the world; it is the 97-99%, which is exemplary thanks to the provided education. The two countries, on the other hand, do not have high literacy rates. India currently stands with the largest illiterate population with only 72.23% because thousands are young and poor parents who must raise their families by working for or nurturing them. Likewise, Nicaraguan people also focus on labor and earning money rather than receiving an education.
Proud parents happily celebrating as their children are able to move onto a university level education, and continue into the job world well-equipped and ready to bring in a substantial income. Families escaping poverty after generations of impoverished relatives. If only life in Pakistan reflected this utopia. The reality is that thousands of tired, hungry children still struggle to get to school and receive a proper education. Families cannot send their kids, and the cycle of poverty proves inescapable. Until the government intervenes, there is no way for the country to pull itself out of an impoverished state and bring prosperity for future generations. With minimal federal intervention, Pakistan could swiftly increase the standard of living and level of education for its citizens. Every day, more and more young girls and boys could be trekking to newly constructed school buildings with a lunch in hand and the realization that they will learn substantial and relevant information with their newly appointed teacher. Literacy rates will spiral upwards, and the poverty strain will ease slightly. Although it will take time, this improved world can be achieved through the assistance of the federal government to already existing groups working to alleviate
In this book Malala’s problem growing up as a young girl in Pakistan was exactly that where she could not go to school or even learn to read which she valued deeply. Her father who was a school teacher and had opened up his own school enrolled her into his school where she quickly began excelling in the learning environment. Though while attending
Pakistan is on the countries with more children uneducated. Literacy is one of the most important skills needed in a daily basis. How can they let their children down so bad? Getting an education means getting closer to achieving their life goals, but if they don’t get educated they will stay ignorant for the rest of their lives. In the book, I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Malala fights for education and shows the things Pakistan needs to work on to improve their education. In the article, How Pakistan Fails Its Children by Mosharraf Zaidi, he shows many different ways the children are let down by their own country. Based on what I know about education in Pakistan, they can improve it by lowing violence and allowing all children to attend.
The development of literacy has taken a number of years. The effort to explain how people have improved on their education using universal formulas has become useless. The growth of literacy is similar to designing a car. Many people with distinct elements are involved, and some of the factors might or might not be done in our control. There is no clear process of improving a person’s education. Therefore, it requires the efforts of those who are specialised in different phases of this development. There are those who help learners perform well in the lower levels while others offer their expertise in later stages of education. In addition to this, if all the people play their roles in the best possible ways and be able to learn from other
The literacy crisis is a very prevalent issue in the United States of America. Many Americans are not proficient in basic skills, such as reading and writing. Sara Gilgore, a writer for Education Week, interviews two early learning experts, Lisa Guernsey and Michael H. Levine. Guernsey states that, “more than two-thirds of American 4th graders are not reading at grade level in this country” (Gilgore). It is important for children at young ages to start building basic literacy skills because as children get older it will be harder for them to learn. This in turn will affect the child’s ability to learn and comprehend more advanced subjects in the future. Guernsey is surely right about elementary school students not being proficient in literacy because, as she may not be aware, recent studies have shown that twelfth grade students are also not adept at reading. Lynn Olson, a writer for Education Week, describes the results from a recent twelfth grade National Assessment of Educational Progress, “31 percent scored ‘below basic’ in mathematics, and 23 percent performed below basic in reading” (Olson). The percentages are already significant and if the U.S. continues not to do anything, then the amount of low performing students will continue to increase. Those unfamiliar with school systems may be interested to know that the type and quality of education a student is given, basically boils down to whether or not the school is located in an urban district and if the school
Therefore, I am planning to impact in the field of literacy by creating a critical literacy curriculum for Pakistani minority out-of-school children, so they can unshackle themselves from the heavy burden of child labor, religious discrimination, egregious slavery at brick kiln, and gender inequality. In addition, I will equip and train the Pakistani pastors and lay leaders about how to enhance the children literacy skills, and how to utilize church facilities and community centers for a literacy program. Consequently, at the completion of their literacy program, Pakistani Christian children will be able to read the living word of God, get the strength to endure persecution, share the gospel with their Muslim neighbors and friends, and stand for their basic human
Access to education is among the basic human rights and everyone should have the same opportunities. No one should be discriminated against because of their background, religion, gender or age. Inequality in education is connected to major problems in our society. The Pakistan constitution has an article called Article 25A. Which is the Right to education. It states that the government of Pakistan is responsible for providing free and compulsory education. Unfortunately, the government only goes so far. Low budget and funding for education are main struggles on the way to educational development and expansion of student’s education. Pakistan has the world 's second highest number of children out of school, reaching 8.3 million in 2012 - equivalent to 1 in 12 of the world 's out-of-school children. My group and I have taken up this unresolved issue in hopes that we volunteering will change the lives of those who are directly impacted. We can 't fix the issue by this one act but we can at least try.
A person is officially considered to be literate if he is above ten years of age and can read and write. But this is not the case in Pakistani. In Pakistan a person is considered literate if he can write his name. Pakistan’s literacy rate is approximately 50%. Among males 67% are literate and 42 % of the females being literate. There is a Stark
Since the creation of Pakistan, there has never been a consistent policy at national level and there has always remained controversy over what should be the standard medium of instruction in Pakistani schools. In different period different approaches have been taken into consideration. In Madrasas and government schools, the medium of instruction used is Urdu or locally used language, in the private schools (mainly in urban areas), however, there is a very growing trend to opt for English medium of instruction. There are a number of factors that play their roles. One of the pronounced factors to influence people to struggle for private schools/institutions is the current and expected trend of our job market and the carrier opportunities people have in their home countries. These are very few for people who lake the basic understanding of English, or in most scenarios, who don't have strong command over the English language. A person's applicability for a better job is judged on the basis of how strong his English language speaking skills are in the first place (degree, education, other skills and everything have their rank in the secondary place). This is very problematic scenario and perhaps the major reason why parents are so reluctant to let their children take admission in Government schools (whoever of them can
There are many countries where culture or religion can sometimes deny certain peoples ' right to have an education, restricting them from going to school to learn. Those countries don’t see the benefits people can get from learning new languages, or learning their own history. One of these countries that do such restrictions of education is Pakistan. In the country of Pakistan, some people think that there is no use of education, it 's unnecessary