KATHMANDU, Feb 17: As the development process of Nepal remains stagnant, and unemployment and strife continues, it is perhaps time to re-evaluate the education system here. With little or no practical education, and a heavy burden of theoretical knowledge, the curriculum is stale and beds for serious changes. Students voice their discontentment and share their views on what needs to be done. [break]
Aashish Bhattarai, 21, is preparing to pursue Engineering, and he says, “The education system of Nepal is not enough to meet the practical knowledge requirement which is necessary for the future. Our education is theory based. While it is good to see that more and more colleges are being established, most of them are motivated by profit. We need an education system that is responsive to the environment, national vision and value system that we want to promote.”
The significance of practical knowledge as well as the large gap between the need of the hour and the reality of the theory driven curriculum is being felt by many.
Shristi Maharjan, 16, an A-Level student of A J Wild Institute of Advanced Studies, believes that the education system should change. “It’s really old. In my opinion, there should be more of practical and less of theory. New and more practical based curriculum should be introduced in schools and colleges,” she says.
On our Facebook page, Anjana Timilsina also states her agreement. “There must be practical as well as theoretical education in equal portions. The teaching system should not only be exam oriented but more focused on learning and involving students. The students must not only be evaluated by the terminal marks but also be judged from his daily performance and his creativity,” says she.
“I am a 4th year civil engineering student,” says Rakesh Roshan, adding, “What I’ve realized is that in my field there is more need of practical knowledge. Our education system fails because we don’t have that type of education system where a student can learn equally in practice and in theory. Instead, we have tons of theoretical knowledge and are left to suffer practically in life. Our education system is solely based on just educating people and no improvement in the standards. What I studied in class 10 is still being studied by the younger batch.”
According to Kavita Gautam, students just seem to be studying just to get the certificate rather than to boost their capacity and skills. She continues to explain the views of many, “There isn’t any proper monitoring or education system; a science teacher has an English background, and a Math teacher comes from an Education background. Tuition class hours are increasing . Furthermore, a teacher teaches a student that A is for an apple, and gives the same task as homework. The question remains same for the weekly and final tests and the student never learns that A could also be for an airplane or an ankle. With a proper education system, the products of our schools will never have to be unemployed or seek jobs abroad.”
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