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Our schools need more teachers

Dr. Irshad Ahmad Farrukh is not surprised by findings of a UNESCO report that a ...
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The ghost schools linchpin

One cannot say with certainty about the presence of ghosts in our world, but ghost ...
EducationNational

Teachers smothering creativity among students

Thinking of employing pedagogical methods, taught during teacher training programmes for imparting lessons in a ...
EducationNational

Time to improve education standards in Pakistan

Muhammad Zubair was shocked to know that his son was made to stand all day ...
EducationNational

Poverty and literacy have a vital link

Provinces or regions in a country with a high literacy rate usually have a high ...
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Teaching in mother tongue also part of solution

It was an unexpected response from the school administrator when Naveed Asghar and his wife ...
EducationNational

Schools are still off limits for many girls

Anam Fatima, Shahida Parveen and Zahida Aslam have many things in common. They all live ...
EducationNational

The disconnect between education and market

Awais Ahmad Changwani says a suggestion by his friend almost six years ago about his ...
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Rising learning poverty

A World Bank report on increasing “learning poverty” in Pakistan is shocking and depressing, though ...
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Tuition: A bane or boon for students?

There is no concept of education without private tuition in our country, says Laila Rubab, ...