Dr. Mohamed Munavvar President of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) competing in the MDP presidential primary has criticized the current educational system employed by the government.
Speaking at a campaign rally held in Gdh. Thinadhoo , Dr. Munavvar said although more than 10,000 students undergo GCE O Level examinations every year, only a handful obtain good results. He said this was due to government policy of differentiating standard of education provided to different atolls. He also said good results are obtained by students whose parents spend a lot of money on tuition. He said while children of poor parents who just cannot afford spend money on tuition, schools in the atolls unlike schools in Male’ do not even have proper facilities needed to impart knowledge.
“Many of us know the actual status of our nation, the fact is only very few students who complete the secondary education will be able to write a letter properly, this is because the current education system is not adequate” said Dr. Munavvar.
Dr. Munavvar addressing a very attentive audience said the Education Minister had declared that education system would be improved and that an improved system would be introduced in year 2010. He said it is disheartening know the education minister had not made public steps that would be taken in the next two years. He said the objective of the education system must to produce capable people to take up all kinds of jobs in the country and that educational syllabus must be reshaped to achieve it.
“We are working to establish a nation, we are one nation for the benefit of the Maldivian people, if that is so then we have to determine and establish our targets, we clearly aware of what we should be doing to improve our education system, we know how much control the ministry have over the schools, teachers are not the given freedom even to carry out their duties” said Munavvar.
Speaking further Dr. Munavvar further said that country lacks a proper preschool system.
“When we send our children to preschool we are sending them in to danger, classes are overcrowded, teachers are unable to handle them, this is the situation even in Male’, we don’t have centers have established to prepare them for grade one and that’s the beginning, the ending is even more sad” said Dr. Munavvar.
“We need to expand the role of private schools; we need to have international schools, there are parents who wants it, considering the expenses the parents incur giving tuition , international schools can be operated in Maldives” said Dr. Munavvar.
Speaking at a campaign rally held in Gdh. Thinadhoo , Dr. Munavvar said although more than 10,000 students undergo GCE O Level examinations every year, only a handful obtain good results. He said this was due to government policy of differentiating standard of education provided to different atolls. He also said good results are obtained by students whose parents spend a lot of money on tuition. He said while children of poor parents who just cannot afford spend money on tuition, schools in the atolls unlike schools in Male’ do not even have proper facilities needed to impart knowledge.
“Many of us know the actual status of our nation, the fact is only very few students who complete the secondary education will be able to write a letter properly, this is because the current education system is not adequate” said Dr. Munavvar.
Dr. Munavvar addressing a very attentive audience said the Education Minister had declared that education system would be improved and that an improved system would be introduced in year 2010. He said it is disheartening know the education minister had not made public steps that would be taken in the next two years. He said the objective of the education system must to produce capable people to take up all kinds of jobs in the country and that educational syllabus must be reshaped to achieve it.
“We are working to establish a nation, we are one nation for the benefit of the Maldivian people, if that is so then we have to determine and establish our targets, we clearly aware of what we should be doing to improve our education system, we know how much control the ministry have over the schools, teachers are not the given freedom even to carry out their duties” said Munavvar.
Speaking further Dr. Munavvar further said that country lacks a proper preschool system.
“When we send our children to preschool we are sending them in to danger, classes are overcrowded, teachers are unable to handle them, this is the situation even in Male’, we don’t have centers have established to prepare them for grade one and that’s the beginning, the ending is even more sad” said Dr. Munavvar.
“We need to expand the role of private schools; we need to have international schools, there are parents who wants it, considering the expenses the parents incur giving tuition , international schools can be operated in Maldives” said Dr. Munavvar.
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