Nepalese government is now planning to nationalize all the private schools in the country to ensure uniformity in the educational system. I am a supporter of uniform education system but I am not sure if it is the right move for Nepal. Right now, the private schools are expensive and only children of well off families can attend. They study different textbooks from the public schools. Thus standard of education of is different in public and private schools and it seems that disparity in education is becoming a major issue in Nepalese society.
I feel that if Nepal government can really allocate enough funds for the education sector and can ensure higher quality education for the public schools then nationalizing private schools is a good move. However, if it I carried out only to get some mileage in the election then it will only bring harm for the country. Private schools are visible in almost every South Asian country and some of the private schools have really very good history of creating leaders in every field of the society. So, Nepalese government should think twice before taking such a drastic action.
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Hmm...a nice topic but there are several problems attached to it. Despite being a small country, Nepal has progressed a lot in terms of education since the restoration of democracy back in 1990. The role of private education is tremendously high and they are producing a very high quality manpower in Nepal.
Such a move to make the education general throughout the nation is ill-devised. It inhibits creativity and kills the very essence of education.
I was thinking of writing an article related to education system in Nepal. Keep checking...it might just appear in my blog sometime later.
Posted by: dreamnepal | June 9, 2006 1:40 AM | Permalink to Comment