The centralisation of examinations in Dhaka fosters inequality and compromises the recruitment process.
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
The new round of curricular reform and textbook re-writing has given rise to a spate of debate, pointing to different kinds of problems with the new initiative.
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.
Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
We may be witnessing a deja vu with the new curriculum.
What is most telling is the discrepancy in academic performance across divisions as well as geographical areas.
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has been stuck in the loop of controversies centring on school textbooks with academics and some NCTB officials blaming it on the negligence of writers and editors, insufficient training and lack of serious punishment for blunders.
The centralisation of examinations in Dhaka fosters inequality and compromises the recruitment process.
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
The new round of curricular reform and textbook re-writing has given rise to a spate of debate, pointing to different kinds of problems with the new initiative.
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.
Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
We may be witnessing a deja vu with the new curriculum.
What is most telling is the discrepancy in academic performance across divisions as well as geographical areas.
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has been stuck in the loop of controversies centring on school textbooks with academics and some NCTB officials blaming it on the negligence of writers and editors, insufficient training and lack of serious punishment for blunders.
We need to change the mindset of grade glorification.
