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Young Wounds The cover story “Battered Education” (SPOTLIGHT February
27) aptly demonstrated the current situation in the country. The education sector has
become the victim of various political conflicts. Apart from the bloody insurgency, the
actions of even the mainstream political parties have not helped the smooth functioning of
schools and colleges. This unfortunate situation will have a long-term impact on the
future of Nepal. As things do not look rosy at all, the future generation of the country
will have to face a lot more difficulties. Kamal Tuladhar Education Under Fire The cover story “Battered Education”
(SPOTLIGHT February 27) has exposed the reality of the country. It has been realized by
everybody that the worst victim of frequent strikes and bandhs is the education sector.
Many strikes even go unnoticed when they are targeted only at educational institutions. In
a civilized society, even a single day of closure of schools and colleges by strikes
should be regarded as a matter of shame. However, in Nepal we seem to have gotten used to
facing bandhs of every type. Nobody seems trifled perturbed by these occurrences. Much
less, the self-proclaimed brand of intellectuals. What could be worse than intellectuals
keeping mum on such a sensitive issue? It also exposes whether they really are
intellectuals. True intellectuals are jewels of any society. They reflect the finest and
foremost of that society. And they are entrusted with the sacred task of guiding the
country towards progress and prosperity. Alas, that is not to be found in Nepal. When even
teachers threaten to boycott examinations to press their demands, when professors and
others become silent spectators and when writers engage in fiery and extremist articles,
how will this nation expect to survive? Janaki Acharya Students Practice Politics Apropos your cover story “Battered
Education” (SPOTLIGHT February 27), I wish to make few observations. It is implicitly
implied in your article that the politicization has disrupted the teaching-learning
environment. Healthy politics never spoils education. Rather, it makes responsible
citizens out of students. The young students, by their very nature are rebellious and are
bound by their own way of defining society and country. Students, whether in third world
or developed world, take keen interest in the politics of the day. Many great revolutions
in the history of the world were ignited by students. Even in Nepal, students had had a
glorious history of participating, and even leading, in struggles for establishing
progressive political system. At a time when the country has lost its democratic track,
students will naturally agitate to correct the wrongs. It should not be view in any other
light. Keshab Gadtaula Stress on Quality There is an urgent need to organize a big
agitation in education sector. But this agitation should not be a political one. Rather,
it should focus on betterment of quality of education (“Battered
Education” SPOTLIGHT February 27). There is a huge gap in terms of quality between
the education imparted by public and private schools. In rural parts, schools remain
closed for the better part of the year. Teachers as well as students are being harassed.
Therefore, the student unions must take up this issue to bring about appositive changes in
the study environment of the country. Kalpana Bista Focus on Villages While talking about the situation of education
sector in the country, it is most important to focus on their state in rural parts of the
county (“Battered Education” SPOTLIGHT February 27). Due to the raging conflict,
the education system has been totally derailed in those areas. Hundreds of students are
being abducted en masse in order to provide military training and political indoctrination
by the Maoists. Even young students are not spared. We hear of news reports that thousands
of students have fled their villages to escape the conflict and many of them end up as
workers in Indian cities. Their education is forever stalled in that manner. This is the
most vital aspect of our education problems at present. Without addressing this issue,
your point will be incomplete. Karma Gurung Interesting Article The article “Monkey Business?”
(SPOTLIGHT February 20) was an interesting one. It showed how the researchers are scouting
for live animals in the developing countries. But this issue has a double tone. While, on
the one hand, the rights of animals and prevention of cruelty to animals is a sentimental
issue and cannot be outright rejected by anyone, there is an equally important point,
which justifies their use in bio-medical research. Because of such researches, scientists
have been able to make breakthroughs that have immensely helped human beings. It is due to
these researches that medical science has been able to make the remarkable progress. So
all these things have to be carefully weighed before making emotional outbursts. Krishna Prasad Sharma |
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