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educational systems need to reproduce individuals

with bright minds, intellects and critical exploratory


frame of mind in order to bring in the freedom

need to revamp the education system

State interfairance is required


the teacher exploitaion is to be monitered and checked

a linkage between education and market is required

humanities and social sciences are to be emphasised

education is to be made more vibrant by the in cooperation of the


element of critical thinking

Shahid Siddiqui
Education Inequality and Freedom
it demands a complete reconceptualization
saperation of education and business
this freedom less system is
now a days it is seeping through the
media that play contemporary educational
the role of brands into the countries
in a free market Ideology in the past had a negative connotation
it takes less time and socializes individuals are deemed
reaches more people as important Eysenck and Wilson
and is very effective refers to this in three
there was a time when school, levels such as opinion
family and society was believed the biggest challeneg faced by education level, habitual opinion
to play an important role in the level and attitude level
socialization process
humans have in the current time
this meaning constructed become mere ideology can simply
has been aided through the education at school is be denoted as a set
technological consumers
producing mono track minds of beliefs
communication Reclaiming Individual Freedom
Ideology of Education
ideology constructs the stereotypes
sadly the technology has Chapter 1 Education and Politics
Pakistan has some great made us believe that
education systems education means good
however they are very job and good job means
expensive profitable job the ideology backed
media is by power becomes
offering diverse Educational activities can the stereo types are dominant
knowledge Media an Socialization not take place in isolation legitimatized ans supported
but this was commercialized in in certain institutions
the last decade and became a It is important to
recognize the relation
race for profit of education and
the educational activities are ideology
hence education has capitalist classes influenced, shaped and
become a great big game constructed a business plan the kind of mechanical determined through a set of
ideologies
of profit most of the education systems are seeking profit for education role being brought
forward only contributes
the purpose initially was to as the transmitter
spread education not profit industries found their
maximization way into the board of
Teacher's and Role The use of education to per-mote certain ideologies per mote
directors
education and its two way relationship with ideology

technology had an intimate relationship


schools play an important part
in constructing and preputating
the emergence of huge of certain ideologies that serves the interest of dominant societies
number of private
sector educational Neo Liberalism and Education
systems
In the era of Ayub Khan the whole
Education and Culture Industry emphasis was on economic
Schools and Stereotypes
they leaves minimal space for Pakistani history proves ho development
teachers creativity Control and Conformity education has been used to
the role of the teacher due to a number of
becomes insignificant branches being made propagate certain ideologies
ready made lesson During Zia's time education was
plans have been used to Islamism the society
the morals and maximization of profit is the goal hence the end is more
important then the process
constructed for the
purpose of consistency
values have lost In Pervaize Musharraf's
their importance Time education became the
mans of permotion
these are enforces by the headquarters education is an intriguing phenomenon
Education in reference to Pakistan modernization

View of Knowledge

this is an economic phenomenon


the objectives and dynamics
institutes view education as no space for Friere's banking concept is
have changed over time
mainstream , static and seen similar to the concept
predetermined
innovation ,
being promoted
creativity and
number of influences can reflection the education system at hand not only promotes the power
be traced out of the structure but also widens the gap between have and have
history The ideology of knowledge not.
encourages a certain pedagogy
whose objective is to pass on
existing knowledge students as recipients
recent influencing phenomenon
effecting education is neo liberalism
Need for Paradigm Shift
teachers as mind-fillers

they have a different approach


unfortunately the towards education in terms of hence their is no space for
cooperation has taken over roles, objectives and dynamics reflection and critical
economics has taken over the recently there has been a
educational dynamics in the society the student are subjected to thinking
call for qualitative
cramming knowledge and
improvement in the
education system
reproducing it in exam papers

education needs to challenge


the stereotype and taboos of
the society and assist it

caught the eye of the private sector challenge the transmition mode

educational and
societal roles should be
mutual they should
both assist each other Rhetoric of Quality Education Interactive callrooms
equally This will entail
educational ideology has been children as active participators and co constructors
conveniently made into a money
the cooperate sector making venture change in assessment ideology
dominates the educational turner into a profitable venture
scene the educational industry has been taken
over my the idea of it being a money Reason for Education The main objective is to reduce the socio economical gaps
producing industry hence has the
attention of the investors subjected to tremendous change

there has been a series of efforts are around measurable


changes that are easy to demonstrate

in this there is less room for teachers, individual freedom,


Corporatization of Education personal initiative out of the box thinking, reflective stance and
Education as Industry
this type of change only revolves creative space
around the quantitative aspects and
schools considered corporate organizations numbers
productivity and efficiency are two main ideas
Education and New Lexicon
Education and Mono culture
teachers have become service providers

the schools have become


mass production units
teachers input has been limited by
the documentation being done at
knowledge is broken down into units central offices
of measurable portions through
assessment principals and head teachers have become managers
MCQ's have become
highly popular in which the education system has become a business model the goal of education is confined to processing robotic thinking,
stubents are the customers acting in a mechanical manner, demonstrating efficiency and
The Notion of Client productivity and taking approval from the powerful groups
the term states the quality teachers are service provider
this is purely quantitative and
assurance of the product
quality is not taken into account
the Pakistani government has convenience flourishes through
shown no regards for the privatization and commodification of
educational crisis hence the public education
efficiency is looked by the
schools have been up for grabs for
measure of competencies
academic auditing is a NGO's
the schools are promoting the powerfull narrative
new term being coined
The government has to realize if they are to the aims of education determine the curriculum and syllabus The schools are unable to define theoir narrative
Education and free market Education reforms, shapes and guides the society
strengthen the education system they are to Postman 1996 in his book The end of
empower encourage and strengthen the education moans/griefs the state of schools
public sector education system the narratives of education are continuously transitioning on the
basis of social, political, cultural and economic trends
profit maximization is deriving the educational institutes

our societies narrative of education is Neoliberial

The slogan of quality is used to sell education


A desire for financial gains

education has become the product

the creativity is used


in areas such as
assessment
creatively

The Space of Creativity

the multiple type and help contemplate grades as the sole motif of the educators
questions are used to
this requires asses the students
intellectual plurralism
Constructing a Reason for Education

they are easy to mark


entering the circle of higher order

they just require previously memorized answered


it is not because they are effective rather
critical pedagogy

how can a school be empowered to construct a reason for


education
this can not be quick fixed

This system does not use the


students ability to reflect or
think critically and so does not
give the assessment of how
proper the learning has been
rather is highly complex
Through this the students carry forward existing power structure
and amplify perpetuate the socially constructed stereotype

the teacher training term can not


be coined as done previously by
the governments

it requires the empowerment of the holistic approach

this can create space for


teachers individual
creativity and freedom All this can be used
and lead to more by schools to
meaningful teaching and explore the
learning program alternative reasons
for education

materials
and
teaching
methodolog
ies should
be
contentious
ly revisited

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