The campus dilemma

By A Mawaz, Dhaka.
6 July 2004, 18:00 PM
All regimes are very keen on the development of education at all levels. The effort is very much visible, in the budget, and at the stone-laying foundation ceremonies. There is not enough publicity (for awareness) on the investment return.

How to count the political systems losses in the education system (at the higher tiers)? Combine it with the systems losses in our political culture, and the resulting scenario is grim. The net balance is positive or negative?

That is the political side. There are other unethical activities. How far the current degrees are for ornament rather than knowledge? The various aspects of the social environmental pollution in the campus have to be analyzed more deeply, as the long-term implications have far-reaching negative cumulative effects. But are the political masters listening? Good politicians are also good listeners.

But what is happening in the background : the subtle political indoctrination at the university level? Even the teachers fall willingly into the trap, presuming some sort of freedom. The affected students (the student bodies of the political parties) are making their presence felt in the campus (and outside) in a strong positive way. Is political approach to life the end goal of higher education? It is a monstrous thought!

Education is also a tool for discrimination, integrity, and discretion. Other rising new nations are also passing through similar phases. What are we learning from the global situations?

The philosophical outcome is disturbing there is no market for neutral observers and analysis. Is it inferiority complex, or market opportunism? Earn one's living by the sweat of the brow, or brow-beat others into submission? We are weak in monitoring, and afraid of pointing out the negative implications. The syndrome is not new please the government!

These lines are a Preamble to the Introduction of the massive report in the pipeline(?), which would be ceremoniously archived for non-achievement!