High pass rates don't mean improvement in education

In 2001, the SSC pass rate was 35 percent and HSC pass rate was 27 percent. The rates increased to 91 percent and 76 percent, respectively, in 2014. This year, the SSC pass rate was 80 percent and HSC pass rate is 68 percent. The percentage may be rising, but the standard of education in Bangladesh hasn't improved much. Students can easily pass examinations, but they don't seem to be acquiring proper knowledge or values. The current education system relies heavily on coaching and private tuitions. Most schools and colleges have next to no lessons being taught in the classrooms. Because the students know that they can pass exams easily, they are inattentive to their studies. Most teachers are incompetent. They are unable to make the learning process interesting for students. Some dishonest teachers are more interested in private tuitions than teaching in the classrooms. Institutions, as a result, are failing. We hope that our government will be more careful about designing our education system and take proper steps.

Biplob, Faridpur