An Outline for High School [Grade 6 to 10] Curriculum for the Third World Countries
by Pir Rokhan
Dated 12-03-12
Languages
· Mandatory First /Mother Language [ for example Pashto , Tamil, Dari, Balochi, Sindhi, Punjabi etc]
· Optional Second Language English / Arabic / Urdu / Hindi etc.
Health and Hygiene
· Mandatory Principles of Health and Hygiene including Balanced Diet, Healthy Food etc.
· Optional Diseases, Cure and Pharma education
Emergency Management
· Mandatory First Aid in various accidents / shocks/ attacks/trauma/ mishaps
· Optional dispensing/nursing /cure education
Technical Skills
· Mandatory skill in any one of the following: Cellular phones/ Computers/ Sewing/ knitting/ woodwork/ blacksmith/ Electrician/ Mechanic / Performing Arts/ Fine Arts / Music / Media technologies etc etc…
· Optional Internship or documentation of skill acquired
Reasoning/Argumentation
Mandatory education of Logic
Optional vocal/oratory/writing education
Basic Sciences
Mandatory Science /Mathematics/ Social Sciences education
Optional Physics/ Biology/Chemistry education
Environment and Pollution
· Mandatory Environment education
· Optional Education of Issues related to Environment and Pollution
Industrial Education
Mandatory Industrial Supply Chain Education
Optional Study of one specific local industry
Institutional knowledge
Mandatory knowledge of basis state institutions
Optional knowledge of global institutions
Legal Education
Mandatory knowledge of human rights
Optional knowledge of local/country/religious law
Culture Education
· Mandatory Local Cultural Education
· Optional Study of any other cultural community
Religious Education
· Mandatory Local Religious Education
· Optional Study of any other religious group
Personality Development
Mandatory knowledge of Personality Development
Optional Education of Personality Traits, Disorders, Qualities like Leadership, Management etc
Sports and Physical Training
Mandatory exercise using Yoga / Judo / Karate or other techniques
Optional participation in any indoor or outdoor games
Exceptional Studies
Mandatory one to one student counseling for exceptional students
Optional Creative classes based on specific talents and faculties for Exceptional Students
You're brilliant. In fact, you're beyond brilliant. This needs to be circulated as widely, especially in Pakistan/Pukhtunkhwa, as possible!
ReplyDeleteI do have a suggestion, though.
For Languages, I think that, yes, the mother/first language should definitely be made mandatory - but English should not be made optional. English should be made mandatory (because of its universal importance), and all other languages--not just Arabic but also German, French, Russian, etc.--should be made optional. The students should have the option to choose any of the languages. Understandably, not every language may be offered in the institution (due to facts of lack of resources, such as teachers of the particular language, for example), but that's all right.
And for Technical Skills: I don't think it's the best idea to compile all of these sub-categories under one category. I mean, knowing our society, I'd suspect all the males will go for technical stuff and most of the females will go for the domestic stuff! So when you say that these should be made mandatory, what exactly do you mean? Should all men and women attain both domestic and technical skills? I'm confused by the slashes, I suppose.
Other than this, this is just great!
Thank you!
Making English also a mandatory language means two mandatory languages which in turn is over emphasis on linguistics and will waste a lot of time of those who have other technical talent in addition to decreasing the importance and possibly evolution of mother language.
ReplyDeleteBy making technical skills mandatory I mean every person will have the opportunity to excel in one's area of talent irrespective of gender. If males go for technical and females for domestic it’s their choice, there is no limit on the converse choice too. What you are afraid of is just a concern it’s not binding in the curriculum. Slashes just means examples of choices and means "or".
LOL @ "and means 'or'" ... You funny.
ReplyDeleteSo you think English should be only optional? I'm not sure. I still think it's too important to be made only optional and should hence be made mandatory. But I suppose anyone interested in it can take both English and Pashto if they'd like.
And you best hope I'm there so that not all the females are inclined towards domestic-related courses and all the males towards technical-related ones.
P.S. PLEASE don't make your commentators have to go through the hell of proving that they're real people and not robots, having to type some rubbish that's so frequently illegible!!! Can you please, pleeeeease get rid of this option on your blog?! I dread visiting you here 'cause of that!!!!! ugh.
ReplyDeleteSuperb recommendations....In India too, most of these guidelines have been ignored and we are facing skill and talent crunches precisely because of the neglect of teaching in many of the areas you have pointed out.
ReplyDeleteLack of understanding and vision is rampant in India too.....