The Education system in Egypt "Final Draft"

Eid Adha Mubarak

The education system is a mirror in any society that reflects the culture. Education is the basis of progress in any country whereby it is a measure of progress and civilization. There are a number of similarities among educational systems in all countries e.g. student, teacher, books and blackboards, but the way of using them is different. In Egypt, there are a lot of problems which faced educational system. It becomes as punishment.  When Child has a six year, he is punished by going to school and graduate to face other punishments                     

      On the one hand, the first educational problem of public schools is the large school size and student population. On an average, most public schools are twice the size of private schools, so millions of student didn't benefit from curriculum. Another educational problem of public schools is higher rate of violence and student dropout. There are many students who might threaten their classmates. They might use abusive language and dominate them physically or mentally.  In addition that, the curriculum is only depending on memorizing and learning by heart. Also it's very difficult to be understood and isn't connected with society and age. Also the examinations aren`t connected with the objectives of curriculum. In addition that, the deterioration of relations between teacher and students.  Now private lessons became a major source of income to the teacher that lead to the disappearance of the image of the model teacher.Also schools are on the verge of collapse. A lot of schools without windows, roofs and water closets.

     According to the above mentioned; high education isn't useful for students because of lack of facilities. Poverty of the educational system in Egyptian universities doesn't help for scientific researches and creativity .The curriculum in university doesn't connect with scientific progress but depend on memorizing.

       On the other hand, educational system needs a lot of modifications .First; the number of student should be decreased. Second; schools can prevent violence by providing security to some extent. Third; curriculum should be connected with the needs of society by changing the elements of educational process and reformation it in a scientifically way.  Also, examination should connect with the objectives of curriculum .Also it shouldn't only depend on memorizing but understanding. Fourth, school building should be developed and restoration. Finally, government should spend more money on scientific researches and encourage creative students to improve their abilities.

     Thus, improving the educational system isn't the responsibility of government alone as all members of society should be involved in the improvement process.  As it's our future which we should do our best to make it better as we can.