Education Bill and Beyond: Shattered Dreams of Future Nation Builders of Nepal
Summary
Nepal's new education bill faces criticism for perpetuating dual educational systems, failing to ensure constitutional rights to free education, and promoting neoliberal ideologies that divide students and weaken national identity.
Key Points
- Nepal's education bill largely focuses on teacher and staff management, neglecting crucial issues like dual education systems producing polarized mindsets.
- The bill does not fully realize the constitutional right to free education, as even community schools compel parents to pay fees.
- Dual mediums of instruction, Nepali and English, further divide students cognitively and culturally, causing inferiority complexes and confusion.
- University education is criticized for producing frustrated, unemployed graduates adhering to neoliberal ideologies, with research lacking social transformation impact.
