I give you one example: In europe the dogs also cross the road on zebra crossing and dogs also wait for the green light to cross the road. How amazing it is.
Any comments.

And secondly in the modern age of OCW why dont dont we offer video lectures of subject specialists to all the Govt. high schools, all one needs is a computer for a grooup of 4-5 students, and they can watch it at the time of their ease. i know its not unique idea there is one virtual tv and i remember watching some of their lectures, why cant their recorded programs be offered to students so that they can watch it at the time of their convenience.

wassalam

I dont know what is the crux of ur mail. OK, it sounds good that u r doing PhD. But it doesnt sound good that u start lashing out ur harsh comments on me like this. Words like foolish etc. sound saddening. I presume that education should also teach us some humility. And even if my comments are really not up to the mark, please help me rectify my thoughts, for I may be the same undergrad student who needs some counselling, and to groom the likes of whom u r working day in and out to learn a PhD degree.

I must agree that I haven’t read philosophy much. I find it hard to read and understand logic, for instance. But I dont undermine its importance, maybe it is just that my aptitude is not up to the mark at the moment to grasp the basic concepts. But all I wanted to say was that philosophy should be taught i Pakistan.

We can also criticize Ahsan Iqbal, why cant we? Sure we can. It is a god thing that he is a Ivy leaguer. But his coming from such an institution shouldnt make us stand any shorter. And even in Pakistan, specially in Urban areas like Pakistan, the people who are introduced to Ivy Leagues are no more shy of applying there for admissions. And as a matter of fact there are many who actually do end up there. Ivy League is not a news in Pakistan.

On the other hand, what ever ur recommendations are for the rest of the people of Pakistan, and no matter whether they take them or not, I am not shy of criticizing Ahsan Iqbal. I think I am equally qualified, if not more. And I am confident. Besides, given that I am a decent person, I would choose my words accordingly while doing so.

I particularly didnt like the way you kind of bashed me. That we must respect u coz u r doing a PhD sounds, but please dont think that u r a unique person on this forum. I personally believe that plenty of PhDs benefit from pkpolitics everyday. Moreover, it would lead u to earn a poor reputation among ur students if you bash them like this.

I conclude this message with a personal quote which I just coined to suit the context of this mail.

Education should inculcate decency and humility, apart from the skills of the trade: For it not hard to find a good car mechanic in Pakistan, but it is hard to find one who is genteel too.

There is a joke in punjabi:
“Q: Tusee lahore jaa rahay ho?
A: Naheen, main lahore ja riya aan”

As it appears to me, Rajkumar presented a case FOR philosophy and not against it. You also came up in support of philosophy as to how it helps you in presenting a better thesis as you prepare to graduate in Economics.

In this light your harsh criticism appears quite idiotic to me.

A good program/ tradition where many stakeholder air their views. After this a more detailed series may be necessary b4 govt finalizes its policy; Ahsan Iqbal is on leave these days due ro judges so Eduaction & every thing else has to wait as far as contribtuon from PML(N) is concerned.