Science-oriented education needed

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday insisted the authorities concerned to build the country's youth by providing science-oriented education and time-befitting training in order to make them skilled imbued with patriotism, human values and morality. Indisputably, the president is correct to have delivered a very well-timed call. We too, believe that there is no substitute for science-oriented education in today’s world.

Invaluable contributions of our youths are evident in every stage of our history. The youth society has an important role in the country's struggles and movements, including the Language Movement and Liberation War. Most of the participants of the 1971 Liberation War were youths. Given today’s social, economical and political reality of Bangladesh the youths now have even a bigger challenge ahead. It is right here where the need for science-based education becomes vital.

The Department of Youth Development and ministries concerned must take innovative steps to improve their skill and capacity, ensure transparency and accountability in public services, and increase ICT use for youth development.

One third of the country's population, around five crore, are youths. The role of youth generation is very important for the country's overall economic development. We can make them demographic dividend by proper utilization of their development activities. Moreover, the role of youths is also a must to achieve targets of the Sustainable and Millennium Development Goals (SDG and MDGs) - particularly in the field of poverty alleviation, education, health, gender disparity, environment conservation and livable urbanization.

More specifically, science education deals with sharing of science content and process with individuals who are not considered traditionally to be member of the scientific community; the individuals could be students, farmers, market women or a whole community. For instance, science education in Nigeria concentrates on the teaching of science concepts, method of teaching and addressing misconceptions held by learners regarding science concepts.

In many developing countries science-oriented education has become a key tool for ensuring development and economic progress. Most importantly, without science-based education learning and thriving on information and communication technology would be impossible. Science and technology will not be possible without science education; for instance engineering, medicine, architecture, etc. will not be possible if there is no one to teach the students the core subjects needed for these courses. Very much in tuned with our president’s call, we call for our schools, colleges, and universities to focus more on science-based education.

 

Science-oriented education needed

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday insisted the authorities concerned to build the countrys youth by providing science-oriented education and time-befitting training in order to make them skilled imbued with patriotism, human values and morality. Indisputably, the president is correct to have delivered a very well-timed call. We too, believe that there is no substitute for science-oriented education in todays world. Invaluable contributions of our youths are evident in every stage of our history. The youth society has an important role in the countrys struggles and movements, including the Language Movement and Liberation War. Most of the participants of the 1971 Liberation War were youths. Given todays social, economical and political reality of Bangladesh the youths now have even a bigger challenge ahead. It is right here where the need for science-based education becomes vital. The Department of Youth Development and ministries concerned must take innovative steps to improve their skill and capacity, ensure transparency and accountability in public services, and increase ICT use for youth development. One third of the countrys population, around five crore, are youths. The role of youth generation is very important for the countrys overall economic development. We can make them demographic dividend by proper utilization of their development activities. Moreover, the role of youths is also a must to achieve targets of the Sustainable and Millennium Development Goals (SDG and MDGs) - particularly in the field of poverty alleviation, education, health, gender disparity, environment conservation and livable urbanization. More specifically, science education deals with sharing of science content and process with individuals who are not considered traditionally to be member of the scientific community; the individuals could be students, farmers, market women or a whole community. For instance, science education in Nigeria concentrates on the teaching of science concepts, method of teaching and addressing misconceptions held by learners regarding science concepts. In many developing countries science-oriented education has become a key tool for ensuring development and economic progress. Most importantly, without science-based education learning and thriving on information and communication technology would be impossible. Science and technology will not be possible without science education; for instance engineering, medicine, architecture, etc. will not be possible if there is no one to teach the students the core subjects needed for these courses. Very much in tuned with our presidents call, we call for our schools, colleges, and universities to focus more on science-based education.