Friday, March 2, 2012

Competition Kills learning


According to dictionary competition is contest between individuals or groups. It arises when two competing parties strive for goal which cannot be shared.

As we know that if somebody get apart in competition without any preparation, would not helps to accomplish goal; because it requires time, knowledge, and learning skills. Though the competition gives motivation to get in hope of win but it doesn't create any learning environment. It just motivates those who are likely to win the competition. If we consider the result of competition that, how many competitors actually excel in the competition? It’s likely small number and most don't.

Competition creates many problems, it enforces learners to limit their performance and potential, diminishing there enjoyment of learning process, undermining their self-confidence and chance to discover importance of intrinsic motivation.

Well competition has place in business, sports and modern technology but not in learning process. As we all know that as natural human being we are thirsty for knowledge, we don't need to compete against someone else for the desire because it destroy the cooperative learning process, it destroy the spread of information, it enforces two groups to not share the information.

However it puts too much pressure on people and stress of, it could cause them to just give up. If they think there is no hope, everyone is passing them by.

So student should be allowed to learn but on their own pace to absorb the knowledge, not to just memorize it.

And competition is not killing only learning but it also kills innovation and creativity too. If the competition was necessary then children would never learn to talk and walk.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied


The term written by great politician and former British Prime Minister Mr. William Ewart Gladstone in the mid of 18th century.
As we know that our problems are not external but domestic. We people of Pakistan having solemnly resolved to constitute Pakistan into sovereign, social, secular, Democratic Islamic
Republic, and to secure its all citizens - Justice, economic, religion and social values, but after 64 years we have endless laws but not enough justice.
One of the many problems that people of Pakistan faces in our judiciary system is Justice Denied. Most of the time cases linger on for years, even decades. We believe that courts are sign of piece, where people seek justice for their grievances, but in Pakistan situation is quit different. I thought that Pakistan Courts have become an icon of Justice., but our recent experience, and our current situation of courts forces me to change my opinion.
I have lot of real stories to explain here, I would highlight just general few of them. Number of people from different areas of capital reaches Police Station of log First Information Report(FIR) to seek justice, either they are denied or delayed; mostly it takes moths to register FIR, in this long duration every thing vanishes from evidence to witness. If a victim move application to SSP or other concerned higher Authorities, mostly they do not respond.
If a women want a divorce at the age of 45, she will get it at 50.
If a man want to meet his son, who is living with his wife after separation, our courts will take a year to decide the matter. Though the family cases are not too complicated.
Recently Sindh Assembly passed constitution for rights of individual women; that she have right to merry with whom she want, but this is again denied. Many girls and boys killed under rude culture of Sindh in Karro Karri cases. It is this delayed justice which keeps poor and illiterate people on the mercy of Waderas and Chodhries.
One hope that our judiciary looks into "Justice delayed is justice denied" matter but this is again political show, A show room to highlight irrelevant problems, just to keep public away from internal basic problems.
Justice delayed will not only be justice denied. I will also destroy the rule of law, a basic feature of once constitution.