Physical Education

Physical education is the system of learning through physical activities intended to enhance physical fitness, develop motor skills, knowledge and conduct of healthy, solid and dynamic living. It is a mean of development and growth of a person all in all. With physical education, individuals acquire bundle of variety of expressions which are undauntedly related with the personal impression of fun as well as knowledge and understanding of human motion. It manages the complete physical, spiritual and mental growth of an individual with the assistance of different activities. It centers around recreational programs that are proven as catharsis to forgo a person’s worries, anxieties and depression. 

By biological perspective, its importance can be seen as that because of physical activities blood circulation boosts up and blood moves throughout the body quickly which results in the intake of supplements and fresh oxygen that makes nervous tissues to wind up more grounded and work better. Unfortunately, physical education isn’t given the worthiness that it merits. It is considered a co-curricular activity, hobby or a side interest for some, not as essential as core subjects. 

Worldwide it is acknowledged as a part of educational program however lamentably in Pakistan physical education is taken as futile or just as a sport. According to research, there are only a total of 170 universities in Pakistan and among them only 18 universities offer masters programs regarding physical education, only 3 universities offer M.phil but there isn’t any institute that offers PhD in physical education. The condition of physical education is deportable here. It should be made a part of mandatory curriculum at school level as well as at higher level as it provides active life style for every age group. Efforts are needed to enhance the cognizance of physical education among masses.

       “Students active outside the classroom, do better inside the class room.”

Causes of Poor education in Pakistan

Education is considered as the backbone of society and without educating the nation a country can never flourish. Pakistan has hit the rock bottom in the educational dilemma as almost 40 percent to 50 percent of students who boasted to be future of the country, can neither read nor write a sentence in Urdu or English. 

The issue faced by the development of education system narrows down to six major problems such as: Lack of Proper Planning, Social constraints, Gender gap, Cost of education, War on Terror and Funds for Education. The predicament worsens day by day as the rulers as it seems insist on remaining ignorant on this subject, and are unready to realize that even though terrorism, energy woes and economic hardships are huge problems, the ultimate enemy of the state is none other than the corrupt and rotting education system that still bases in learning parrot-fashion.

 Education is said to be an investment in economic development of a nation but here in this case investment for education itself is not satisfactory. Pakistan public expenditure to education is not up to the mark. And if this continues to be the case; then this country’s education system will jump out of the ashes only to land into a fire. Some serious steps should be taken in order to cope up with these issues so as to improve the educational situation in Pakistan.

Education System in Pakistan

Education is the act of acquiring general knowledge, harnessing the capability of reasoning and judgment and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. It is not only restricted to schools. Parents and family instill good manners and make responsible citizens out of their children, but formal education begins when the child starts school, where they are taught, how to behave and understand what is going on around them .

Since after independence Pakistan has never been able to get out of education crisis. Due to economic crisis supported by the fact that no government has yet been able to formulate and implement the right educational policy, the situation gets worst day by day. According to Pakistan economic survey 2017-2018 the literacy rate of Pakistan is 58 percent which is very low as compared to other countries. Moreover it has declined from 60% to 58%.It is  absolutely an alarming situation for the country . 

Right now Pakistan has to take some initiatives to boost up education sector by formulating some strong policies. All educational institutions whether government, private, profitable, non-profitable or online must work upon some serious transparent policies. Working patterns must be allotted to all these institutions with strong accountability system that can keep a check and balance on the progress. If we are ever able to create a corruption free system, we will be able to keep the track of whole performance .It will provide us an insight of our deficiencies on which we need to work upon. The day we are able to overcome the shortcomings, our country will be able to come out of these economic and educational crisis. It will ultimately lead our country towards speedy development.