Why Will SNC Destroy Pakistan? Ft. Dr Anjum Altaf | 013 | The Intelligentsia

Dr. Anjum Altaf, a member of the International Coalition for Education Reform in Pakistan (ICERP), obtained MA and PhD degrees from Stanford University. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is the author of Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz (2019), More Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz (2021), and co-author (with Amit Basole) of Thinking with Ghalib: Poetry for a New Generation (2021).

00:00 The Philosophy and Mindset Behind Single National Curriculum
17:28 Dr. Anjum’s Four Books on Education
28:30 How English Medium is Destroying our Education System--the Story of Zahoor
37:00 How we are Ruining Children’s Lives--Clip of a Crying, Humiliated Boy
39:30 What Do Wittgenstein and Chomsky say about Medium of Instruction?
46:50 Medium of Instruction and Curriculum in Switzerland
49:00 What is Wrong with Single National Curriculum?
56:48 Muqaddar
58:10 Why were Teachers from Pak Turk Deported?
01:00:00 Link Between Health, Education, and Nutrition
01:02:00 Message for Parents
01:03:41 Fate of Students Who Top Board Exams
01:04:45 Memorization vs Experiential Learning--Example of Finland
01:10:25 Jihad Curriculum during Afghan Jihad
01:11:45 An Invitation to Reflect

Link to Dr. Anjum Altaf's Set of Four Books on Education
Book One: https://www.libertybooks.com/single-n...
Book Two: https://www.libertybooks.com/plain-tr...
Book Three: https://www.libertybooks.com/critical...
Book Four: https://www.libertybooks.com/what-we-...

Link to SNC textbooks: https://pctb.punjab.gov.pk/E-Books

Link to Grade-4 English Primer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YxAH...

Critical Thinking: Page 6
Analytical Reading: Page 7
Creative Writing: Page 12

Washington Post Story on Jihad Literacy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/w...

Peggy Mohan's book: https://penguin.co.in/book/wanderers-...

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