Education and its importance

In a time when technology is at its highest point of evolution and development, humanity is putting all its highest hopes in the High techs of today to make their daily life easier.

One example worthy to be mentioned would be “SIRI” the artificial intelligence software launched by Apple end of 2011.Although many debates were presented on whether or not “SIRI” was a true artificial intelligence (AI), one can’t deny the technological revolution it reflected.

For example writers are expecting from such softwares to write their ideas and imagination, architects are expecting their creativity to automatically become sketches, ect…

So practically, humanity is hoping that an AI executes their desires. 

Unfortunately, this preoccupation with technology and machines is in parallel accompanied with the negligence of human competencies and potentials.

While a big number of the planet population were eagerly waiting for the launching of “SIRI” in 2011, an average of 860 million people couldn’t even spell the word “SIRI”.

The latest UNESCO report of 2011 shows an average of 793 million adult analphabets worldwide, being 1/6 of the total number of adults, in addition with 70 million children who do not attend schools.

Alphabetization is the hope of the rising of many underdeveloped countries suffering from poverty, misery, hunger… It constitutes an important factor in a demographical and economical integration leading to total development.

In Lebanon, the latest studies show an average of 7.6% of analphabets in our society. This percentage needs to be lower for the total development of our country.

As for the 92.4% alphabets, their education is divided between public and private schools that are each managed in a different way.

We lack in Lebanon unification and standardization between the public and private education for well educated, cultivated and mature citizens.

We need to improve our education; we need to improve our school.

Let us start with our schools’ physical condition effecting the health, safety and well being of our students.

Satisfied students lead to satisfied teachers, parents and community.

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