Bangladeshi schools with global exposure can offer an atmosphere of ‘global village’ to both children and their guardians, says Munira Quader, a school education specialist.
According to her, the students, who are holistic in their development and quest for knowledge, are the ones who truly attain success in their career and life.
Munira Quader, head of primary (I-VI) section of Singapore School Kinderland, Gulshan, has found that most students inherit a deep sense of “belonging” and relevance towards the nation.
“Most students build enough confidence to refine themselves to engage in local and global platforms,” she said in an interview with Prothom Alo.
She also emphasised the importance of being more tolerant so that the future generation may avail the opportunity to explore their strengths and become leaders of the nation.
On why English-medium schools are not affected by the national crisis of question paper leaks, one who served more than two decades in running schools in Dhaka and Chittagong, Munira Quader pointed out, “A deep respect and concern to hold on to a prestigious exam pattern provides the virtue of preserving the secrecy of the question papers.”
She has observed a clear shift in the learning process - from book-oriented education to the concept of fun learning.
Despite her own brilliant results at both Bachelor’s and Master’s levels in international relations, Dhaka University, as well as at secondary and higher secondary level, she feels that expectations beyond limit and constant comparisons should be avoided in providing education to children.
She spoke on a wide range of issues of secondary level of education during the interview, the full text of which is presented below:
