A Call for Comprehensive Change in Education

  • Date: 14-May-2022
  • Source: Asharq AL-awsat
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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A Call for Comprehensive Change in Education

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I recently checked some of the discussions that took place at the International Conference and Exhibition for Education in Riyadh, which reflected the interest of the key players in the field and their quest to improve it.

I am once again writing about education because it is truly the biggest real challenge facing any attempt of progress in civil and military issues, and the key to unlocking a better future for all nations.

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In reality, we are face-to-face with an ancient and deep legacy that has accumulated over the years and has become inadequate for today’s world and counter-productive for a country like Saudi Arabia that has ambitious projects such as Vision 2030. The old education system persists as a major obstacle for all countries in the region, regardless of their level of accumulated sovereign wealth, as they continue to suffer from a significant gap separating them from the industrially developed world.

I have previously written about the necessity of thinking outside the box and the US experience of teaching exact sciences as two crucial topics that deserve more discussions, lectures, and conferences. This calls for a