Teachers, parents say other issues in education more pressing than proposed revamp of school syllabus

A file image of school children in a classroom. Educators fear the proposed revamp will introduce too many changes in too short a time frame. — filepic

IF THE foundation of the education system itself is not well planned, no amount of syllabus revamping will benefit anyone.

This is what some teachers, parents and educationist interviewed feel about the Education Ministry’s proposal to revamp primary and secondary school syllabus next year.