#Flexible #syllabus?
Kerala’s General Education Minister V. Sivankutty’s impulsive decision to revise the school syllabus in response to a political row with the Governor is both inappropriate and irresponsible.
The school syllabus is not a tool for political retaliation or personal ego battles. It is a carefully structured framework meant to serve the academic and developmental needs of students. It is absurd to treat it as a flexible document to be altered at the whims of ministers reacting to current events.
The minister’s announcement raises serious concerns about whether he even has a comprehensive understanding of the existing syllabus. His past promises such as the additional textbook to supplement NCERT content have never materialized.
Such erratic interventions only disrupt academic consistency and undermine the credibility of the education system. Education must be driven by pedagogy and expert consultation, not by the passing moods of politicians.
-K A Solaman
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