lost generation thought

MYANMAR pays price for lost generation of educated, titled of an article by ST paper by citing to AP's report. There is self-explanation to prove why say so as well as interview with local educator. Yesternight I watched ASSK's speech at union meeting with Burmese community at Paris. It included Q&A sections to explore people's desire. In response to one question given by audience regarding how to make weak education system back on right track. She always emphasis on this issue wherever she go and make speech at foreign countries. She said, she notices that today generations become smaller in physical as well as struggling with low level education. She shared her view that younger people are physically stronger and enjoy well education than their older generation in well developed nations. It's common to see declining trend in poor countries, especially on those under wrong system or dictatorship.

I am disappointing to read the fact today paper pointed out that Yangon University was once among one of finest university in Asia. No wonder they say so since this university has high quality product like general Aung San and U Thant, former UN secretary among others. However, as they claimed, it become upside down under management of half century long military Junta. A local educator guess it would take Myanmar about 10 years to catch up international level in education system. As we are moving all front, definitely our education won't be left behind. Luckily, our president is more like a scholor than a soldier. I believe his beloving in literature will boost our effort in attention toward overhaul education. It would be a dream come true if our president assign our lady, ASSK, as a minister of Education. Because she would be big bias to western education developed nations to help us in improving our education. With her request, they will happily cooperate in our process and that will reduce the process time considerably. Without expert's help, we won't be going far and more importantly rightly. 

As they said, there is a will, there is a way. We trust in our reform-minded government as they keep changing to shock the world. Our president has pledged the world to produce second wave of reforms sooner. It'll definitely get the world's already existing attention to real collaboration. It's as young as baby stage government, but it has been showing the world how much they have been committed to the process of change at all front line like a mature one. If we keep this momentum for longer run, why not our education able to catch up regional countries' one within a decade. I myself have been a member of lost generation and struggled with chronic education system. Hope this bitter experience won't be repeat to my daughter when the time come for her.