Makkah daily

We need a new grand vision for our school curricula, one that involves constant development and the addition of new subjects. Such curricula can help students build a bright future for themselves. We also need to give students practical skills by offering electrical, plumbing and carpentry courses.

Today, most of us rely on plumbers to fix even simple household plumbing issues that we could fix ourselves if we had acquired the knowledge at school. We need such topics to be offered in schools because they teach self-sufficiency by helping students deal with any problems they face at home. I am not saying that students should learn all the skills of a trade but just the basics and if a student decides to become a plumber or electrician in the future, there is no harm in that either. No matter the trade, the future is promising for anyone who undergoes intensive vocational training and education.

Another important subject is entrepreneurship as this teaches students the important skills needed to start a business, how to conduct a feasibility study, market a product and run the financial affairs of a small business. This subject can provide students with vital business skills that can help them turn a profit quickly.

A third subject could be community service as this will help students become efficient and active members of society, who can make positive changes and contribute to the development of society and even suggest practical solutions to various social problems, such as illiteracy. Students can volunteer in blood donation drives, street sweeping and other activities.

We can make education an efficient tool by developing our curricula, which will help our sons and daughters acquire important life skills.