BY MEHMET ALTAN
SABAH- I wonder how the future situation of the media will be as the EU process gains speed. Will it deal with Turkey’s fundamental problems? Turkey didn’t begin to discuss many of its fundamental problems. There are serious problems in education. If we can’t solve it the society will get into a mental coma. Education Ministry released a report on 60,000 high school students. The report says that the students cannot fully perceive Turkish words. We have students who cannot understand the words of their own native language. This is a serious problem
The situation in mathematics is worse. Mathematics is very difficult for those who can’t fully understand Turkish. These are the findings of the Education Ministry. What kind of solutions could we produce? Of course the situation of the teachers, who will produce and practice solutions for the problem, is another problem. They aren’t paid well and can’t follow the recent developments of their profession.
Turkey’s education problem will be discussed in its EU membership process. EU member countries estimate their long run employment policies and make arrangements in parallel with this. Employment policy and education are closely related to each other. We have to overcome the indifference towards education. The future of our children depends on our discussions for a better education.