Egypt’s Minister of Education Mahmoud Aboul-Nasr said that members of the Muslim Brotherhood aim to undermine the efforts exerted by the ministry to develop the educational process.
He referred to the texts that exist in the fourth grade books, adding that they these texts from the curricula formed by the Brotherhood.
The ministry will take strict action against those who are involved in any violations, Aboul Nasr said during an interview with ONTV channel. He said they will refer violators to the Administrative Prosecution to conduct investigations and to take legal measures against them.
He said they established a center to draft the curricula to prevent Brotherhood members from manipulating the school textbooks. They controlled the printing of the books during ousted President Mohamed Morsi’s rule and they are currently working to cleanse the different ministry positions from the corrupt ones.
Regarding the fear of the spread of swine flu when school season begins, Aboul Nasr reassured Egyptians that the ministry took the protective measures to prevent the spread of the disease. He brought up the Minister of Health’s statement to reassure them in this regard.
He called on students to not go to their schools and stay at home if they suffered from any flu symptoms so they do not spread the infection in the high density of students in the classrooms. He said the number exceeds 120 students per classrooms in some schools in Giza.
Aboul Nasr said there are a large number of schools that need inclusive reform and the ministry launched a number of campaigns to develop the schools. They managed to collect 200-million EGP in donations to develop the schools in different governorates.
They have a clear plan to improve the curricula, and the ministry already amended the curricula of the primary stage in schools. They turned to adopt the international standards in this regard, depending on a number of educational experts, according to Aboul Nasr.
He expressed his frustration at the current situation in Egypt about the education. “The level of education in Egypt does not satisfy anyone, whether they are officials or ordinary citizens,” he said and the need to improve teachers’ performance will pave the way to develop the educational process itself.
According to the constitution, the minister said, the budget of education will reach 13 billion EGP, which is about four percent of the national income.
The ministry will support the teachers who will perform well and the ministry will support and encourage teachers who are keen not only to teach the curricula but also to improve the community as whole.
