I’ve spent years moving between classrooms, teacher-training sessions, and mentoring conversations with school leaders. No matter where I go, a private school in Karachi, a public school workshop in South Punjab, or an online teacher circle, the same concern keeps surfacing: our children can memorise, but can they think critically?
This reflection grows out of that discomfort. It is not an attack on exam marks that matter in Pakistan, and families are right to care about them. But it is a question about balance. How do we keep exam success while also preparing students for a world that demands critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and adaptability?
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