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Former Science Head criticizes curriculum destruction and industry shift
The article discusses the destruction of Egypt's Curriculum Development Center and its transformation from an independent scientific institution into a department affiliated with the General Office of the Ministry of Education. This occurred during the era of Dr. Tarek Shawky and his team. The article explains that since its establishment in 1988 under the leadership of Dr. Kawthar Kauchouk, the center relied on Egyptian scientific expertise and aimed to develop curricula according to national standards, free from external interference and profit motives. Former ministers, especially Dr. Yousry Effati, attempted to maintain the center’s independence and develop it as a policy-making authority for curricula. However, Shawky’s era saw the destruction of this vision through marginalizing its role and turning educational content creation into a commercial process involving foreign companies, including their participation in curriculum development and textbook materials. It also involved adopting non-Egyptian curricula, such as Japanese, instead of developing Egyptian curricula aligned with national standards. The article highlights that these changes led to the cancellation of certain subjects and structural alterations in the education system that do not conform to national standards, describing them as a dangerous deviation from the foundations of national educational development and its preservation.
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