The word imbalance fails not to suggest a bunch of figure-tinkering tools like weighing scales or the common seesaw. Funny it seems, with its iconic falling and rising ambivalence. However, there are times that even its silly analogies impale the sore maladies of society -- educational imbalance, for one.
What imbalances could subsist under the wing of educators and academics? Provided below is some of it:
- Imbalances in quality of education. An example would be the strong emphasis laid on higher education but less of such in secondary education. Hence, quality education is proliferated via strict evaluation in higher education.
- Educational imbalance in access to quality education. Quality is largely accommodated by urban areas, while its percolation fails to effectively populate amongst its rural counterparts.
- Imbalances in educational resources. This is inclusive of both human and material resources. Imbalances in human resources entail the shortage of teachers in areas of great demand. On the other hand, material resource-imbalance manifests through the lack of physical appropriation of text and reference books, technological equipment like PCs or learning software, and other important facilities, such as libraries and audio-visual rooms.
- Educational imbalance in course or program choice. This describes the limited choice of course or program offers in an educational institution and/or community. For example, a fishing community naturally offers marine biology programs or tourism courses, but may lack information technology or I.T. courses.
Indeed, behind such numbered imbalances is a multitude of factors at play. In other words, the obvious may not probably show it all and may hide the real culprit. Hence, imbalances are rampant – its lack of genuine roots propels everyone to point fingers and not address the real issue. Yet, this does not give the authority any right to give no fight against these imbalances.
