عبدالمجیب سہالوی
افسوس ہے کہ ۲؍ نومبر ۲۰۰۱ء کو مشہور مزاحیہ نگار اور صحافی عبدالمجیب سہالوی کا انتقال ہوگیا ان کا وطن ضلع بارہ بنکی کا قصبہ سہالی تھا جو درس نظامی کے بانی ملا نظام الدین کا وطن ہونے کی بنا پر عالم گیر شہرت رکھتا ہے۔ مرحوم عبدالمجیب سہالوی کی تعلیم دار العلوم ندوۃ العلماء لکھنؤ میں ہوئی پھر انہوں نے لکھنؤ یونیورسٹی سے وکالت کی ڈگری لی مگر صحافت کے پیشہ سے وابستہ رہے۔
ان کو ادب کی مخصوص صنف طنز و مزاح سے دلچسپی تھی، ایک زمانے میں لکھنو سے نکلنے والا مشہور روزنامہ قومی آواز پورے اترپردیش میں چھایا ہوا تھا، مگر پچھلے کئی برسوں سے وہ یہاں سے تو غائب ہوگیا مگر اس کو اور اس کے فکاہی کالم ’’گلوریاں‘‘ کو ابھی تک لوگ بھولے نہیں ہیں۔ یہ کالم سہالوی صاحب ہی لکھتے تھے اور اس کی وجہ سے ان کو بڑی شہرت ملی۔ لکھنؤ کی شستہ و شیریں زبان اور طنز و مزاح کا کالم سونے پر سہاگا ہوتا تھا۔
ان کے دلچسپ فکاہی مضامین کا ایک مجموعہ ’’مفلسی میں آٹا گیلا‘‘ کے نام سے عرصہ ہوا شائع ہوا تھا جو بہت پسند کیا گیا۔ انہوں نے طویل عمر پائی لیکن عرصے سے ان کا نام سننے میں نہیں آرہا تھا گویا موتواقبل ان تموتوا کی تفسیر ہوگئے تھے، اﷲ تعالیٰ ادب و صحافت کے اس خادم کی مغفرت فرمائے اور پس ماندگان کو تسلی عطا کرے، آمین۔ (ضیاء الدین اصلاحی، جنوری ۲۰۰۲ء)
Accountability is essential for proper working of government and its institutes. If it the head and other members of government are not hold accountable then they can cross their limits and rights of people may not be preserved. Authoritative persons may take advantage of their position. Western political thinkers are of mix opinion, some of them think it necessary to be held accountable but a few deny this. Islam strictly prohibit the miss use of authority so accountability is its essential part. Since the reign of Holy Prophet (PBUH) as the head of first Islamic state, special focus has been put on accountability. People were appoint for this purpose. Caliphates put themselves in front of their masses to ask whatever their want to ask. They are only be obeyed until they order according to the Islamic law.
Curriculum, to a great extent shapes students' experiences in school. Assessment as a major component of curriculum plays an important role in students' academic life because it not only assesses students learning but also contributes in their learning. Unfortunately, there are many issues in our curriculum, teaching learning and assessment. Almost in all the public and private schools, government prescribed textbooks are the only source of knowledge that are followed religiously, which provides one-sided, limited and outdated knowledge to the learners. Teachers are transmitting knowledge and there is no connection of teaching and learning with learners' daily lives. Moreover, assessment encourages rote learning and tests only knowledge, neglecting other higher order skills. The purpose of this research was to explore the success and challenges of three private schools in Karachi, Pakistan, who have initiated the Aga Khan University- Examination Board (AKU-EB) based portfolio assessment in their schools. The design of the research was a qualitative paradigm case study. One hundred and eleven students from all three schools, along with head teachers, and mathematics teachers of each school participated in this research. Besides students and teachers, one of the AKU-EB officials was the research participant. For data generating, I conducted semi-structured interviews of the teachers, head teachers and AKU-EB official and surveyed the students through a questionnaire. The findings revealed the portfolio assessment minimised teacher centered teaching approaches and promoted students active participation in teaching and learning. Use of reflection, self-assessment, peer assessment, presentation, and a collaborative learning environment in a school were major successes of this project. Stakeholders also a highlighted a few challenges regarding conducting and assessing group work, self – and peer - assessment. Stakeholders also faced challenges because of limited time available for the projects and ambiguity in the instructions for some projects.