Venerable Professor Induragare Dhammaratana Thero warned that the proposed new education reforms could severely damage the country’s future generations and even lead to the downfall of the current government if implemented in their present form.
He made these remarks while attending a Sangha Council meeting held in Colombo today. The meeting, organised to clarify the objectives of the proposed education reforms, took place this afternoon (29) at the Colombo Foundation Institute.
Addressing the gathering, Venerable Dhammaratana Thero stressed the importance of prolonged discussion, broad consultation with subject experts, and careful consideration of the experience of senior administrators before introducing such fundamental changes to the education system.
He cautioned that the proposed curriculum reforms could evolve into the most serious crisis facing the country at present. The Thero said that pushing through the reforms without adequate preparation and consensus would be harmful to future generations and could destabilise the government itself.
Describing the approach as misguided, he said implementing the reforms in their current form was comparable to trying to force a round peg into a square hole.
