By Zubeida Mustafa
WE are a nation in a hurry. When we set out to do something, we do not plan and want the task done right away. In the case of a child’s education, this penchant for haste has a negative impact on the child as well as on society. There is, after all, an appropriate time for whatever has to be done. You cannot speed it up at will. I remember Dr Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, a renowned scientist, telling us that his experiments required him to mix various elements in a test tube and then wait for days to give nature time to do its work.
