‘Education shouldn’t be stressful, but a joy’
Nov 21, 2012
Georges Haddad, a high-profile director at UNESCO, stresses that education in the 21st century is becoming more challenging and more stressful for families in many countries.“It’s so sad to see many students are intensively stressed by education, and when they fail they lose their confidence, lose self-respect to commit suicide,” he said.“We don’t want education stress, but it should remain a joy.”Since 2010, Haddad has been leading UNESCO’s Education Research and Foresight.He was at the World I