Kuwait Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Rasheed Al-Hamad Tuesday issued a directive to set up a committee to survey humanities curricula content in all scholastic stages. The official document justified the decision by saying this was an attempt to do away with redundant content and outdated information. This follows much controversy that school curricula needs memorizing and that students and teachers do not have enough time to truly master the subjects and real life applications of what is in the textbooks. The committee is to review the textbooks of Social Studies, Islamic Education, and Arabic language and Literature. The committee also sets the time-window required and measures to be taken to meet its objectives.