System of education in Govt. Schools.

I spent forty years of my life in school education in Mandhya Pradesh Government. At the time of my joining this department as a lecturer in 1966, its quality was far superior. Our government schools produced many scientists, literary-persons, abled politicians, engineers & doctors. But gradually its quality decreases and quantity increases. Schools at primary and middle level grew like mushroom in every nook & corner. Their core interest is to earn momey & money.

How the part of instruction devalued in govt. schools, I tell, as I personally experienced. First of all, some appointments of teachers are worsely influenced by politicains. As a result of it persons with genuine degree don't enter in it. Secondly teachers started holding hands of politicians of their choice. Teachers, leaving their class-room teaching, used to go to receive Netas at railway stations. They have least interest in teaching. Thirdly teachers are given several other tasks out side their work-place, such as election work, pulse-poleo-program & Rojgar-garentee Yojana etc.

The biggest punishment for teachers is their transfer from their home towns. They get no facility of housing, educating their children & house-running etc. At present govt. schools are turned in examination -centres only. There is no teaching, but conducting examinations through out the year.

I claim that inspite of all these short-comings our schools have very qualified teachers. They are getting good salaries. Government is trying to provide more facilities in schools. I advise that government must stop taking other than teaching works from our teachers. Secondly citizens should send their children for teaching in government schools. Situation in these schools can be improved with our combined efforts.

--Shailbala Misra.