Shiv Kumar Padha
These days every parent feels concerned and disappointed over the academic achievements and the quality of education being imparted to their children particularly in majority of the Government run schools in the rural areas. For achieving the long cherished target of bringing about quality in school education the governments spares no efforts in providing these schools with qualified staff, all weather spaciousbuildings, teaching learning material, latest science and sports equipment, costly Gen sets for constant and uninterrupted power supply during practical classes, computer systems for periodical updating of teachers knowledge, LPG gas connections for conducting chemistry practical. It is often complained that the supplied equipment is not put to use they are supplied for. Comparing the salary, job security, teacher student ratio and the in-service training of the Government schools with their counterparts in the private sector the teachers of the government schools are highly paid, have full job security, have small working hours, little teacher student ratio and are imparted in-service trainings from time to time in order to update upgrade and renew their knowledge. But inspite of all this the results of tenth and twelfth classes of the Government schools are the lowest as compared to the results of schools being run in other sectors. The reasons as observed by the parents and as reported by the students are very startling. Among other reasons quality, qualification and commitment of the teacher, Subjective use of CCE system of evaluation and criminal nexus between some teachers and officials of branches in rural areas are considered as the most alarming responsible for poor or low pass percentage of the Government schools in rural areas.The majority of the teachers teaching to the board classes are the products of those universities where one has to show his/her presence only two times, once at the time of admission and second at the time of collection of the degrees during the whole study period. They always avoid using prescribed text books for comprehensive studies in the class rather they encourage selective teaching from the guides and other cheap learning material available in the market.There are a few lucky schools where practical classes for tenth and plus 2 classes are conducted regularly. While the students of other schools are totally deprived of the practical work, an integral aspect of education, in their schools. It is very much in the knowledge of the authorities how do these teachers, with the connivance of the BOSE authorities,manage exchange their schools in such a way that each exchanged teacher is bound to reciprocate the other with positive results in practical tests. The subjective implementation of CCE ‘the continuous comprehensive evaluation system’ especially in ninth and eleventh classes together with non-failure policy up to primary, middle standard result in the swollen size of the tenth and twelfth classes of secondary and higher secondary schools. The Board officials of the rural branches, in order to mint money, allot the examination centers either to their permanent clients or to the highest bidder where the sponsored students are seen copying from the books openly and fearlessly, while the sincere and hardworking students are kept in strict vigil and are not allowed to relax or gaze around for relaxing their eyes. Leakage of the question papers prior to the scheduled date, in lieu of few thousand rupees, has become permanent feature in some rural areas. Under the pretext of checking of the examination centers the board officials make their entry with noise and threatening voice and create an atmosphere of terror in the entire examination hall disturbing the students busy writing their papers silently. While the senior most board official takes his seat with the examination superintendent the menial staff comprising of drivers, peons and junior assistants disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the center during rummaging the pockets, underclothes and the sex of the students. The intelligent and the gentle students feel so terrified that they remain huddled and disturbed till the group of the tyrants’ leaves the examination hall.The facts as mentioned are not hidden from anyone rather have become a universal phenomenon in the centers functioning in the rural and remote areas which need be discouraged with punishment. Such means and ways be devised and adapted as can ensure the required teaching and practical work in the class rooms and there must be provision of punishment for the erring teachers and the head of the school under whose nose such lapses take place.
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