Ashish Sharma
Notwithstanding a slew of measure taken by the cenral/state Govt. to attract students to Govt. Schools, a large no. of parents/guardians still prefer to admit their wards in the private schools. The steps taken by the Govt.to improve enrollment in Govt.schools including Provision of Mid Day Meal, construction of rooms/toilets, provision of drinking water facilities, free supply of books/bags, allotment of school maintanence/ have met with little success.What is required to attract students to the Govt. Institutions is to create students friendly atmosphere in the schools, besides provision of quality education to the studenta.For this purpose, the Govt. needs to introduce a policy of incentives and disincentives for teachers and officers. Heads of institution showing 100% result of their institution should be rewarded by the way of issuing them appreciation/commendation certificates. Similarly, the lectureres/ teachers showing 100% Board result in their respective subjects or their students figuring among the merit positioners need to be honoured by way of their transfers to the institutions of their choice so that others may derive inspiration and strive to improve their performence and those showing poor result should be penalised by way of stopping their annual increments or posting them in far off places Students getting merit positions should be honoured at distt/provincial levels to make the public aware that Govt. Institutions are not lagging behind the private schools in any way. ZEOs and CEOs should be held responsible for poor performance of schools falling in their jurisdiction and appropriate action should be taken against them.
All the Higher Secondary/High schools should be directed to prepare a calender of academic and co-curricular activities at the outset of the session and submit the calender to the chief education oficer who should constitute a team of officers and eminent educatationists to monitor the implementation of calender in the areas of their jurisdiction. Schools must be asked to celebrate national festivals, annual day, sports day provide a chance to the students to display their talent.Primary schols need to be equipped with educational toys and games and playing equipment such as small merrygorounds, craddles etc. Suitable to their age in accordane withthe principle of learning by playing.Teachers should be imparted training as to how to deal with pre – primary and primary children and the post of a counsellor should be created at cluster level to deal with the children suffering from physical defects and psychological problems and thus help them avoid taking extreme steps such as suicide which have been on the rise for some time past.Periodic check up by a team of doctors who can help in diagnosing the physical defects and deficiencies of the children and take proper steps to treat them.Filling up of vacancies of teachers and other staff within the shortest possible time help a lot in creation of congenial atmosphere in the schools.More teachers should be recruited to reduce the teacher student ratio.Model schools on the pattern of JNV’s and KV’s should be opened at zonal level to serve as a model for other schools.Trained faculties should be provided in DIETs and SIEs and it should be made obligatory for them to visit the schools frequemtly and provide academic support and guidance to the schools.
All these steps if taken in letter and spirit will go a long way in attracting students to the Govt. Schools.
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