Capable educational
manpower, unemployed despite having certificates of higher degree, is aspiring
to enter the teaching profession these days. But, the parliament just approved
the ninth amendment draft of the Education Act in spite of suggestions and large
pressure against the amendment. It has confirmed that 75% of the teachers'
recruitment will be fulfilled from internal competition among the temporary
teachers. It has made the future of
would be teachers uncertain and taken a crack to further worsen the quality of
education. It is a betrayal to the capable candidates who are prepared for
examinations.
Our political parties never come
to the consensus if something is purely in favor of public. But, the extremist
Communist and the democratic Socialist wholeheartedly came to the union to
approve the amendment draft only because it pays them back.
Reservation system has pros and
cons on its own. Let all those cons be forgotten this time. The concept of this
system is that it is to be reviewed after a certain span of time. It is
believed that after practicing this system for some years, it has to have
brought some positive changes. It is purely for the marginal groups who have
not been able to be at the mainstream of development.
Exceptionally, in Nepal, this
system has become the cash-cow for some limited persons who are tagged as
marginal ones but are at the centre for years. It has been more than a decade
since we have practiced the reservation system. Actually, no observation has
been made on how fruitful it has become so far. Regrettably, the voices are
raised in favor of boosting it and granting more reserved percentages to the
limited ones.
New door to the management of
temporary teachers has just been opened on the ground of reservation system.
But, the reserved percentage for them in the vacancies has been furthered and
fixed 75% which was 51% as per the previous amendment. Since those temporary
teachers are the groupies, who have been carrying the bags of main political
parties of Nepal, the parties agreed and came to the agreement to give them
warm shelter pushing the future of million capable candidates towards constant
jeopardy.
The voice was raised countrywide
even against the eighth amendment which had confirmed 51% for the internal
competition. But, taking no notice of that, it was further increased. Two
educationalists Prof. Dr. Man Prasad Wagle and Kedar Bhakta Mathema have
directly stated their disagreement towards this Ninth Amendment of Education
Act but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
Not all, but many of the
temporary teachers who have been willing to be secured were, no doubt,
appointed on the basis of their political ideologies. They carried the bags of
those parties during their span of teaching. They couldn't succeed in the
examinations held for times. The educational status of government schools is
not satisfactory. Who are responsible for this? Are the teachers blameless for
this bitter reality?
The approval of Education Act,
Ninth Amendment has raised several questions. Firstly, it has darkened the
future of thousands capable graduates who are preparing for the examinations of
Teacher Service Commission and aspiring to enter the teaching field. Secondly,
it is further deteriorating the educational standard of government schools. The
problem of unemployment is getting complicated. Frustration is becoming the
major problem among the youths. And
after all, overall development of the country is getting padlocked. Only
fortunate are our political parties which rescued their followers, revived
their vote-banks and ensured the instability to play with the sentiments of
people. It has again been proved that our political leaders and parties have no
orientation towards people-friendly determination, well-managed system,
farsighted vision and a prosperous country.
There is the age bar for getting
appointed in the government jobs on the principle that the expertise and
enthusiasm gradually fades away along with growing age. It directly hampers in
instructional process. Obviously, aged teachers have less efficiency in
comparison to youths. Today's schools need the proficient, energetic and fresh
teachers.
There is a wide gap created
between the educational quality of private and public schools. It is the
challenge for the public schools to compete with the private. If the current
educational policies are continued, nothing can be expected. Educationist Dr.
Wagle states that 82% of the total admitted children are in the public schools.
Such children are basically from dalit and economically back warded and
marginal classes who are are far from the access of private schools because of
several reasons. Then, is it not the responsibility of the government to provide
qualitative education to its subjects? Who is accountable for the worsened
educational system of the country?
It is the time to bring about
positive changes in the policies and system and materialize the dream of
prosperous and developed country in reality. The nation should not be compelled
to carry the unnecessary financial burden of pension to the current temporary
teachers who are being labeled as permanent through an unfair and risky
procedure.
Yes, temporary teachers should
be respected. They have contributed. Fir this, they can be provided the
supplement to the extent that the country wouldn't suffer a lot. Setting no age
boundary to them can be compromised. Provision of maximum 25 percentage of
reserved quota for the internal competition for a time can be negotiated. They
have already been given a chance to choose either golden handshake or competing
in internal examination. These ways are agreeable to some extent. But, this
amended Act is no more than problematic and destructive.
Present Education Act is completely
unfavorable to the educational field and to the overall progress of the
country. The parliament members should rise above their ideologies and political
motives and think seriously. They should not only think about pleasing their
followers. They are the representatives to work for the sake of Nepal and its
subjects, so they cannot misuse their privileges. It is unfair. The Act has to
be reviewed and suitable measure should be carried out for the permanent
management of temporary teacher.
From- http://archive.setopati.net/opinion/26216/
Manoj
Sapkota
Kirtipur,
Kathmandu
Email- mapkota999@gmail.com
22September 2017
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