Newmai News Network
Aizawl, February 3, 2008: In Mizoram enrolment of students is reported to have doubled in government schools with the state government deciding to change the curriculum from Mizo medium to English medium from the new academic session.
This news was reported by the Mizoram School Education Director Malsawmthangi on the One Day Consultation Meeting for VCP/VEC chairman under Aizawl District held at the SCERT Auditorium in Chaltlang.
Speaking at the meeting, the Director held that the reason why enrolment is so few in government schools in recent years is due to the low quality of education, saying that students in government schools are usually faced with huge problems when they reach high school as the medium of teaching in high schools are English. “With this being the problem, parents opt for English Medium Schools even though the fees are much higher. However, with the introduction of English medium in government schools, enrolment has increased immensely,” she said.
The Director also held that the plan to introduce Voluntary Retirement Scheme for senior teachers in the state is to improve the quality of education.
“With the development of education in the state, some teachers who were qualified to teach students in the past are now ineligible as they are under-qualified. Therefore we have decided to introduce this new scheme for the improvement of the quality of education,” she said.
The Director also urged Village Councils in every village to monitor the working of teachers and give their complaints, if any, to the education department as soon as possible.
Source: Assam Tribune
