Quality Primary Education at Moheshkhali

Quality Primary Education at Moheshkhali:

What the working teachers think and why*

Part-V1

Modhuardale Government Primary School is one of the teacher-powered school of Moheshkhali upazila. It has 10 teachers now and the infrastructural facilities of the school are available. The team of teachers has been working with a strong spirit and utmost sincerity. They have made the school work through their dedication and hard-working. The working teachers of the school are; Ronjana Paul, Kumkum Badrunnesa, Tipu Rani Sushil, Prianka Paul, Md. Ashiqur Rahman, Nirmal Kanti Dey, Jesmin Akhter, Umme Romman, Numey and Munira Afaj Shahin. All of them are quite competent enough. One of them is Mr. Nirmal Kanti Dey, who is a blessing for Primary education of  Moheshkhali upazila. He is good teacher having subject knowledge, professional knowledge, service related matters etc. He has sufficient knowledge of ICT, also. He speaks in clear voice and take the class being well-prepared. He thinks for quality primary education in the country and of his native upazila Moheshkhali upazila primary education. Mr. Nirmal suggests that following steps are needed to make the primary education up-to-the mark.

1. Every Primary should be made well-equipped with Computer and Multi-media based technology.

2. Every school should electricity.

3. Enough class-rooms should be made available.

4. Teachers promotion process should be made smooth and regular.

5. Salary scales of head teachers and assistant teachers should be made reasonable.

6. An Office Assistant should be appointed in each and every school.

7. Rest and recreation like facilities should be given increased.

8. Residential facilities for the teachers nearby schools should be made available.

9. Teachers-students ratio should be made in between 1:30.

10. The authority of SMC should be reduced and reasonable.

11. Head teachers attitudes towards the assistant teachers should be amicable.

12. Separate salary scale for the teachers should be introduced soon.

13. Med-day meal for students should be introduced soon.

14. School Time might be from 8:00 to 2.00 pm.

15. One Shift School is to be introduced, making it equipped with required number of teachers.

16. Boundary wall at every school is a must.

These are the school thinking of Mr. Nirmal Kanti Dey a potential young teacher of Moheshkhali upazila primary education department. He has some more suggestions for quality primary education. It is hoped that he would think about the matter more seriously and concisely, in future.

Part-V11

Today I would like to write about the quality primary education of Moheshkhali on the Shaplapur Uninon teachers` point of view. There has been held Sub-cluster training today at the Shaplapur Government Primary School having attended by of 35 teachers of the primary school of the Shaplapur union. At the end of the training, I exchanged views with them about, how to develop and ensure the quality primary education of Moheshkhali upazila. The teachers had spontaneously opined their opinions on the matter. Each and every school situation of Moheshkhali has been discussed there. They have raised many important points. I would like to mention their thoughts about quality primary education of Moheshkhali.

1. More teachers post at the primary schools of Moheshkhali should be created and the vacant post of teachers should be fulfilled as early as possible.
2. More furniture and teaching-learning materials should be provided the schools.
3. More class-rooms and buildings are to be constructed.
4. Effective coordination among the stakeholders is a must.
5. Huge of number of teaching-learning aids are required to conduct effective classes.
6. Sanitation problems of the schools should be removed.
7. Internal communication problems of the upazila should be improved.
8. Students should be taught and be taken care of with love and passion.
9. Identity Card for the teachers should be introduced and they should be honored as well as respected.
10. Uniform Dress for teachers at each school should be introduced.

All the teachers of Shaplapur Union agreed about the points motioned above. They sincerely think and believe that if these problems are solved, quality primary education at Moheshkhali could be possible in near future.

Part-V111

Today I would like to describe the thoughts of Mr. Shahidul Alam; the Head teacher of Fakiraghuna Government Primary school. He is one of the most experienced head teacher of Moheshkhali. He runs his school carefully and expert-handedly. He knows a lot on primary education and hopes to do something for quality primary education of this upazila. I have consulted about the matter several times with him. His present school Fakiraghuna Government Primary school is one of the good school and had done a good result in the Primary Education Completion Examination in 2014, last. He is also the member of Upazila Primary Education Committee from head teacher category of the upazila. He has a strong team of teachers in his school, who have been working hard and with utmost sincerity for quality primary education. Here are his thoughts on quality education;

1. The government has taken a number of programs to ensure quality primary education in Bangladesh and have been monitoring them closely. Our duty is to work sincerely.
2. He thinks all the teachers should think and work positively being united with the government initiatives.
3. The head teachers should be empowered to run their schools independently.
4. Teaching capacities of the Assistant Teachers should be strengthened.
5. Government declared salary scales and other facilities are enough for the teachers now and they should be satisfied with them.
6. Every teacher should appreciate the government initiatives.
7. He thinks that there should not be any grouping among the teachers working at the primary schools, throughout the country. He believes that in near future the government would do much more for the teachers, so that they can live decent lives and can enjoy happy and respectful lives.
8. Mr. Shahidu Alam promises that he would try his best for ensuring quality primary education at Moheshkhali and would make each of the primary schools resourceful, with buildings, furniture, class-rooms and teaching-learning materials.

The head teacher; Mr. Md. Shahidul Alam`s thinking on Moheshkhali primary education is like this. If his thinking could be turned into reality, people believe that it would truly be successful one.

Part-1X

Mr. Sultan Ahmed Hossaini is one of the ancient head teachers of Moheshkhali upazila. He is a man, who leads the teachers with a bold voice for their rights. He is thoroughly a gentleman and a figure, having a tall body and keeping his head high. He is the sitting president of the `Teachers` Association of Moheshkhali upazila’. Mr. Sultan works at the Timebazar Government Primary School as a veteran head teacher of it. He leads his school skillfully, both of his school management and academic affairs. He has a deep pain of not being capable of using his new school building, which has been occupied by Huanak Union Parishad, what is being used as an Office of the parishad. He has another pain of not having required number of teachers in his school now. He thinks and works for primary education of Moheshkhali as well as for the development of all over Bangladesh primary education and Primary school teachers` interest, too. Mr. Sultan thinks that to make sure of quality primary education at Moheshkhali a number of steps have to be taken and implemented. They are as following;

1. Every teacher should be aware of and serious enough to discharging duties and responsibilities.
2. They should be united to realize their demands and availing themselves necessary facilities they expect for them.
3. Every teacher should be professionally committed and have to have due respect for others.
4. Wealth of schools should be preserved and recover from the occupiers, immediately.
5. Vacant posts of teachers should be fulfilled and new teachers should be appointed soon.
6. There should be a friendly and cooperative relationship between the authorities and the teachers. The both parties should have to work together for quality primary education keeping hands-in-hands.
7. Teachers prestige’s and prejudices should be upheld everywhere.
8. The government should be more attentive giving more facilities, promotion, posting, up-gradation etc to the teachers.
9. Teachers should not be underestimated and be looked at them mean-mindedly.
10. Above all, the whole nation should be careful of ensuring literacy for everybody and quality education for all of our children in Bangladesh.

These are the thoughts, Mr. Sultan thinks for quality primary education of Moheshkhali as well as throughout the country. Could we have seen these materialized in our life-time? Perhaps yes or not, but these are the true demands of the time, we have to do that in near future.