Education going to Dogs? In the year 1989,I passed my SSC through Our Lady of Health high school,Cuncolim and it was the best English medium Education system Goa had in which Konkani was not even a mandatory subject. At the time of PDF government headed by Dr Luis Proto Barbosa, the Education system at primarily level was changed to Konkani medium, the parents did raise their voice against the same but the voice was so low that it was not heard by the concerned authorities. This change in Education medium at the primary level gave rise to a number of Primary English medium schools and presently most of these English medium schools are selling the admissions for a huge sum of money. Is this not corruption to sell Admissions in the name of donations? Hardly any children of the brain behind this change in medium of Education studied/studing in the Konkani medium school.
Now the Education department has issued Circulars that they intend to change the Education medium to Konkani till 8th standard. Is it a planned racket to give rise to more English medium private schools? The parents and the teachers should raise their voice against this foolish planned act by the illiterate politicians controlling Education in Goa. With the present grading system the promotion from one standard to another turned out to be very easy and soon they might come with another policy to promote students without conducting Exams. This changing Education system is lowering our standard in the field of Education and what better we can expect when Education bosses are highly illiterate in Goa. A teacher can’t use a stick to correct a student in the school, during last year a mother filed a Police complaint against a teacher from Cuncolim parish school for pinching her son and this is one of the reason why condoms, cigarette buds etc are been found on schools premises in recent times. During our school days the teachers were not just using sticks and wooden dusters to correct us but we were even made to kneel down for minutes in hot sun and we were afraid of reporting such matters to our parents because we were liable for home punishment for getting punished in the schools. The present day’s rules will only take our children towards wrong paths and that is what we are witnessing presently. People power works and the Government can’t force their ugly Education policies on our Children. Joel Morais P.O.Cuncolim, Bencleamvaddo, Salcette,Goa. Pin-403703 mob - 09970561727
