Re: [Goanet] [goanet] Extortionate fees
This letter was published in the Herald on 19/06/2009 *Heartless schools Bosco Vaz, Mapusa* It has become a heartless routine by certain school managements to collect donations. A school in Mapusa run by nuns has denied admissions to the students unless they gave donations towards the school. The parents were forced to part with a minimum of Rs 5000 to the nuns, or they had to hunt else where for admissions. I have heard that even the SSC students were denied hall tickets till their parents gave a donation. If you have no money there is no need to have a kindergarten in the school. For whose glory are the nuns running the school which has no playground for the tiny tots to exercise, and no proper teachers, so much so that many are forced to go for private tuitions? --- Sort of vindicates my point? -- tony Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470 148 M: +91 9975162897 E: tonyd...@gmail.com "The future will be better tomorrow." - Dan Quayle
[Goanet] Extortionate fees
“Teaching and learning are not philanthropic activities. Teachers are not gurus disinterestedly giving their time to society. The whole business needs money to be sustained.” Augusto Pinto Government is reimbursing almost all the expenses (salary to staff + rent + maintainance) of educational institution in Goa. Why not education institution can not raise money for its expansion, high standard of material to be used by students and other development activities through its goodwill? Shrikant Vinayak Barve Convener: We Love Ayurved 9403175973 ICC World Twenty20 England '09 exclusively on YAHOO! CRICKET http://cricket.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Extortionate fees
Receipt of Grant-in-Aid is governed by rules and regulations. Those accepting grants bind themselves to the terms and conditions of the grant as prescribed by the Education Act and Rules. Fees other than those actually prescribed are illegal. If managements feel these (prescribed fees) are inadequate, then they are free to go private always providing they adhere to the act. Meaning they cannot charge extortionate fees. Protests from South Goa validate my point. Educational excellence is not a just matter of having a posh building and equipment. No doubt it is a contributing factor. There are lots of factors that go into it which devolve round human abilities - on the part of management, faculty and students. Check out how Pierre and Marie Curie discovered Polonium and Radium. In a drafty shed or out doors slogging over a giant vat. (No Jet propulsion laboratory for them!) And after all, Einstien came up with his theory of Relativity in a patent office! Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470 148 M: +91 9975162897 E: tonyd...@gmail.com "The future will be better tomorrow." - Dan Quayle
[Goanet] Extortionate fees
Tony D'Sa wrote to goanet: "Schools in Goa are governed by the School Education Act and Rules. The Act and Rules explicitly state that schools shall not charge fees beyond those which are prescribed in the Rules. In spite of this there are schools in North Goa which are charging extortionate fees which are beyond the scope of the School Education Act and Rules. Understandably, schools do charge a small amount at the beginning of the academic year to cover the cost of the calendar, journal, term fees, exam paper fees and the like, but these can amount to Rs. two or three hundred at the most. Anything more than that is uncalled for. In the month of June, parents are saddled with expenses like uniforms, school bags, raincoat, stationery, etc. To add to their burden by charging illegal fees is unwarranted. Many school managements force gullible parents to pay dubious and illegal fees such as for the following: text books and work books which are not prescribed, all manner of deposits, building maintenance fund (aren't the managements raking in money as rent from the Government?), uniforms to be stitched by the school tailor/ contractor, etc..." He has correctly pointed out what may amount to corruption in our school system although his fear of naming names is a typically Goan trait. However the fact that people are not queuing up to provide the evidence indicates that people are quite happy with the state of affairs His post has an interesting underlying underlying question however: how should education be funded? Teaching and learning are not philanthropic activities. Teachers are not gurus disinterestedly giving their time to society. The whole business needs money to be sustained. Tony himself would be a good person to reminisce on this issue having had personal experience of a wide variety of educational funding patterns as student, teacher, and administrator: a capitalist one in Kenya and Goa (prior to the G-I-A Code of circa 1973); and the situation after that. Now while "Schools in Goa are governed by the School Education Act and Rules." is the government funding sufficient to meet the real need (if not the greed) of school managements? Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
[Goanet] Extortionate fees
Mogall Goanetter-ano MR Tony D'Sa boroita: "Schools in Goa are governed by the School Education Act and Rules. The Act and Rules explicitly state that schools shall not charge fees beyond those which are prescribed in the Rules. In spite of this there are schools in North Goa which are charging extortionate fees which are beyond the scope of the School Education Act and Rules." Hanv mhunnta, kiteak Mr Tony D'Sa is pulling down pants of ishkholl and all? ... Arre mhaka tea Mr. D'Sa-ak vicharunk zai ki IF ishkholl did not charge fees of all kinds from ishtudents in order to meet expenses not covered by the maintenance grant of the government ki bab how they will survive? Mr D'Sa makes unsubstantiated allegations to tarnish the fair name of all the ishkhols in Goa (except village ishkolls). Kiteak baba ancheam ishkhollanchim nanvam piddear korrunk sodhta? Why spoiling name of ishkhols of Goa which are heroically contributing yeoman service to our backward society, and uplifting the downtrodden in ways hitherto thought unthinkable? Mogall Goaanetter-ano tumi fudem sorron Mr Tony D'Sa -bab-ak vincharunk-zai ki hem litem baba kortai tem. Or else provide evidence to back his allegations. Amchea ishkhollannim amkam voir kadd'le; ho MrTony D'sa kiteak tancheo ched'dio devounk sodhta? Tumcho Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
[Goanet] Extortionate fees
Schools in Goa are governed by the School Education Act and Rules. The Act and Rules explicitly state that schools shall not charge fees beyond those which are prescribed in the Rules. In spite of this there are schools in North Goa which are charging extortionate fees which are beyond the scope of the School Education Act and Rules. Understandably, schools do charge a small amount at the beginning of the academic year to cover the cost of the calendar, journal, term fees, exam paper fees and the like, but these can amount to Rs. two or three hundred at the most. Anything more than that is uncalled for. In the month of June, parents are saddled with expenses like uniforms, school bags, raincoat, stationery, etc. To add to their burden by charging illegal fees is unwarranted. Many school managements force gullible parents to pay dubious and illegal fees such as for the following: text books and work books which are not prescribed, all manner of deposits, building maintenance fund (aren't the managements raking in money as rent from the Government?), uniforms to be stitched by the school tailor/ contractor, etc. The Education Department needs to investigate the matter thoroughly. I may add here that this practice is not so much prevalent in the village schools as in the city schools. -- tony Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470 148 M: +91 9975162897 E: tonyd...@gmail.com "The future will be better tomorrow." - Dan Quayle
