Amidst all of the miserable information flying round us because of the Covid pandemic, there’s some excellent news that’s positive to cheer us up. Government faculties in Punjab, which have been as soon as identified to be locations the place solely the youngsters of the poor — principally from the Dalit and backwards lessons – used to check usually are not the identical anymore.
The scene now could be such that not solely folks from the center class but additionally authorities lecturers, who have been identified for and likewise rebuked for motivating others to ship their wards in authorities faculties whereas sending their very own youngsters to the personal ones, have began admitting/shifting their wards in their very own faculties in giant numbers. Earlier 85 to 90% youngsters have been from Dalit and backward lessons.
According to the main points collected from the Education Department, 1,591 faculty lecturers and different employees of presidency faculties have gotten their their wards admitted in authorities faculties previously couple of years and majority of them acquired admitted their wards this yr itself.
Kulwant Rai and his spouse Paramjit Kaur, each lecturers in authorities main faculties Rurka Kalan and Mathhdda Khurad, respectively in Jalandhar district have gotten their daughter Navdeep Kaur admitted in a authorities faculty this yr in UKG.
Two different lecturers of the identical Rurka Kalan School have additionally acquired their daughters admitted in authorities faculty.
Jasleen Mehmi, a Class I pupil, and Angel Jassi, a Class 5 pupil, each daughters of trainer Kulbir Ram are additionally finding out in authorities faculties.
Harvinder Singh, one other trainer of a main faculty at Karamgarh in Malout (district Mukatsar) and District Coordinator of Smart School challenge, has his daughter Agamjot kaur admitted in Class 5 at authorities main faculty Govind Nagar Sarawan (Malout) English Medium.
Similarly, Kulwinder Kaur’s son, head trainer at authorities main faculty Mukatsar, can be finding out within the authorities faculty Mukatsar.
The record of such lecturers is lengthy and exhaustive and it’s getting longer with every passing yr.
The particulars offered by the schooling division revealed that Fazilka district topped the record the place 215 authorities faculty lecturers/employees have gotten admitted their youngsters or their kin’ youngsters in authorities faculties adopted by Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda with 208, 152, 151 respectively.
In districts Fatehgarh Sahib, Barnala, Ferozepur, Sangrur, and Jalandhar 93, 83, 74, 64 and 63 lecturers respectively acquired their youngsters admitted in authorities faculties.
The remaining 12 districts witnessed 25 to 55 lecturers who acquired their wards admitted and Faridkot is the one district the place solely 5 lecturers have their youngsters admitted in authorities faculties.
“When we go door-to-door during enrollment drive and ask people to send their children to government schools, which are turning into smart schools one by one, its is our duty to become role models by getting our children admitted first,” mentioned trainer Harwinder Singh, including, “We have the best and highly qualified staff in government schools. Then why can’t our schools be the best in studies against private schools where staff is not better qualified than us.”
Buta Ram of Rurka Kalan School mentioned his daughter, Angel, is a nationwide awardee in scouts and she or he research in a authorities faculty. “What proof one needs about changing outlook of the government schools. I feel proud that I send my daughter to a government school,” he mentioned.
“When we can do better in our lives after studying in government schools why can’t our children? We should have faith in our teachers and schools and should invest some time on our children at home to help them in their studies,” mentioned Kulwinder Kaur, head trainer, including, “Our entire family is in education line and everyone’s children are studying in government schools only.”
Even the Punjab Education Secretary Krishan Kumar, who’s the mind behind the complete enrollment drive and who’s credited for changing authorities faculties into good faculties laced with good lessons, computer systems, instructional parks and good infrastructure together with offering English medium in a number of faculties, himself goes door-to-door to showcase the amenities out there. He desires to make authorities faculties such a spot for schooling that oldsters shouldn’t assume even as soon as earlier than admitting their youngsters in such faculties.
The schooling division has now ready some posters of such lecturers with their wards to understand their act and enhance religion in their very own faculties.
Meanwhile, until April 23 this yr, round 98,379 college students from personal faculties had shifted to authorities faculties which included 61,092 college students in main lessons and 37,287 from Classes 6 to 12. The admission drive in authorities faculties remains to be occurring.
Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Patiala districts are the highest three districts the place 11433, 8433 and 8142 college students acquired shifted from personal to authorities faculties. Remaining all 19 districts too are additionally fairing properly and the variety of college students shifting to authorities faculties can be within the 1000s.
Even a few NRI college students have began taking admissions in authorities faculties. One such pupil took admission in authorities faculty Hazara in Jalandhar just lately.
