Impediments to teaching
Md. Abdus Salam, Assistant teacher (English), Joypara Pilot High School, Dohar, Dhaka
Teaching is a noble profession. But it was once a much neglected vocation in our society. No one wanted to come to this profession. But its importance is increasing day by day as our government has been providing the teachers with more and more facilities. So many of us who are really qualified are inclined to taking up this career but at present cannot. The reason is that when a non-government school teacher retires from service, the post remains vacant. The authorities of the schools cannot appoint any teacher to that post as they do not have approval for such action. And they need a clearance certificate from the Director Of Secondary and Higher Education Directorate. Moreover, the authorities concerned think that each and every non-government institution has more teachers than students, according to the sections system in such an institution. But if they would kindly investigate the matter, they would, of course, know the fact that there is no school in our country where teachers are more in number than students according. Schools in the city areas can appoint teachers on a contract basis, which is quite impossible for schools in the rural areas. It may be mentioned here that a lot of teachers who are engaged in many educational institutions all over the country are not being included in the M.P.O. because they do not have approval for additional sections. As a result, they are suffering from financial crisis and job security. I cannot but mention here that the school where I serve as an assistant teacher is no doubt a renowned school in Dohar Thana. In this school, there are about 1700 students while teachers number only twenty one. So how is it possible for us to teach so many students? Also, four teachers are going to be retire very soon. If the school authorities cannot appoint teachers to those vacant posts, how will the school run? I think this situation is common all over the country and if it continues in future, the true aim of education will be hampered greatly. If that happens, how will the nation prosper? The authorities concerned should, therefore, take immediate steps to solve the problem.
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