‘Right to Education Act passed,but where are the teachers?’

The Punjab Heritage and Education Foundation held a discussion on ‘System Management of Government School Education in Punjab for Quality Teaching and Learning Process’ on Saturday. Experts felt that though the Right to Education Act has been passed,the number of teachers will fall short. It was felt that in several schools,especially in rural areas,there were not many educationists.

The experts also stressed on enhancing creativity of children. Former principal of Chandigarh College of Architecture,Dr S S Bhatti,said the present system of education is such that the creativity of a child is lost as the focus is only on getting a job. There were others who felt that teachers were not innovating enough and same notes are used for years without incorporating new developments.