(Check out part 1 here.)
-What are the main challenges towards teaching quality in India?
> *Lack of trained teaching professionals.*
> *Teacher absenteeism.*
>Teachers *non-academic extra duties* like surveys and census duties,election duties etc whic distracts them from teaching.
> *Insufficient curricular material* for teachers.
>Appointment of *untrained teachers.*
> *Cumbersome bureaucratic process* for qualified teachers to become permanent staff.
>Political pressures.
-Some interesting observations:
>On an average, *65%* of the expenditure by State governments on public education goes towards *teachers' salary.*But a proportional improvement in teaching quality is not observed.
>India has *one of the worst teacher absence rates* in the world at *25%.*
Bangladesh-16%
Indonesia-19%
Uganda-27%
-What are some methods to improve teaching quality?
>Improve the *quality of teacher training* at block resource centres,cluster resource centres and District Institutes of Education and Training(DIETs).
>Reduce the pressure of extra non-academic duties for teachers.
> *Sticter inspection* and follow-up measures to check teacher absenteeism.
> *Simplifying the process* of making qualified teachers permanent.
Source:The Hindu
-What are the main challenges towards teaching quality in India?
> *Lack of trained teaching professionals.*
> *Teacher absenteeism.*
>Teachers *non-academic extra duties* like surveys and census duties,election duties etc whic distracts them from teaching.
> *Insufficient curricular material* for teachers.
>Appointment of *untrained teachers.*
> *Cumbersome bureaucratic process* for qualified teachers to become permanent staff.
>Political pressures.
-Some interesting observations:
>On an average, *65%* of the expenditure by State governments on public education goes towards *teachers' salary.*But a proportional improvement in teaching quality is not observed.
>India has *one of the worst teacher absence rates* in the world at *25%.*
Bangladesh-16%
Indonesia-19%
Uganda-27%
-What are some methods to improve teaching quality?
>Improve the *quality of teacher training* at block resource centres,cluster resource centres and District Institutes of Education and Training(DIETs).
>Reduce the pressure of extra non-academic duties for teachers.
> *Sticter inspection* and follow-up measures to check teacher absenteeism.
> *Simplifying the process* of making qualified teachers permanent.
Source:The Hindu
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