Principal Correspondent
PEREN, DECEMBER 8
PARLIAMENTARY Secretary for School Education, Yitachu today revealed that the state government is contemplating to provide maths and science teachers for private schools in the State.
Addressing the golden jubilee celebration of Baptist High School Peren as the chief guest, he said that things are being processed to provide the teachers for the two subjects to private schools, but it is being delayed due to some problems within the School Education Department.
The Parliamentary Secretary however, asserted that he would personally look into the matter for early implementation.
Lamenting that lack of sincerity among some of the government employees (teachers) has been damaging the fabric of Naga society, he called upon teachers to take their profession seriously. He also reiterated that staffing pattern for government schools from primary to higher secondary level would be implemented from the next academic session.
The Parliamentary Secretary also stressed on the need to bring about true, quality and real spirit of education in the state while also maintaining that “we should not be complacent about attaining 81.11% literacy rate.”
He specially emphasized on the need for transforming the education system into providing equal opportunities for a girl child with that of the boy in all sphere of life.
“Are we giving justice in giving education equally to the sons and daughters”, he questioned, while lamenting that many girl child in Naga society had to forego their higher studies to give opportunity to their brothers to pursue higher education. “This isn’t justice,” he said.
“Our education has to emphasize on social, political and economic uplift, and if the girls are well educated they can help in educating the boys too but if emphasis is given on boys education alone, it will be difficult to achieve cent per cent literacy rate,” he maintained.
Yitachu said that the girl child should also be given the right to inherit land and immovable properties of their parents. This, he said would help in achieving the proclamation of Naga unity. He also maintained that in this 21st century, Nagas should try to come out of even those customary practices which are bad for Naga unity.
The Naga society needs to bring changes for all to feel comfortable and therefore a complete transformation is the need of the hour, he said.
The Parliamentary Secretary also unveiled the jubilee plaque. He was accompanied by Joint Director of School Education Wontungo Tsopoe.
