Team Herald
PANJIM: Alarmed at the drop in the standards of school education, government and aided schools across the State have been directed to ensure that every teacher devotes up to 200 hours to remedial teaching, and also to make certain that their teachers do not take up private tuitions.
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has warned action against the institutions who fail to adhere to these directions, which have come into effect from July 8.
Speaking to Herald, Director of Education Shailesh Zingde said that as per the provision of Rule 20 (1), every teacher is expected to devote up to 200 hours of their time for remedial teaching. “It is the duty of the principal to ensure that the remedial teaching is planned and implemented in the school,” he said.
Zingde said that the teachers have to regularly evaluate the learning outcomes of the students and undertake remedial measures, so as to overcome the learning deficiencies of their students.
The department has asked schools to arrange for special remedial teaching of children belonging to weaker sections of the community and the children who need extra attention, by drawing up a regular monthly programme. The heads of the institutions are expected to review their progress periodically and submit reports to the ADEIs.
“We need to evaluate the performance of the teachers too,” he said.
Zingde said that government and aided school teachers are not allowed to take up private tuitions as per law. He said that under the Tuition Regulation Act, one has to register their institution where they offer private classes.
“The school managements will have to ensure that this Act is implemented seriously. This will help us identify those conducting tuitions, and if any teachers are found doing it, we will definitely take action,” he said.
During a review meeting held last month, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, had explored the possibility of implementing the central civil service (CCS) conduct rules while recruiting teachers for government aided-schools.
