Taking cues from neighboring Punjab, the Haryana Government too is planning to start training for its teachers. Disappointed with the dismal results shown by the students of some Government schools in class Tenth and Twelfth, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said that learning and teaching go hand in hand and learning is essential for every teacher to be keep themselves abreast with latest happenings.
Expressing a need for updating the teachers teaching in Government schools with the latest trends and techniques in the field of education, Sharma said that refresher courses for teachers would be started soon.
The education department has been facing severe criticism for producing poor results in semester examination of tenth and twelfth class with a pass percentage of 35.24% and 56.75%, respectively.
Punjab has started a comprehensive teachers training program recently. Teachers are undergoing training in teaching and linguistics skills in phased manner in the neighboring state.
Holding the Congress leader and Ex-HRD minister Kapil Sibbal responsible for the poor show of government school students, Sharma said that the “No-detention policy” has played havoc with the academic prospects of the future generations. He said that the Psychological impression of not being detained in a class has made students careless about their studies in junior classes and that is why they produce bitter results, facing real examinations in senior classes.
"We need to adopt a multi-pronged approach for upgrading the educational standards. The State Government wishes to bring back the board examination system for class fifth and eighth. A communication in this regard had already been sent to the centre," he said.
Sharma said that we are awaiting a response from the centre on the issue. He hoped that the state would get a positive response from the centre on the issue.
Responding on the issue of shortage of teachers in schools, Sharma said that the department is working of deputing teachers in each class and in the next session, no class would be left without teachers. He said that the department would make it a point that no class remains without a teacher.