Parents demand Govt grants for English primary

PTI, PANAJI | 20 March 2011 20:16 IST

Parents of school going children in Goa have formed a group demanding inclusion of English language as the medium of instruction under Right To Education (RTE) in the state.

The parents under the banner of 'Forum for Rights of Children's Education' (FRCE) have called for a massive rally at Panaji tomorrow to unite a cross section of people over the issue.

"The Parent-Teachers Association of various schools across Goa have collected 51,372 signatures on a single day," FRCE spokesman Savio Lopes told PTI.

The state Education department is besieged with the medium of instruction issue as several parents are demanding that education in Konkani or Marathi, which are state languages, will cap off students prospects outside Goa.

State Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate has told the Legislative Assembly that a 'policy decision on the issue would be adopted soon.

FRCE has demanded that English should be allowed as one of the languages to be used as medium of instruction at the elementary level in school. The parents have demanded that Marathi and Konkani should continue as one of the compulsory subjects in elementary education.

Lopes argued that although RTE states that medium of instruction at the elementary stage should be in the mother tongue, it also quickly adds "as far as practicable".

"To maintain continuity not only at the elementary level but also at all levels, it has been discerned by some of the state governments that it is practicable to have English as a medium of instruction as performance of students will improve, drop out rate will decrease, enrolment in higher education will go up and quality of education will be enhanced," he said.


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I think as parents we know what is good for our kids, Babush(Education Minster) is not my father to tell me what education I have to give to my child. We want english medium so that he(Babush) can go back to school,so that he can speak in public. Now a days everybody talks english to there dogs too. That much important english is.

- James Braganza, Goa | 01 st May 2011 11:28

 

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