Lady Whistledown
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Mamlaka za Jimbo la Assam lililopo Kaskazini-Mashariki mwa Nchi hiyo zimefikia uamuzi wa kufunga shule 34 baada ya Wanafunzi wengi kufanya vibaya katika mitihani na kuwahamishia katika shule nyingine
Maelfu ya wanafunzi kutoka shule mbalimbali za Jimbo hilo walifanya mtihani wa Cheti cha Kumaliza Elimu ya Sekondari, ambapo zaidi ya wanafunzi 1,000 kutoka shule 34 zilizofungwa, walifeli mtihani huo
Wazazi, walimu na wadau wa elimu wamekosoa uamuzi huo na kusema hauna mantiki
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A local government's decision in August to shut down 34 schools in India's northeastern state — after none of their students passed a critical exam this year necessary to receive a graduation certificate — has been termed by critics as "illogical" and "senseless."
Hundreds of thousands of students from schools in the state of Assam sat for the High School Leaving Certificate exam. More than 1,000 students, from the 34 schools that were shut down, failed the exam.
Although parents and teachers blamed the inconveniences faced by the students during COVID-19 lockdowns for the poor results, the Assam government chose to close down the 34 schools — which are mostly located in rural areas — and send all students to better-performing schools in the neighboring areas.
"It is the primary duty of schools to impart education to children. If a school fails to perform this duty and students fail the crucial exam like HSLC, it is pointless to keep running the school," Assam's education minister Ranoj Pegu said.
"The government cannot spend taxpayer's money for schools with zero success record." The performance of some 2,500 other schools is also being assessed, and more schools are likely to be closed for what the government insists are "performance-related reasons," several sources said.
Teachers and education activists blamed the poor infrastructure of the government schools in Assam as the root cause of the crisis.
"By shutting down the schools the government is handing out a collective punishment to the students and teachers. They should have rather conducted a survey in all government schools to find out why exactly the students performed badly," Bhupen Sarma a teacher and educationist in Assam told VOA.
Source: VoA
Maelfu ya wanafunzi kutoka shule mbalimbali za Jimbo hilo walifanya mtihani wa Cheti cha Kumaliza Elimu ya Sekondari, ambapo zaidi ya wanafunzi 1,000 kutoka shule 34 zilizofungwa, walifeli mtihani huo
Wazazi, walimu na wadau wa elimu wamekosoa uamuzi huo na kusema hauna mantiki
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A local government's decision in August to shut down 34 schools in India's northeastern state — after none of their students passed a critical exam this year necessary to receive a graduation certificate — has been termed by critics as "illogical" and "senseless."
Hundreds of thousands of students from schools in the state of Assam sat for the High School Leaving Certificate exam. More than 1,000 students, from the 34 schools that were shut down, failed the exam.
Although parents and teachers blamed the inconveniences faced by the students during COVID-19 lockdowns for the poor results, the Assam government chose to close down the 34 schools — which are mostly located in rural areas — and send all students to better-performing schools in the neighboring areas.
"It is the primary duty of schools to impart education to children. If a school fails to perform this duty and students fail the crucial exam like HSLC, it is pointless to keep running the school," Assam's education minister Ranoj Pegu said.
"The government cannot spend taxpayer's money for schools with zero success record." The performance of some 2,500 other schools is also being assessed, and more schools are likely to be closed for what the government insists are "performance-related reasons," several sources said.
Teachers and education activists blamed the poor infrastructure of the government schools in Assam as the root cause of the crisis.
"By shutting down the schools the government is handing out a collective punishment to the students and teachers. They should have rather conducted a survey in all government schools to find out why exactly the students performed badly," Bhupen Sarma a teacher and educationist in Assam told VOA.
Source: VoA
