Primary Education in Bangladesh- Opinion

Jobs to be focused on:

FOR achieving the fifty qualities of primary education, everyone concerned should make efforts. Every teacher must remember the objectives and the qualities when they are teaching the students. Teachers should be prepared well before coming to the class room. It is necessary to think about the human qualities for building the children as future leaders of the nation. Practice of co-curricular activities can play a vital role in this field. It is necessary to think about the examination system. A hundred marks should not be fixed only for the written examination. Marks distribution has to be done on the basis of the fifty qualities. A certain portion of marks should be held by the teacher to evaluate the students and give proper marks for qualities like honesty, truthfulness, discipline, politeness etc.

Notebooks must be eliminated from the market so that the students will read original books prepared by the board. Government officials and teachers must be sincere about stopping the use of notebooks in the school. Mobile courts may bring good results in this regard. Consciousness among the teachers, guardians and government officers is necessary regarding developing inner qualities rather than memorizing. Emphasis is to be given on the qualities like honesty, truthfulness, humanity, patriotism, perseverance, integrity etc towards making a good citizen.

Evaluation of the teacher’s training process is required for further action plan and development. It seems that the present training activities are not sufficient to change the attitude of the teachers to teach children in the proper method. The environment of the school must be improved. The structure of the building, flower garden and play grounds of a school should be attractive so that the students will feel better about coming to school. Curriculum is to be prepared in accordance with the objectives and qualities of primary education.

Conclusion

Primary education is the most important part of the education of a nation. It may be compared with the foundation of a building. If the foundation of a building is not strong, it will not be sustainable.  Accordingly if the quality of primary education is not up to the mark, the secondary, higher secondary and tertiary education will not succeed. The children come to the primary school with fresh and sharp brain; they require proper guidance and nursing. It is the high time of to plant the seeds of the future. The future success of the children as well as the nation depends on it. So the objectives and the target of primary education must be achieved without failure for the greater interest of the nation.