Though much is debated about the poor performance of government schools but nothing is being done to improve either the infrastructure or devise a system of checks and balances to make teachers accountable for poor performance of the students of government run schools. In the recently declared results of the matriculation examination while 27 government run schools have recorded zero pass percentage alone in Srinagar city this time the private schools of remote Tral area of South Kashmir but not the famous missionary schools of Srinagar city bagged first three top positions. The reason for private schools of remote Tral area of South Kashmir overtaking famous missionary schools of Srinagar is obviously is the failure of both the teachers and as well as the parents in guiding the teenage youth to new trends and techniques of education in schools. The result of matriculation examinations has as such sent out a wake cup call to both missionary and as well government run schools of Srinagar city. So not only the government schools but even the famous missionary schools of Srinagar city and other major townships of Kashmir valley have to wake up from deep slumber to dig out the roots of sharp decline in the performance of the students in matriculation examination this year. The results in a way has sent out a message that neither the school education department nor the managements of missionary schools in Srinagar and other major townships of Kashmir valley have take care of the quality education. The performance of famous missionary schools of Srinagar and other major townships of Kashmir valley is poor but those of government run schools is poorer. Teachers of both the missionary and as well as government run schools of Srinagar city and other major townships of Kashmir valley appear to have taken cue from the doctors who pay their full time and full attention on running private clinics to make fast bucks as we have been seeing coaching centres remaining functional for the whole year in Srinagar and major townships of Kashmir valley.
While the government talks much about the improvement in the infrastructure of schools and accountability of teachers the management of missionary schools charge huge fee from the parents with the promise of providing their children the quality education, but both the government and as well as managements of missionary schools have failed to improve the work culture in the their schools.
If government bothers to conduct a survey to verify the antecedents of teachers running coaching centres in Srinagar and other urban centres of Kashmir valley we will come to the most of the coaching centres are run by teachers working in government and missionary schools. The teachers in such schools in Srinagar city and other urban centres of Kashmir valley never bother to teach the students with seriousness and full attention in classrooms. Such teachers lose the spirit of teaching and also they lose their identity and their expertise in the field of education. While the government talks much about the improvement in the infrastructure of schools and accountability of teachers the management of missionary schools charge huge fee from the parents with the promise of providing their children the quality education, but both the government and as well as managements of missionary schools have failed to improve the work culture in the their schools. This dream can never be realized until and unless a system of checks and balances is not put into place for regulating the class work in both missionary and as well as government run schools in Srinagar and other urban centres of Kashmir valley.
