Trapped between schools and coaching centres?
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A growing frustration is brewing in the minds of the guardians as well as the students concerning the credibility of the schools and their teachers who are entrusted with the noble task of building the future of the nation. The guardians think that there is no point in spending a huge amount of money every month on the school fees besides spending almost double the amount in a forced manner in coaching centres for the same purpose. The guardians fail to understand why extra coaching is needed when the schools are paying their teachers for doing the same job. It may sound ridiculous, but the bare fact is that it is the teachers who insist the students to take extra lessons at their coaching centres, which are mostly situated at their homes, in order to excel and get better results in the examinations. It is reckoned that a school teacher, besides getting his usual salaries in the school, earns Tk. 1.5 lakh on an average per month by coaching students privately. In older days, teachers vehemently discouraged students about having private coaching saying that if they didn't understand lessons, they should ask them. What a difference between now and then! Now everything is evaluated in terms of money! Now teachers create such a situation that students are compelled to go for coaching or he/she will surely fail in the exam. I am certain that this practice would seriously impede students' ability in acquiring desired education. Can our authorities concerned ban private coaching for good? I would also urge the authorities to check if these teachers pay taxes properly.
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