Schoolteacher's woes
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It is well-known in our country that teaching (excluding teaching at universities) is the job of a jobless person. Most of the teachers are not well paid. With the little salary they get, they have to struggle to survive. This situation is further worsened when a teacher does not get his monthly salary if they are absent for a single day. It is really surprising that some private institutions follow such inhuman rules. Recently, a friend of mine, who is a schoolteacher, did not get his monthly salary just because he was absent for a single day. The principal did not approve his casual leave. My friend remained absent on that day because he had to attend the BCS viva which was held in Dhaka. The school authorities should have some rules and regulations to ensure quality education. They should not make such rules that deprive the ill-paid teachers of their monthly salary. They must realise that a teacher cannot concentrate on teaching when he is thrown into the darkness of poverty. But I am thankful to the authorities of my institution as they do not have such kind of unjust and inhuman rules.
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