The Weekly
Observer Volume 14 | Issue 4
BRIEFS
Schools refusing admission to migrant children Children from UP denied admission in government schools in Bangalore.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014
‘English’ teachers who can’t speak English Soumya Chatterjee Students of government
book.” Students usually repeat
schools in rural Banga-
what their teachers read
lore are taught English
from the book. Vish-
by teachers who cannot
wanath, a 5th standard stu-
speak the language.
dent
said,
“I
can’t
Suresh, parent of a stu-
understand much of it. I
dent of Devagere Primary
just repeat like the whole
School, which is under the
class.”
Gollahalli Panchayat said,
In Kumbalgodu Golla-
“If the teachers can’t speak
halli Primary and Upper
themselves, they can’t teach
Primary School, D.A. Na-
the kids. This is the reason
garathana, one of the four
why people send their chil-
teachers in the school said,
tioned any English language
ing on English education
dren to private schools if
“Little, little English I
teacher. The arts teacher
because they are afraid of
know.” B.S. Bhagyalakshmi,
takes English classes.”
they can afford it.”
the people’s reaction. He
In the Devagere Primary
another teacher, said, “I can
Gayathri, who teaches
School, Yashoda L, the as-
teach English for second
English, said, “It is very dif-
sistant headmistress, said, “I
standard but I face diffi-
ficult to teach the students.
Manjula S., Cluster Re-
cannot speak English my-
culty in speaking.”
There is no spoken English
source Person, Bangalore
self.”
The
only
said, “The whole issue has acquired a political color”.
other
In Kumbalgodu Golla-
training for teachers. Stu-
Rural of Department of
teacher in the school, Shan-
halli High School, headmas-
dents face difficulty in
Public Instruction, said,
tama, said, “I can teach
ter Gita T said: “The
learning grammar and pro-
“There should be subject-
English with the help of a
government hasn’t sanc-
nunciation.”
wise recruitment of teach-
Dr. Wooday P. Krishna,
Over 100 killed in rash driving 110 people including 18 minors killed due to rash driving in Bangalore
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M. Gangambika, PDO, Gollahalli Panchayat
an educationalist and social
teachers applying for the
activist from Bangalore, in-
post it has to be filled in."
dicated that the problem
Overall, there are 50 stu-
was twofold. He said,
dents in Devagere Primary
“Kannada is given too
School and 306 in the
much importance, due to
Kumbalgodu
which English gets neg-
High School who are af-
lected. In the modern
fected by this.
Gollahalli
world, learning English is a
Panchayat Development
must, whether we like it or
Officer, M. Gangambika
not”.
said, “Nobody has ever
He agreed that the gov-
Gayatri, one of the teachers in K Gollahalli School
ers. But if there are no
ernment is also not stress-
complained to me about this. I am unaware of it.”