This is the English version of the flyer circulated a little before the last general elections. As mentioned, it got results, but was a little late in the campaign.
IGNUS-PAHAL
The one who fights for children’s rights! Is the one who will get
our vote!
Five Questions On Our Children’s Rights
This election may affect your
children. Especially if your would-be
representative in legislative assembly keeps the following in mind.
· Education – good / quality education – is everyone’s
right. Especially after the RTE, education in every government school should be
such that everyone finds it good. But even very poor parents are removing their children from government schools and making sacrifices
to send their children to private schools.
Ask your would-be representative – Question 1: What
will you do to ensure appropriate and quality education in government schools?
· Teachers’ salaries have gone up. They now get training
from time to time to enable good education for children. There is provision for
mid-day-meals, school uniforms, play equipment, learning material – all free.
But there is demotivation among teachers. They feel neglected. They feel as if
they are not being respected.
Ask your would-be representative – Question 2: What
will you do so that teachers take interest in their work and are committed to the good education of their children?
· According to RTE the responsibility of
running/managing the schools will now be with community and panchayats. But the
community and the panchayats feel: how can we give any advice to the school?
They do not find themselves capable of advising / supporting schools. And they
feel this is not even their work.
Ask your would-be representative – Question 3: What
will you do to enable the active involvement of community and panchayats in
improving education in our schools?
· Community and parents both expect that education will
ensure children’s development as well as employment. But now people say: All
this education is going to lead only to unemployment, so it is better that the
child be engaged in some wage-earning work right away.
Ask your would-be representative – Question 4: What
will you do so that every member of the community is aware and committed
towards the education of their children?
· If we look at the money spent on education, most of it
is used for salries, infrastructure and maintenance. Crores of rupees are spent
every year on this. Even then our schools and education offices look dirty and
disorganized compared to private institutions. And the people responsible for
improving education for children cannot even be heard talking about it.
Ask your would-be representative – Question 5: What
will you do so that government schools and education offices look attractive?
So that people in the system not only think of children’s improvement but also
do what is needed?
Your views will have an
impact, won’t they? But only if you raise these questions! Give your vote only
if you get an answer! So go ahead, ask questions, get others to ask, and let us
know!!
Our contact: ignuspahal@gmail.com