Teachers should educate students as their own children: Milon
The minister also said coordinated efforts by teachers, parents and education officials are essential to improving primary education, while the government plans to expand teacher training and student welfare programmes.
Highlights:
- He says govt to continue teacher training, free uniforms and mid-day meal programmes to improve school attendance.
- Calls for greater emphasis on moral, family and religious values in primary education.
- Says sports and enjoyable learning can help steer children away from mobile phone addiction and drug abuse.
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today (21 July) urged teachers to educate students as if they were their own children, saying schools must place greater emphasis on moral, family and religious values alongside academic learning.
"Alongside academic learning, we must ensure they grow up with strong moral and religious values," he said while addressing a meeting on improving the quality of primary education at the Primary Teachers' Training Institute (PTI) auditorium in the capital's Mirpur.
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The minister said improving the quality of primary education would require coordinated efforts by teachers, parents and education officials.
Improving the quality of teaching in classrooms would require stronger teacher training, he added.
Referring to the challenges facing the younger generation, Milon said many children become addicted to mobile phones or drift towards drug abuse after dropping out of school.
"To address this, we must create an enjoyable learning environment and encourage sports so that children remain interested in education instead of becoming addicted to mobile phones or drugs," he added.
He also said preparations are underway to organise the Prime Minister's Gold Cup Football Tournament across the country and expressed hope that the prime minister would inaugurate the event in Chattogram on 9 August.
The minister further mentioned that the government is implementing several initiatives, including the distribution of free school uniforms and mid-day meals, to encourage school attendance and improve student retention.
"We cannot build the Bangladesh of tomorrow without investing in today's young generation," he added.
Speaking as the special guest, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said the government plans to expand both the responsibilities and benefits of primary education officials.
"Alongside increasing their responsibilities, we will also expand the facilities available to primary education officials. We are also considering bringing private primary schools under their supervision," he added.
Primary and Mass Education Secretary Md Sakhawat Hossain chaired the meeting, while Director General of the Directorate of Primary Education Shahina Ferdousi moderated the programme.
