OPSC has released the notification for the recruitment to the post of Post Graduate Teachers under Science Stream in Group "B" State Service for the Higher Secondary Schools functioning under ST & SC Development Department on their official website. Check details here.
Schools in Kashmir reopen after remaining shut for a year due to COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Mar 01, 2021 20:33 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 1 (ANI): Government and private higher secondary schools reopened in Kashmir valley on Monday after a gap of nearly one year following COVID-19-induced shutdown and three months of winter vacations.
Teachers and students were elated as they were going to interact with each other after a very long time.
In 2019 when government abrogated the Article 370 and 35 A, schools were shut down due to unrest in the state and then the COVID-19 crisis followed after which students were attending their classes online.
Questions are often raised as to why a teacher in a government school is a parent in a private school. An impression is being created that only the teacher is responsible for the decline in standards and the enrolment in government-run schools. Government school teachers who campaign for enrolment in private schools come across as hypocrites. They should have started charity from their own homes, it is said, before preaching to others what needs to be done.
It is a fact that over the years our society has lost faith in government education and parents prefer a private school, even if they have to pay hefty amounts as fees and donations. It cannot also be denied that free books, free uniforms, free mid-day meals, and well-qualified staff together are not able to lure parents towards government schools. Enrolment in government schools has been decreasing and these schools have become the last option for parents who cannot afford the expenses of private schools. Our government schools