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shri b.k. Pal, f-207, neyapalli, irc, village bubaneswar-751012 (4th october, 1990)

- the procedure for selection of teachers should be streamlined and measures should be taken to improve the efficiency of the existing staff. The best talents available in the country should be attracted to the teaching profession.

Shri rajpal tyagi, secretary, all india democratic teacher's organisation, central office-88 b.b. Ganguly street, calcutta-700012

- teachers should be recruited in two categories - one for primary schools and another for secondary schools. The minimum age of recruitment should be 50 years. They should be paid honorarium keeping in view the classes being taught and not pay.

Dr. Shreekrishna misra, general secretary, madhya pradesh shikshak sangh, state office 69/1, south tatyatope nagar, bhopal

- service conditions of teachers should be uniform in all states. The number of pay scales for teachers should be reduced. The participation of teachers in restructuring education system and educational administration should be made compulsory.

Smt. Daya sirohi, principal, s.d. Girls inter college, saharanpur- 247001 (u.p.)

- only competent and able teachers should be appointed.

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Shri virendra prakash pancholi, 3 daya, irrigation campus machhala magara scheme, udaipur, rajasthan

- teachers pay should be proportionate to the results achieved. If the result is 75%, they should be paid only 75% of their pay. Book allowance @ of rs. 200/- Per month should be paid to teachers on production of cash receipts.

Dr. Govind singh, mla, block 3/86-87, vidhayak niwas, bhopal.

- Teacher should be well paid and they should be given necessary facilities to enable them to reestablish the old traditions of gurukul system of education.

Dr. Rajendra kumar awasthi, secretary, teachers' association, janta college, bakewar, itawa

- all teachers including those in the minority institutions should be given constitutional protection.

Shri r.d. Joshi, teacher, h.n. Intercollege, haldwani, nanital

- the tendency of taking up private tutions on the part of teachers should be curbed. Similarly publication of guides, guess-papers should also be stopped.

Shri n.r. Hiremath, ex-dy. Director of public instruction, govt. Of karnataka, and principal, sri sarvajana college of education, bangalore (31st october, 1990)

- to improve the quality of teachers, the duration of teacher training courses should be incrased. For primary school teachers it should be four years after sslc instead of two years after two year puc. For secondary school teachers it should be four years

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after puc or two years after bachelors degree. Admission should be made strictly on the basis of tests and aptitude for the teaching profession. A new curriculum should be evolved. For in-service teachers summer schools should be conducted.

Shri shatrughna prasad singh, mlc, general secretary, bihar secondary shikshak sangh, jamal. Road, patna (9th october, 1990)

- indian education service should be established. Teachers should be transferred from one school to another. Training should not be a precondition for recruitment of teachers. They should be given in-service training. Existing training colleges should be converted into in- service training institutes.

- Teachers' participation in management, planning and development of educational institutes should be made legally mandatory.

Shri m.j. Baby, headmaster, st. Augustine's high school ramapuram, mattathil, velliyeppally p.o. Arunapuram 686 574 (19th september, 1990)

- in order to promote national integration a scheme for adoption of teachers of different states by state governments should be formulated. Each state should adopt every year one primary school teacher and one secondary school teacher from every other state. These teachers should be settled in different villages. They should marry from the villages in which they are settled. In this way in a few years every indian village will have at least one person from another state spreading the message of national integration.

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Shri d.r. Ghorpade, journalist, miraj 416410

- teachers should be dedicated and committed and not mere mercenaries.

Shri k. Ramamoorthy, additional chief secretary, government of gujarati education department, sardar bhawan, sachivalaya, gandhinagar-382010 (26th october, 1990)

the need for placing the teachers at the centre stage is accepted. The logistics thereof need to be worked out in greater detail so that the teaching functions do not get a back seat.

Shri k.k. Tandon, secretary general, punjab state recognised school teachers (& other employees) union h.o. 19 Sewak colony, patiala (30th october, 1990)

- there should be common scale of pay for teachers in all the states. They should be encouraged to suggest innovations.

Shri h.p. Biswas, programme officer, deptt. Of adult and continuing education, university of delhi, delhi (one day discussion held at bangalore on 3rd november, 1990)

- teachers should be paid greater attention in terms of their training, recruitment and continuing education.

- Teacher education should be re-oriented and made more professional. The duration should be at least four years.

Human resources development centre for teachers, rashtreeya vidyalaya teachers college, jayanagar, bangalore-110011 (discussion held on 8th october, 1990).

- Teacher education programmes should be reorganised into (1) a technical diploma course in education for primary school level 3

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year duration after class x and (if) a professional course for high school level of 4 year duration after class xii.

Too much of security without accountability in teachers is not conducive to good education.

Rajya vidwat parishad, rajasthan, adarsh vidya mandir, shiksha mahavidyalaya, raja park, jaipur-302004 (recommendation made in seminar held at jaipur on 13-14th october, 1990

the teachers training programmes at the national and state level need to be reorganised. The following components may be included: area specific planning of education.

Organising we/supw as in integral, part of the course content, its planning, implementation and testing.

Monitoring of curriculum stabilisation.

Development of modules.

Comprehensive and continuous evaluation to replace annual. Examination.

Involvement of local community in the educational planning and management.

Judicious use of academic autonomy.

Shri ranjeet singh, general. Secretary, bhartiya shikshan mandal, uttar pradesh, 2-a/411-a, azad nagar, kanpur

- opportunity should be given to teachers for improving their qualifications as well as for vertical movement.

- Teachers should not be appointed on regular basis. They should be appointed on contract basis. They should be paid according to the results, they produce.

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Dr. S. Muthukumaran, vice-chancellor, bharathidasan, university, tiruchirapalli, tamil nadu.

- To boost education of girls, proportion of women teachers may be increased significantly. The tamil nadu model of recruiting only women teachers' at the primary school level is a laudable example worthy of emulation by other states.

University of madras and indian university association for continuing education (views expressed in one day discussion held in madras on 21st october. 1990)

- Teacher education programmes need to be reorganised to prepare the teachers for the reforms suggested in the paper.

Seminar organised by institute of education and culture, hyderabad, the university of, hyderabad and the osmania university, hyderabad at the central. Institute of english and foreign languages, hyderabad on 20th21st october, 1990

- the review committee has not focussed adequate attention on teacher welfare, their recruitment, training and transfer policy, salary structure, grievance redressal mechanism, their right to participate in the formulation and implementation of educational policies and a code of professional. Ethics for them. The proposal to give statutory status to the national council for teacher education has also been ignored. These should be considered by the committee. Internship of adequate duration should be made an integral part of the pre-service training of teachers and continuous in-service education of teacher should be an integral part of the school system.

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Indore discussion group, indore.

- Teacher education in general and diet in particular must become more relevant and strong. More financial. And material support should be given. Autonomy should also be given to them.

Shri k.n. Nigam, teacher, hindu inter college, rudault, state bank colony, rudauli, 225411, distt barabanki (30th october, 1990)

it should be the responsibility of the teacher to guide the students to choose the appropriate subjects suited to their aptitude.

Seminar organised by academy of administration, madhya pradesh, bhopal.

- Tribunals should be established to settle grievances of teachers.

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