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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
TEACHERS DAY SPECIAL - TEACHERS OF THIS GOVT SCHOOL SHOW THE WAY
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This rural school in Faridkot is like no other
Jupinderjit Singh/TNS
Pakhi Kalan (Faridkot), September 5
The Government Senior Secondary School, Pakhi Kalan, in Faridkot district is a school with a difference. Shedding the image of a regular government school, this school has emerged as a model institute, where children get dry and seasonal fruits as part of their midday meal, manicured lawns greet the eyes and teachers pay from their own pockets to provide facilities to the students and maintain the school building.
The number of students has also been growing steadily. The lawns, which are maintained by the staff, can give any garden in the urban area a run for its money.
Three of the eight lawns have been developed into demonstrative education parks - English park, Maths park and social studies park.
“The duty of a teacher in these trying times is not just to teach their subjects but also to inculcate a sense of responsibility towards our institution in children,” says principal Nek Singh. “Teachers led by Gopal Krishan changed the school from its dusty premises to one of the most beautiful in the state by contributing from their own pocket,” he said.
“The school is a temple for us. It is so easy to indulge in idle discussion of criticising the government or blaming the system. We thought of doing our bit,” says Gopal Krishan.
A state awardee, Krishan has contributed over Rs 2 lakh from his pocket and has been instrumental in maintaining the lawns as well as the building.
The teachers have even contributed money to install a reverse osmosis plant (RO). “We believe that education can be imparted only in a good atmosphere. The water supply of the school reported 2,100 TDS (total dissolved solids), which was quite harmful for the students. We could not wait for funds. The teachers collected money from among themselves and some social workers also chipped in to set up the plant.”
Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka is no less impressed with the initiative of the teachers. “I have never seen such a school in my life. And the results of the school are also good,” he said.
The school, however, has to do better in the subject of English. “Traditionally, English has remained the Achilles’ heel of rural students. Most students face difficulty in clearing the examination as their base in the subject is weak. We are trying to improve the standard of English taught in the school,” say the principal.
MODEL SCHOOL
* Teachers raise money from their pocket to maintain infrastructure
* Students get dry and seasonal fruits as part of midday meal
--UNEDITED COPY--TEACHERS DAY SPECIAL
Never mind govt funds, we have money to shape our school
Teachers of a Govt sr. secondary school show the way in running an
education institution.
Teachers spent money from their own pockets to beautify the building and lawns
Give dry and seasonal fruits to children
Jupinderjit Singh
Tribune News Service
Pakhi Kalan (Faridkot) September 4
Imagine a government school where children are given dry and seasonal
fruits in the Mid-Day meal scheme; where instead of dusty dry grounds,
manicured lawns greet the eyes; where teachers are not cribbing
against rural posting and shortage of funds but actively paying from
their own pockets for providing facilities to the students and
maintaining the school building and the premises.
The Govt senior secondary school Pakhi Kalan in Faridkot district is
such a rare school. Contrary to the picture of a govt school, the
building is not wearing off, the teachers are present, the number of
students is growing every year and above all, the lawns and the
building maintained by teachers give it appearance of the parks of a
five star hotel.
Not just beautiful, three of the eight lawns are developed into
demonstrative education parks. They are English Parks, Maths park and
social studies park, which has a smoke bellowing model of a mountain
to show volcanoes and their impact.
" The duty of a teacher in this trying time of inflation is not just
to teach subjects in the syllabus but to inculcate a message of
building and maintaining any institution one studies or works in,"
says the principal Nek Singh.
"The teachers led by Gopal Krishan changed the school from dilapidated
and dusty premises to one of the most beautiful in the state by
contributing from their own pocket,” he said.
" The school is a temple for us. It is so easy to indulge in idle
discussion of criticizing the government, blaming the system. We
thought of doing our bit of construction," said Gopal Krishan.
A state Awardee, he has contributed over rs two lakhs from his pocket
and is seen personally maintaining the lawns.
The teachers even contributed money to install a Reverse Osmosis
Plant (RO). “We believe that education can only be imparted in a good
atmosphere. The water supply of the school reported 2100 TDS (Total
Dissolved Solids) which were very harmful to the students. We could
not wait for funds. The teachers collected money from among themselves
and some social workers also chipped in for the plant.”
No wonder education minster Sikander Singh Maluka who is quite
critical of teachers gave thumbs up to the school. " I have not seen
such a school in my life. And to cap it, the results are also good,”
he told The Tribune.
However, the school has to do better in the subject of English. “
Traditionally, English has remained the Achilles heel of rural
students. Most students face difficulty in clearing the exams as their
base in the subject is weak. We are trying our best to improve the
standard.” Said the school principal.
EOM
(first published in The Tribune dated September 6
link :http://epaper.tribuneindia.com/55447/The-Tribune/TT_06_September_2012#page/4/2)
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