Future of students =Future of the land :: Leave them out from adult issues
- The Sangai Express Editorial :: November 28 2015 -

Make in Manipur campaign launched. Sangai Festival on. State unit of the BJP on a high after the resounding victories of its candidates in the by polls held at Thangmeiband Assembly Constituency and Thongju Assembly Constituency.

State Government under fire from the BJP over the post poll violence at Thongju and clearly Chief Minister O Ibobi and his men must be busy, very busy.

But life goes on and despite the hectic schedules of the day and the demands of the time, has anyone given a thought to the system that passes of as education here ?

Has anyone given a thought to the plight of the young students who are under immense pressure to perform well as well as compete with the rest of the students across the country ?

These questions are important for everyone to ponder over.

So many times have the adults or the grown ups of society taken the young students for granted that no one gives a thought if their action directly affects the academic pursuit of the young students.

Such a mindset came out in all its ugliness during the intense movement to check the influx of non-locals into the State in the valley districts of Manipur.

The focus then shifted to the hill districts, particularly Churachandpur district after the State Assembly passed the three Bills on August 31.

It was a common sight to see young students being herded out from their classrooms to take part in rallies and protest demonstrations thereby negatively impacting on their studies.

No one gave a thought on whether the young students really understood the issue or not. It was the same when numerous days were lost during the intense agitation launched at Churachandpur.

It has always been like this and this is the most unfortunate part. On the other hand has any thought been given on why private tuition has become indispensable for the young students ?

Is it a case of the young students being not smart enough that they do need extra attention by way of private tuition ?

Or is it a case of the young students not being taught adequately in the classrooms at school ?

For the well off parents this may not be much of an issue for they can afford the huge private tuition fees but how about the others ?

Surely educating the youngsters can be a cumbersome task for the parents and guardians.

In many cases, it is not only the tuition fees that parents have to cough up but also transportation fees.

With parents hard pressed for time, not every father or mother can find the time to drop and pick up their children from the tuition centres/places and they have to rope in the service of taxi service, which comes at a huge price.

With private school teachers paid a pittance, they do need to rely on the extra income that private tuition brings, but the bigger question is whether they are doing their job inside the classrooms or not.

Are the private schools keeping a close tab on how teachers teach the young students ?

And when one talks about the young students, it invariably means the future of the land and the people. Time to accept this fact.