Dear Sir,
The report, “Schools deny private tuition by teachers” (Gulf Times, June 25) highlighted an important topic in the education sector with special relevance to India.
Vineet Joshi, the chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), quoted in the report, could actually do a lot regarding the issues discussed in the report. Does CBSE consider its job over just by giving affiliation to a school? What about monitoring them after that?
“Salaries of the teachers in most of the Indian schools range between QR2,000 and QR4,000,” according to the report. Teachers, it points out, feel they are being exploited.
Why can’t CBSE do something about the teachers’ low salary?
Professionals in all sectors are paid reasonably well in Qatar. Why can’t be the teachers also?
Indian teachers are not respected by most parents and students because of their low pay scale. It is an open secret.
Many women work in Indian schools as teachers to supplement the family income. I feel sad that they are being exploited by the institutions.
Let us all work to make the noble profession of teaching a dignified one and turn educational institutions into august places of learning and not business centres.
Boopathy Raju
Exercise moderation
Dear Sir,
I agree with the points raised in the letter, “Please don’t waste food” (Gulf Times, July 7). Ramadan is a holy month and it should be seen as a time for piety and devotion. Feasting and fasting don’t go together.
Mohamed Ashraf Madiyari, in his letter asks: is Ramadan a month of fasting or feasting. With the way Ramadan is being welcomed, many people ask the same question. Eid is the time of celebration, not Ramadan which is the holy month for prayers and fasting.
But there is no point in blaming commercial establishments for turning Ramadan into a month of overconsumption. The fault lies with us. It is us who have to follow moderation. No one is forcing to buy anything or to go to a hotel for “celebration”. The decision lies with us.
Rasheed T P
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Doha
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