Trichy: Opposing the new education policy (NEP) proposed by the Union government, Jesuit school educators have decided to meet chief minister J Jayalalithaa over the issue.
Over 250 teachers from schools run by Jesuits in the state participated in the deliberation over the new education policy, at the St Joseph’s College in Trichy.
They raised questions over the poor awareness level among parents or academicians on NEP contrary to the claims of union government on its website that it has been carrying discussions in over 20 states, The Times of India reported.
Furthermore, Union ministry of human resource and development is yet to clarify whether the 33 themes suggested by T S R Subramanian Committee in its report on framing a new education policy was a draft policy or mere recommendations, they said.
Vehemently opposing the suggestion to pull out children from mainstream education to vocation training if he or she fails to clear fifth standard examination twice, Prince Gajendra Babu, secretary of common school system, said that such attempts were aimed at bringing back the hereditary education system. He expressed disappointment over not engaging educationalist and parents in the process of framing NEP.
Contending that the state government has the right to frame its own education policy, Joe Arun, director of St Joseph’s Institute of Management, said that there is need for a separate discussion in the state over the new policy framework.
“We have sought an appointment with chief minister J Jayalalithaa to discuss the issue,” he said.