Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty
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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty on Tuesday urged the government to provide new training courses and hold examinations of teachers every three years and even more for those teaching at the primary level.
"Teachers, once they pass the exam, BA, or MA, or even PhD at a college level, they enter into the system and afterwards, there are no exams until they retire. This should not happen. Every three years, they should have a new technique or new knowledge examination should be there. Otherwise, they will not improve," Murty said while participating in a debate on the working of the Ministry of Education in Rajya Sabha.
“Excellent school premises, all those things you can do, but if you don't have a good teacher, it is of no use. Teachers play an important role in the education system, not only by their qualifications, their methodology of teaching, convincing, becoming friendly, at times strict, many times, you know, very soft. It's an art.”
She said that there are many training sessions but there are no examinations linked to those training sessions.
"Every three years, a teacher has to appear for an examination with a different learning technology. Because technology changes. Nothing is free in life except for a mother's love. Everything has a price. If you want to be a good teacher, there is a price for that. The price is not money, but good training and an examination for the teachers," Murty said.