Former Education Director, Ashok Dessai inaugurating the HISTAG workshop in the presence of Deputy Director of Education Bhagirath Shetye, President of HISTAG Beena S Naik, office bearers of HISTAG Shripad Bhat, Anant Pissurlekar and Hemant Sail.
MARGAO
Former Director of Education Ashok Desai has said that education should be need-based rather than certificate-based and that it should have a learning oriented base.
Speaking as chief guest at the day-long workshop organised by Higher Secondary Teachers’ Association (HISTAG), Goa in collaboration with Directorate of Education on the subject of “Future Policies at +2 Level”, Desai further said that each school should have a teachers’ welfare and grievance committee, so that, the issues pertaining to the teachers’ welfare and general grievances of teachers and students are addressed in an organised manner.
The workshop was organised on Saturday at Walawalkar Higher Secondary School, Mapusa.
Michael D’Souza, Additional Secretary (Finance) to the Government of Goa, who was invited by HISTAG, as a resource person, to speak on “Budgetary Provisions for Education in Goa Budget”, said that budgetary provisions for education in Goa is on a higher side compared to any other neighbouring state, and advised educational institutions in the State to utilise school maintenance grants in a rational manner. He further opined that education should have a complete separate budget from the General Budget so that more resources can be generated for uplifting education.
Bhagirath Shetye, Deputy Director of Education, who was guest of honour said that, “Excellent” or “Outstanding’” answer papers should be made available on the Board’s website, with the provision to download the same, and that, he also suggested honorarium to the teachers for examination should be enhanced to Rs 10 or to Rs 15 irrespective of maximum marks of subjects.
Presiding over the function, Beena S Naik said that HISTAG had organised, recently, a workshop “On Web Literacy and Google Tools” in South Goa to equip the teachers with latest web tools in education. She further informed that the executive members of HISTAG also visited some Higher Secondary Schools from South to know and understand the issues pertaining to the teachers. She appealed to the teachers that HISTAG would take up the issues pertaining to the teachers with the government, in case the same are conveyed to the association in writing.
Shripad Bhat, general secretary of HISTAG welcomed, while Maya Kharangate compered. Anant Pissurlekar, co-ordinated the various sessions of the workshop while Hemant Sail proposed the vote of thanks.
