My Wife's plea for the creation of separate cadre for English Teachers at pre-senior secondary level in Haryana

The Tribune, May 4, 2010, Haryana Plus, Page 2
Separate cadre for English teachers needed
Geetanjali Gayatri's series of reports-- "BACK TO SCHOOL, 1-V1" (April 25 -30) brings out the lackadaisical approach of the Haryana Government towards school education. The lack of qualified English teachers at the pre- senior secondary level is highly deplorable. As major disciplines of higher education are essentially based on English language in terms of availability of study material, medium of instructions and examinations etc, it is not possible for the students to succeed in their chosen fields without adequate command over this language. The authorities concerned must know that casual and perfunctory dabbling with a subject not only weans away the interest of students but also eventually ends up killing the subject itself. The situation warrants the government's sincere attention to the woeful state of affairs of education in government schools and calls for immediate remedial action towards the creation of a separate cadre for English teachers at the elementary and secondary levels of education. The government should shun tokenism lest the noble vision of Haryana No.1 should prove to be a damp squib.
Neeti Bansal Goyal, Samalkha (Panipat)