DU ad hoc teachers being ousted like unwelcome guests

Around 45 ad hoc teachers have so far lost their jobs in the course of the university’s drive to make permanent appointments, belying hopes that they would be absorbed in the faculty. Many of them have held their positions for 10-12 years

Five Stars: Volunteer teachers step in where formal education has no reach

Not all teachers are armed with a BEd or plan to make a career in this noble profession. To mark Teachers' Day, Patriot talks with volunteers who don’t have a specialised degree but are working hard for those who cannot afford education, purely out of concern for the deprived sections.

‘It’s our hard-earned money’

My mother Maya Devi has been working as a sweeper for a school – which is a private school run with government aid – since 1983. She is 55 years old and is a resident of Rana Pratap Bagh. She was made to work overtime and her salary was way below what it should have […]

Busy parents neglect their kids

I have been in this profession for 23 years. As a teacher, I have a problem with how parents nowadays are not spending enough time with their child. I discuss these things openly with my students. I ask them how much time their parents spend with them. They confide in me and some have even […]

Teachers are blamed too often

I am a teacher in the pre-primary school. I have been in this profession for two years. What I have seen is that teachers are mostly blamed for almost everything that happens to a student. Suppose in a school bus a child beats another child, then also we will be blamed. One teacher cannot have […]

Kids just wanna have fun

Schools are closed but holiday homework has now to be completed. Despite the efforts teachers make to engage students, they tend to shy away from the tasks assigned The month of June may be equivalent to a hot sauna bath (with dabs of powdery dust) in most parts of India but it comes with the […]