Research centres must be set up for teachers?

Updated on: Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Meet Rafiq Ahmed Sayyed, a resident of Dombivli who aims to become an IAS officer. He scored 91.8 per cent in the 2010 boards last year and stood first in Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan’s Sankara Vidyalaya in Dombivli. Rafiq says, “Being the eldest son, I want to do the best for my family. I never like being second in anything.”

• Chaurasiya Sachidanand, a student of the SVB’s UMT School, Dharavi, is pursuing medicine. He has set his sights on becoming a top-notch medical professional. He says, “Life in Dharavi is filled with challenges. But school was a great respite and therefore many of us loved going to school.”

Rafiq and Chaurasiya are just two of the many kids belonging to the city’s not-so-happening sections with a dream to make it big. Helping them beat the odds is the National Education Society (NES) and Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan (SVB), founded by Dr R Varadarajan.

Dr Varadarajan was honoured by George Mudie, MP, House of Commons, UK early this year. On the occasion of the group’s Foundation Day on April 12, chief guest Devanand Konwar, governor of Bihar, said, “It is heartening to see how Dr Varadarajan has put together such an impressive group of institutions.”

Dr Varadarajan believes teaching and assessment are important aspects of education. “The government should set up training and research centres for teachers in every district. The school syllabus should be updated every two years.”

Research centres must be set up for teachers?

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