--- On Sun, 27/7/08, Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dears,
Read the news item at the bottom first.
No one is complaining aloud about the DIFFERENTIAL fee structure in our
professional colleges and other educational institutions. What we have
consistently objected to is the compulsion made by the Government of Goa, aided
and abetted by the ABE and DSE, for the rural poor to learn in the LOCAL
ALNGUAGE [ Marathi, Konkani, Kannada, Urdu and Telugu, as seen TOI report on
Chimbel GPS today]. The winning edge that the students in Goa had since
liberation till 1992 has been lost in the transition from Std.IV in the
vernacular [ in the Devanagri script for Marathi and Konkani with the
exceptsion in Perso-Arabic, Kannada and Telugu scripts ] to Std. V in English
[exclusively in the Roman script]
We object to the Aam Admi Government for its pro-rich industrialist, mine owner
approach. We criticise private elitist school managements. We criticise our
Konkani-wadi politicians and at least one former Editor of a Konkani newspaper
for sending their children to Sharada Mandir school while preaching pious
sermons about their love for Konkani. So what is the Archdiocese of Goa, the
DSE and ABE trying to prove by starting the ICSE schools for the urban elite in
Margao and Vasco for starters?
1. Mark Twain:
"God made idiots. That was for practice. He then made the School Boards."
2.St. Peter, the first Pope.
Let me quote St. Peter's letter to the Romans, the part that the "Good News
Bible" titles as "The conflict of Man"
QUOTE "We know that the law is spiritual and I am a mortal man, sold as slave
to sin. I do not understand what I do; for I don't do what I would like to do;
but instead I do what I hate. Since what I do is what I don't want to do, this
shows that I agree that the law is right. So I am not really the one who does
this thing; rather it is the sin that lives in me."
Romans 8:14 to 17.
The DSE knows my views by now. Would you care enough to send in your views on
the press clipping below?? The DSE's email ID is DSE Goa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
The ball is in your court: have your say now .... or forever hold your peace!
Mog asundi.
Miguel
PS
The message to the DSE , reproduced below, is truncated for brevity.
--- On Sun, 27/7/08, Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear President/Secretary of DSE,
I am reading about the DSE's shift from its stated pedagogy of 1992 with
dispair. If the Archdiocese Board of Education and the Diocesan Society of
Education has realised its mistake, it is time to admit it and apologise as the
Pope shows how, since the days of Pope John Paul-II, or do as St. John and
Jesus exhorted their followers "repent and be saved" Dispense with the sham of
"pedagogy" and tell it like it is!
The argument put forth by apologists for the DSE’s starting of English medium
ICSE schools in Margao and Vasco may be that the parents of students should be
able to afford the fees to make the experiment workable. If the DSE schools
adopt the differential system of fees, charging Rs.1,000/- to the children of
the rich and Rs.200/- to the poor, it can run in many centres like Bicholim,
Sanquelim, Anjuna, Colva, Majorda, etc that do not have a single English medium
“Primary” school. Differential fees are not something new. Even the “Vijaya
Ashram” Home for the Aged managed by the Chairman of Mustifund High School had
this system functioning beautifully. If the quality of service is good, the
rich will not complain, and the poor will bless you for the act of Christian
charity.
Mog asundi
Miguel Braganza
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Navhind Time Sunday 27 July, 2008, page P5. [Copied from the Net version at
www.navhindtimes. com ]
Salgaocar speaks in favour of English medium schools
NT NETWORK
VASCO ”The Chairman of Sharada Mandir School, Miramar and industrialist, Mr
Dattaraj Salgaocar said that venturing into opening of schools without
government funding is a great task.
Mr Salgaokar was addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of
ICSE Boards, St Andrew's School in Vasco.
The Director of Education, Dr Celsa Pinto, diocesan society of education,
secretary, Rev Fr Zeferino D'Souza, Principal of St Andrew's Institute, Vasco
and Parish Priest of St Andrew's Church Rev Fr Jose Antonio Da Costa, Mormugao
Municipal Council (MMC), Chairperson, Mr Kritesh Gaonkar, former Chairperson,
Mr Sharad Chopdekar, St Andrew's Higher Secondary School Principal, Ms Cheryl
Colaco, St Andrew's High School Headmistress, Ms Carma D'Costa, Administrator
of St Andrew's School, ICSE Board, Ms Ivone Braganca e Costa, Fr Caitano
Fernandes, Fr George Fernandes, Sharada Mandir School, ICSE Board, Mr Oscar
Gonsalves besides others attended the function in large.
He congratulated the principal, administrator, staff, parents and the students
of newly opened ICSE Boards, St Andrew's School for the kids in Vasco.
Speaking further the industrialist, Mr Salgaocar emphasized that the English
language is very much required in the schools and added that the ICSE Board
schools could do much better in imparting the English to the budding kids.
He complemented all the staff, teachers, management and especially the parents
for their cooperation in joining hands together for the opening of ICSE Boards
school in their home town.
Rev Fr Jose Antonio Da Costa in his welcome speech said that the education
revolution was started in a most gigantic way in India and the diocesan society
has accepted the challenges which would be faced by them.
Earlier, the industrialist, Mr Salgaocar cut the ribbon of the ICSE Board
school located at the top floor of the St Andrew's Institute Hall.
Diocesan society of education, secretary, Rev Fr Zeferino D'Souza blessed the
new school premises. The little tots presented various cultural activities. ENDS
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