Did both parents agree in this and other cases? Cheers,
Santosh --- On Tue, 7/5/11, anil desai <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.oheraldo.in/News/Local%20News/PARENTS-HAVE-SPOKEN/49553.html > > PARENTS HAVE SPOKEN > > > *School:* Shantadurga High School (Bicholim) > No. of students in primary: *550* > Parents opting for English: *0* > Parents opting for Marathi: *550* > Parents opting for Konkani: *0* > > “We along with parents feel that medium of instruction > should be in Marathi. > A child should be taught in his/her regional language, as > they understand it > better than any other language. None of our ex-students had > any problem > after learning through Marathi medium school.” > - *Suresh Ghatwal, School Principal* > > “I strongly oppose the move of teaching our children in > English. It is only > when base is strong and is done through their mother tongue > that they could > understand it properly.” > - *Sham Naik, government servant* > > “I feel that English is essential, but the mother tongue > should be medium of > instruction at the primary level. If English is introduced > at the primary > level, there are chances that only one language might > improve and other > languages will take a back seat. In the long run, this > would be harmful as > the students might be left with no knowledge about the > place they live and > their own culture.” > - *Sujata Chari, teacher* > > “A child should get primary education in the regional > language, as it is the > language that they hear right from their birth. It is a > wrong concept that > only English at primary level could bring about all-round > development and > improve our language.” > - *Tulshidas Pal, engineer* > > (*Inputs from Samir Umarye*) > > My question to the contributors to the subject of MOI: > > Are these parents Goan? > > Do their views matter? > > Do their views matter more or less than that of the > Kangress High command > i.e. Sonia Gandhi who approved English as MOI? > > Do you know that this result might be replicated in > hundreds of other > primary schools across goa? > > Anil Desai >
