NOT 90%... ONLY 50% OPT FOR ENGLISH AS MoI TEAM HERALD [email protected] PANJIM: With proformas on undertakings given by parents from all 11 talukas reaching the education department, the picture on Medium of Instruction now seems to be clear. Most parents whose children are studying in Diocesan Schools have opted for English as MoI, whereas parents whose wards are studying in government aided schools have decided to retain Marathi/Konkani as MoI, government sources disclosed.
The approximately 140 schools run by Diocesan Society of Education (DSE) have opted for English as MoI following undertaking from the parents, whereas as other eight institutes have decided to maintain their old medium subsequent to request by the parents. After going through the undertakings submitted by the parents of all eleven talukas , the department has come to the conclusion that about 25000 students will continue to study in their local languages -- Marathi, Konkani, Urdu and Kannada. This week , the department also received reports from balance four taluakas that revealed 4000 parents have given undertakings that they would not like to switch on English MoI. At some places teachers from government primary schools were at odds when parents demanded Hindi / Kannada as a medium of instruction. " We receive a lot of children of migrant labourers who speak in Hindi or Kannada and so they wanted education to be imparted in their mother tongue. However, we told them that the choice has not been given by the government," revealed a primary school teacher who did not wish to be identified. About 30000 students study through government schools whereas the number of students enrolled in Diocesan schools is as high as 30000-32000 who will now study in English medium.
