Govt plans English education for community schools too
As per the plan to increase attraction towards community schools, priority will be given to mother tongue as medium of teaching up to Grade 3 and English for the teaching of Science, Mathematics and English up to Grade 8.
English language as the mode of teaching has been proposed from Grade 9 to the university level.
Sharing the proposal at a discussion with media persons in the capital on Monday, Minister for Education Madhav Prasad Poudel said the proposal has been developed with the objective of bridging the gap between private and government schools, and considering recognition of English language in the international market.
He also said that the existing teachers will undergo a test to see whether they can teach in English medium or not, otherwise they will get a choice of retirement along with some incentives.
Deputy Director at the Department of Education Dinesh Shrestha, spokesperson at the Ministry of Education Mahashram Sharma, Joint-secretary Khagaraj Baral and Director General of the Department Labadev Awasthi were of the view that the proposal would play an important role in improving the quality of school-level education.
