According to the latest data from the School Education Department, over 14,000 teachers in Punjab’s public schools have only completed matriculation. Overall, 60% of the teachers are male, while 40% are female.
The statistics show that 752 teachers hold PhDs, 40,000 have MPhil degrees, 62,000 possess BA/BSE qualifications, and over 200,000 teachers are serving with master’s degrees. Additionally, more than 9,000 teachers have FA/FSc certifications.
The School Education Department stated that this data has been compiled to aid policymaking and improve education standards. However, education experts have expressed concerns over the large number of low-educated teachers.
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The statistics show that 752 teachers hold PhDs, 40,000 have MPhil degrees, 62,000 possess BA/BSE qualifications, and over 200,000 teachers are serving with master’s degrees. Additionally, more than 9,000 teachers have FA/FSc certifications.
LOOKS GOOD BUT HAS A QUESTION THAT WHETHER WE HAVE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF WELL EDUCATED PEOPLE TO HELP THE PUNJAB HAVING MORE THAN 12 CRORES POPULATION.SECONDLY THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVING MATRICULATION CERTIFICATES MUST BE HELPED TO HAVE ACCESS TO TEACHING THE KIDS CERTIFICATES BEING AND BECOMING THE KIND TEACHERS AND NOT THE CRUEL AND THE UNKIND WE SEE MOSTLY IN THE SOCIETY AND ESPECIALLY IN THE SCHOOL CULTURE.THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE HELPED IN MORE LEARNING AND HAVING MORE EDUCATION BUT CONDITIONALLY TO BE WELL MANNERED FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE THE VERY VULNERABLE COMMUNITY AND NOT TREATED WELL AT LARGE.THIRDLY, THE NUMBER OF STREET KIDS ARE ALSO A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE SOCIETY AND IF NOT SENT TO SCHOOLS OR MADE WELL TRAINED OF DIFFERENT SKILLS ALONG WITH SMALL SCALE SCHOLARSHIP/WAZIFA/STIPEND TO ENCOURAGE THE KIDS/MOTHER THEY ARE THE MOST RISK AND A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE SOCIETY AS THEY WILL FACE DIFFICULTIES WHILE BECOMING YOUNG AND NOT EARNING WELL TO RUN AND MANAGE THEIR HOUSE HOLD SO UNFORTUNATELY MAY JOIN THE CRIME INDUSTRY.THUS MICH MORE ATTENTION BE GIVEN TO THE ISSUES OF THE KIDS AND SAVE AND SECURE THEM OF ALL THE UNHEALTHY PRACTICES.THE KIDS MUST HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS THE FIRST PRIORITY IF WE NEED TO HAVE THE COMING GENERATION LAW BINDING,RESPECTING,SOCIAL ORIENTED AND TAKING CARE OF THEIR ELDERS.