Da U Bah Philip Marwein
Kaei ka Education Policy? Ka Education Policy ka dei ka maitphang kaba ïar kaba prat lynti (a broad outline) kumno ka Education ha ka jylla lane ha ka Ri kaba dei ban ïaid lyngba khnang ban poi sha ka thong. Ha ka jingshisha ka dei tang kaba kdew lynti siang lynti kumno ba ka jingpynnang pynstad ka pule puthi ka dei ban iaid ha ka jylla. Ka Education Policy kam batai lut lane kdew lut ia ki jnit ki jnat ha kano ka rukom ka Education ka dei ban iaid ha ka jylla.
Ia ka Education Policy kaba thymmai (ha ka jingshisha dei tang kane kaba mynta hi kaba ngi lah ban khot ka Policy) la pynkhreh naduh ka snem 2008-2009 bad hadien ba la iaid lyngba bun ki lynti ia kane ka Policy la mynjur da kane ka sorkar Meghalaya Democratic Alliance kaba mynta ha ka 21 tarik u Nailur, 2018 bad mynta ka la long ka policy pura. Tharai yn sa nang pynbha ia ka katba nang iaid ki por, katkum ka jingiaid ki por khnang ban nang pynjanai ia ka. Nalor kane ka Policy ngi tharai ba ka sorkar kan sa buh sa ia ki kyndon bad ki rule kumno ban pyntyllun ia ka Education ha ka rukom kaba janai khnang ban iadei dur bad ka policy.
Kaba kham donkam kyrkieh mynta ka long ban shna ia ki Syllabus kiba iahap sur bad ka Education Policy. Nangta, ban jied ia ki kot bad ki Course kiba iadei dur bad ka Policy thymmai ban poi sha ka thong. La donkam ia ki Teaching Aids ne ki Teaching materials kiba biang bha. La donkam da ki rukom bad ki buit thymmai ban ai jinghikai ha ki skul bad ki kolej bad na ka bynta kane, la donkam ban ai ki training kiba janai bha ia ki nonghikai, ba ba kin ioh ia ki buit jingstad kumno ban hikai ia ki khynnah pule, ba kin kem bad shemphang kloi. Namar, katkum ki report ki dang don jin haduh 12 ne 13 hajar ngut ki nonghikai tang ha ki primary ki bym pat ioh training ei ei kumno ban hikai skul. Kane ka long kaba shykhei bha. Kumno kin hikai haba kim nang kumno ban hikai, kane ka long kaba ma bad kaba pyniap pynban ia ki khynnah skul. Nalor ki training, la donkam sa ki Refresher Training Course shuh shuh ia ki nonghikai namarba ka jinghikai ka don la ka por, katba nang iaid ka por, ka jinghikai ruh ka donkam ia ka jingkylla (teaching has got its expiry date).
Kumba la kdew haneng, ki dang don kumba 12 ne 13 hajar ngut ki nonghikai skul kim pat ioh training tang ha ki Primary Level bad ngim tip katno ngut ki don ki nonghikai kiba khlem pat ioh training ha ki Upper Primary, Secondary bad Higher Secondary ruh, ngim tip. Lehse ka sorkar kaba siew tulop ia ki, ka tip bha halor kane ka bynta. Kumba long mynta ki dang don tang saw tylli ki B.Ed College ha ka jylla bad tang 7 tylli ki District Institute of Education & Training ha ka jylla. Katno ngut eh kine ki jaka ai training nonghikai ki lah ban pdiang. Ha ki B.Ed ki dang lah ban pdiang tang 200 ngut shisnem bad ha ki B.El.Ed lehse tang kumba 350 ne 400 ngut shisnem bad lano kein ki lah ban pdiang lut ia kito kiba kwah ban long ki nonghikai skul? Kumba la kdew haphrang ki nonghikai skul hi ki dei ban ioh training shuwa ban hikai bad kine ki training ruh ki dei ban long kiba janai, ym tang malu mala. Nangta, ki nonghikai ki dei ban ioh training na ka por sha ka por ban kham tbit ban hikai.
Sa kawei kaba kham sniew tam bad kaba kynrei ha kane ka jylla Meghalaya mynta ka dei ka jingbymleit hikai skul ki nonghikai ba la thung ban hikai. Kane ka kham jur hapdeng ki nonghikai skul sorkar. Hynrei la katta ruh, wat ki skul jong ki Mishon ne ki skul private ruh ki don shibun ki nonghikai kiba pep skul khah khah. Ha ka shibnai dang don kiba pep wat haduh 15 ne 20 sngi ruh. Ha ki skul sorkar lei lei ki nonghikai kim leit hikai ia la jong, ki phah hikai da kiwei ha ka tulop kaba tang 1500 lane 2000 shi bnai katba ialade pat ki sei tulop 50,000 lane 60,000 hajar tyngka shibnai. Kane ka jingthung Proxy Teacher ka dang jur haduh kine ki sngi bad donkam ban pynsangeh shisyndon ia kane ka kam be-ain ha ki skul. La thung ia ki nonghikai ban hikai skul ym ban trei ia kiwei ki kam bad phah hikai ha ki bymdei bad ym dei ban pep skul ruh lait noh tad lada jia ba pang ne bashitom.
Sa kawei ka jingpang kaba jia ha ki skul ka dei ka jingbym don ki Headmaster, ki Principal lane ki Head Teacher. Bun bah ki skul la shu pyniaid lymmuh, ym don Managing Committee (MC) kiba thikna bad kiba treikam. Ki M.C kim phikir iala ki nonghikai, ki Head Teacher ne ki Headmaster kim pyntreikam ia ka Discipline hapdeng ki skul bad ia ki skul la shu pyniaid katba mon da ki Secretary jong ki M.C. Ia ki Grants jong ki skul la shu pyniaid tang da iwei ne ar ngut bad bunsien la shu tip marwei bad lehmon tang da ki Secretary jong ki M.C, ym tip ioh katno ki sei bad kumno la pynlut. U Secretary ka M.C u lehmon leh khla bad u bat lakam ia kawei ka skul lane bun tylli ki skul ruh, namarba ki don kiba kum kita. Shuh shuh, ki DSEO bad SEO bad kito ki briew ba la thung ban peit ia ki skul kim leit jngoh skul bad kim leit khmih aiu ki skul ki pang!. Ki don ruh ki skul rngai ne kita ki Ghost Schools. Mano ban kitkhlieh halor kine, katba ki DSEO bad ki SEO kim don jingkitkhlieh. Kane ka long kumta ha kane ka jylla jong ngi. Kito kiba dei khmih ban leit audit ia ki skul ruh ym don ba leit satia bad lada don ba leit bishar ia ki jingkhein jingdiah ia kawei ar, ki leit tad hadien bun bun snem bad ym ia baroh ki skul. Ki don ki skul kiba pyni ba ki don 120 lane 150 ngut ki khynnah skul hynrei ha ka jingshisha ki don tang 60 lane 70 ngut. La leh kumne tang ban ioh bam ei ei ia ki Grants bad ki skhim kum ka Midday Meal bad ki Midday Grant bad kumta ter ter. Mano ba leit khmih bad leh da ki kam ia kine ki jait skul? Ym don. Oh, katba nang kdew katta nang ki bun syrtap ki jingtap eitmiaw bad bun jait ki jingpang bad yn sei madan tang kiei kein?. Mano ban pynkhuid ia kane ka synrum rynjain ha ka Educdation Department?.
Nangta, hab ban kdew sa kane kawei ka bynta, wat lada dang don bun ki jingpang hapoh ka education Department. Ki don ki skul kiba don tang 5 ngut ki khynnah skul bad 6 ngut ne 5 ngut ki nonghikai. Ki don ki skul kiba don tang ar klas kum ka klas XI bad XII katba ki nonghikai pat ki don 6 ne 7 ngut. Ki leh aiu kine ki nonghikai haba ki shim klas tang ar sien lane laisien duh ha ka shisngi lane don ki sngi ba ki shim klas tang shisien ruh. Katno ka jingsep-ei ka bor bad ka sor jong ki nonghikai haba ki trei tang khyndiat hynrei ki sei ia ka tulop kaba heh.
La dei ban pyndonkam ia ki nonghikai kiba tam ha kiwei pat ki skul kiba dang duna palat ki nonghikai. Hynrei, khlem don ba leh kumta.Hooid, ki lah ban don jingeh hynrei, katba lah dei ban pynduna katlah katiai ia ka jingtam ei jong ki nonghikai.
Ia kine ki jingpang lane ki synrum rynjain ba bun jait hapoh ka Education Department mano ban weng lane ban pynkoit, ban loit ban law noh? Dei ban don mano mano. Balei u Minister um shim khia ia kine bad lehse u don bun ki briew hapoh ka Education Department ki ba lah ban leh ia kata?. Ai un sdang noh ban pynkhuid mar mar, sdang na neng ne narum, na kamon ne na kadiang ruh ka biang hi, hynrei dei ban weng noh kloi lan ia kine ki jingpang, lym kumta, kam don jingmut satia ban don ka Education kaba thymmai haba kine ki synrum ki dang rynjain katne katne. Ai ba u Minister Education un leh ei ei noh da kaba lam lynti noh mar mar ia ka Department. Haba don ka mon, don ka lad bad lah ban leh.