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What is quality education
Quality education is education that prepares citizens who can bring about positive changes in human behavior through learning, solve practical problems, respect work, are entrepreneurial, and can contribute to society, the nation, and the international community. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that all citizens are competent by adopting quality education policies in the state.
Importance of quality education
Quality education is crucial because it develops equality, competence, creativity, humility, positive thinking, activism, social feelings, kindness, love, and humanity as a whole, and has been followed since ancient times. The content of quality education varies according to the country, time, and situation. In recent times, the quality of education has deteriorated at all school levels, and the educational quality of government schools has been deteriorating. What is the actual condition of schools? What has happened, and who made it so? The answers are as varied as the questions. Responsibility is multifaceted, but the answers are only accusations and insults. This is the real problem.
Quality education is essential
Quality education is the education that can prepare civilized, polite, moral, characterful, cultured, dutiful, hardworking, dynamic, disciplined, self-reliant, self-reliant, understanding, ideal citizens by acquiring basic human qualities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and conduct. From a practical perspective, it is the responsibility of parents to prepare citizens who can bring positive changes in human behavior, solve practical problems, respect work, be enterprising, and contribute to society, nation, and the international world through learning. The main task of the government is to make quality education accessible to all.
Ways to get quality education
Education that crams and memorizes for exams and scores high on exams is not quality education. The educational quality of a school is not possible only through the sole efforts of teachers. Improving quality is possible only through the joint efforts of good leadership, skilled teachers, curious students, ambitious parents, stakeholders, and policymakers. The basic standards of improving educational quality can be observed in this way.
1. Good and competent leadership
To improve educational quality, competent, capable, visionary, and strong willpower are essential, so a person with such qualities should be given the responsibility of principal.
2. Proper Management
In order to provide quality education, the educational, physical, and financial aspects of the school should be sound and transparent. The community should be involved meaningfully and decisively in the school improvement planning, social testing, and other planning and decision-making processes. The School Management Committee and the Teacher-Parent Association should be responsible, accountable, and responsive in the management aspects of the school. Teacher-parents play an important role in maintaining the educational quality of the school.
3. Skilled Teachers
Teachers play a central role in improving the quality of education in schools. Schools should ensure that qualified, competent, enthusiastic, dedicated, positive-minded, and knowledgeable human resources who are familiar with modern technology are admitted to teaching. Only then will teaching become effective and of high quality.
4. Practical learning
When teaching in schools, learning should not only be exam-oriented, but also creative, experimental, exploratory, field trip-based, research-based, and project-based, using modern technology in an environment free from any kind of fear or intimidation. Not only that, students should also be motivated and diligent in their studies; only then will they achieve the desired quality education.
5. Curious Student
In the study phase, children should always be ready to learn without social, family, economic, psychological fear or worry. Students should have strong self-confidence and morale that regular and active study will make the future bright and life will be quality and happy. The most important thing is the self-confidence and courage of the student.
6. Learning Environment
The school should have child-friendly teaching materials and physical facilities. The physical infrastructure of the school should include child-friendly, well-equipped classrooms where children are the supreme priority, provision of clean drinking water, suitable furniture for students, suitable, organized playgrounds, safe compound perimeters, and a pleasant green environment.
And educational materials such a well-organized library, laboratory, digital materials, laptops, computer smart boards, learning corners in each classroom, dormitories, teacher and student housing are essential items for improving the quality of education. The school community and the government are fully responsible bodies for organizing these necessary items.
7. Technology-friendly learning materials
In addition to the curriculum, textbooks, reference materials, and teacher guides required for quality education in schools, the learning materials should be easily and simply available, relevant, interesting, timely, creative, and technology-friendly in today’s era of science and technology, in accordance with the interests and desires of children.
Educational quality can be improved only by conducting educational activities according to the time situation, regular monitoring, and supervision. The sole effort of a teacher cannot be meaningful in improving quality. It is possible to increase educational quality only with the joint efforts of everyone. Some community schools are also found to be violating the right of students to study for free under the guise of English medium and charging fees on this or that pretext. Let us try to prevent this and make quality education accessible to all.
Different teaching techniques
Currently, there is a difference in the teaching methods in government and private schools. If community schools are to follow the same policy as private schools, then either everything should be privatized, or the examination-oriented education system that requires high scores in the exam should not be made the standard of quality education. The practicality of education is the need of the day.
The educated should not be made a certified mad person. Teachers should also understand teaching not only as a job but also as a responsibility, and if they can teach all children like their own children, and if they can assimilate the core essence of quality education, practical reforms, and firmly implement the strengths, the improvement of the educational quality of schools is possible. Therefore, everyone needs to be aware of this.
Conclusion
Without quality education, a quality and happy life is not possible. There are many examples of Nepal following quality education since ancient times. Even in the present era, many schools in the world are following quality education. In Nepal, quality education has declined in recent times. This is the misfortune of all of us. Therefore, we should all be aware and active in protecting and promoting quality education.
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