Teachers duty-bound to steer students - President

Suraj A Bandara

The teaching profession is a noble profession and teachers bear the responsibility in steering the students on the correct path. To accomplish this, the teachers must fulfill their duty and obligation to prepare students for the service of the motherland, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

The President was addressing the newly appointed aesthetic teachers at Temple Trees. President Rajapaksa yesterday handed over appointment letters to 3,174 aesthetic graduates, recruited as government teachers.

The newly appointed aesthetic teachers were selected to cover the entire country. This measure was taken to fulfill the vacancies existing in schools. Recruitment of 3,174 aesthetic teachers took place after a competitive examination where more than 5,000 graduates participated to be elected as teachers.

This was the first time, a large number of aesthetic teachers were recruited to the government service in Sri Lanka. This also became fruitful with the personal directions of the President and untiring efforts of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena pointed out the importance of the yeoman service rendered by the teacher in society to create a student generation with humane qualities.

Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga stated that the teaching profession deserve respect and glory.

It still flourished as a supreme and topmost social service, he said.

This quality should also be maintained and particularly aesthetic teachers should be very keen and dedicated to impart their knowledge and make the students productive. Sabaragamuwa Province Governor W.J.M. Lokubandara, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Education Deputy Minister Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni de Soyza and Education Ministry Secretary M.M. Gunasekara were among who participated.