Sound education for every child a must

P.P.G. Sugathadasa - Thihagoda group corr.

Having a sound education for every child should be a must for achieving better future prospects in life and a higher social status as well, Matara District Parliamentarian Hemal Gunasekera said. He was addressing a meeting at the Thihagoda Primary School recently.

The M.P. said, "The country's education and the socio-economy, have currently been very competitive. At the moment, an increasing number of children are obtaining higher educational qualifications. All teachers have the national responsibility of creating a decent society with higher qualities, knowledge and skills. For such persons, nothing would be impossible in life although they are challenging".

Gunasekera further said, "The hope and wish of parents are to afford a sound education to their children and make them better citizens in the country. Trilingual skills for students at school level would also be indispensable to avert an intellectual retardation in the island. The linguistic disparity had paved the way for ethnic disunity. English is the key to universal knowledge and without English, it would be hardly possible to cope with the modern world".

The Thihagoda Primary School has obtained good results in the Year Five examination in the Thihagoda Educational Divisional. Hemal Gunasekera expressed his grateful thanks to the Principal, the teaching staff, students and their parents for their hard endeavors to reach this goal. Gunasekera pledged to fulfill the short-comings in the school. Several others also spoke at the event.