'Weekend tuition cannot be banned easily'

Kithsiri WANASINGHE

Weekend tuition classes cannot be banned easily because parents and students have been caught up by the trend due to the inadequacy of education received during the school hours, NCPs Provincial Education Minister Peshala Jayaratne said.

He expressed this opinion fielding a question raised by journalists after a meeting attended by Provincial education officials at the Polonnaruwa kachcheri recently.

Minister Jayaratne said tuition classes have come to the limelight due to the lack of confidence shown by parents and students in most school teachers due to their selfish attitudes and other activities.

The activities of teachers play a vital role for the achievement of government's education targets. But the chase for monetary gain and sectarianism were the major challenges facing education today. Therefore, he has formulated a programme to ensure a systematic education in the NCP during his tenure of office.