‘Uva education example to other provinces’

Uva Province group corr

The education policy and vision in the Uva Province is praiseworthy and is an example to the rest of the country although there are weaknesses in the education sector at national level, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge said.

He made these comments during a discussion at the Uva Provincial Council auditorium regarding the progress of the Uva Province Education sector recently.

Weeratunge said the level of education system in Uva which was very poor in the past, has achieved much progress in recent times to notch the second best place in the island. “This is a major victory,” he said.

Weeratunge said Uva Province has a good vision regarding the education policy. He said the Chief Minister was providing proper guidance to education officials in maintaining the quality of education.

“Teachers have to play a pivotal role with regard to the education of children. There should also be proper planning and a good rapport between teachers and students,” Weeratunge said.

Weeratunge said the mother tongue should be taught to a child during primary education.

“Entering university is useless if a child does not know the mother tongue. The lack of knowledge in the national language would also be a problem for students,” he said.

There should also be an education plan to cater to children dropping out of school, Weeratunge said.

He said he would bring to the President’s notice that the education system in Uva should be introduced as a model to the other provinces.

Uva Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa said physical and educational development should go hand in hand to develop a region or the nation. Gaining results from funds utilised in education was a time consuming process, he said.