Dishonest teachers don’t deserve benefits

WHY pay leave fares and other allowances to teachers who do not deserve to benefit at the end of the year?
All teachers in rural and urban centres need to be monitored thoroughly through proper reporting system by head teachers, inspectors and the district education managers assisted by parents and students prior to approving and processing applications for salary backdates, leave fares and other allowances by education authorities at the provincial level.
Provincial authorities should not compromise with teachers who do not perform their duties well.
Such teachers do not deserve remunerations.
Helping teachers who have not done their work with honesty is a slap in the face of those who are working hard to serve the people.
Bribery, wantok system, nepotism and regionalism should not be tolerated.
It is a waste of taxpayers’ money when teachers do not do their jobs well.
Children are the ones who suffer the most when this happens.
Salaries should not be paid to teachers who fill in resumption of duties and summary sheets against positions in rural schools but fail to carry out their duties.
Such officers do not deserve any allowance.
If you are a provincial officer serving at the provincial teacher appointments and salaries office, stop entertaining such teachers.
Students in rural schools are suffering in terms of knowledge and skills because some teachers do not take their jobs seriously.
Records of teachers actually residing and teaching at schools should be collected prior to issuing forms for allowances and backdating of salaries.
Because salaries and other allowances for teachers are looked after at the provincial level, the provincial administrator has the upper authority to suspend and dismiss those who are involved in dishonesty.
Parents, students, community leaders and church members near schools should report such teachers directly to the office of the provincial education advisers in each province.
Educating our children is a collective work and everyone should work corroboratively to put a stop to such unethical conducts and behaviours.
If a teacher does not turn up for five weeks the children are losing 50 per cent of their learning for a term.
Ensure that teachers teach the full 11 weeks of every time so that substantive teaching and learning is in place for the benefit of our children.

Gisuwat Siniwin,
Boana,
Nawaeb