Do not be a teacher if you are not ready

EDUCATION for children is very consequential and to achieve proper teaching and learning is through cooperative approach in supervision.
From the office of the provincial education advisor (PED) to districts education managers (DEM), school inspectors, head teacher (HT) or from bottom up supervision would be all good as far as appropriate reporting system is done at all times.
Teacher absenteeism must be considered from the stated process of leadership so that a particular teacher’s manoeuvre is perceived and required decisions are made.
If a teacher leaves the school and moves to Lae or his/her own village for reasons, then as in authority’s positions advice others along the chain of command.
Children’s education should not be jeopardise and seen as primarily officer’s point of getting into the payroll.
As members of the teaching we should proof to the very children, parents, school administration and our own colleagues as competent in our capacity as a professional teacher with capabilities in content knowledge, teaching skills and teaching methods undeniable through applications in classroom.
Completion of Resumption of Duty forms in the posted school is the bedrock for channelling the benefits such as salaries, disadvantages allowances and leave fares.
Fabricated with unnecessary motives to the superiors in the pretext running away from school is an overwhelmed to our profession.
In the public machinery varieties of public servants namely police officers, defence, warders, doctors, nurses, lawyers, judges, magistrates, immigration officers, agriculturalists and commerce and so forth.
Each of these occupation have own work ethics and productivity processes to pursue and in our case you and I are accountable in teaching. Let’s substantiate to the people of PNG what is a teacher for and avoid disorientation and superfluous comments underpinning our job.
Our Good Lord sanctified and ordained as teachers on ground.
Ensure to carry out our work thoroughly so that you produce the best of the job so that all the Big name and Glory goes to Our Father so that His purpose of you on the ground is carried out as expected.
In a case where a teacher does not teach but he or she is maintained on the payroll then such is to be investigated from the school where he/she was posted commenced from head teacher, inspector, DEM and to the main office to establish where was the failure.
If the information did not reach the salary, then which officer was at fault and whoever is must be reminded of the failure and check back.
We must also understand that each province is in charge of the teacher’s welfares through the Teaching Service Commission includes salaries and others need to carry out our teaching duties properly to the host Province.
Morobe’s education is a huge task given the land mass and the location of its 10 districts.
It requires everyone to work simultaneously as team education not anyhow at your own level.
I have seen a lot of young teachers on week days in town and ponder whether they are teaching or not.
Teachers in town or rural schools are hired and financial incentives provided by teachers to do programming and lesson plans by others. What sort of calling is this? It tells you that a particular officer has never been ready to be a teacher but by force.
Do away with these kind of undetermined teachers if come to noticed.

Jack Anis Kukiwa
Education Advocate