English Medium in the Community School

News 12 Mar 2019 1381

DEO-Lalitpur

After most of the schools in the Kathmandu Valley's urban areas begin to teach in English medium, many parents have not been able to teach in Nepali medium. When the school has been taught in English due to the patriotic interest, some parents complain that they did not want to teach in Nepali medium. In a Kathmandu valley, some schools had started teaching in English for a decade ago. Schools starting from the lower class are teaching up to grade 10 classes in English.

Despite the teaching of the English medium, both the Metropolitan and Municipalities of the valley have not fully implemented. Sitaram Pokhrel, the education officer of Kathmandu Metropolitan Municipality, said that many schools would be able to be 'quality education' only when teaching in English. The school emphasizes the importance of teaching on any medium.  He said that the school should teach both English and Nepali medium. He said, " Many schools and parents have the preferring English language, which needs to be changed".

According to District Education Officer (DEO) Pokharel, most of the community schools in the metropolitan and municipality have started teaching in English. Some schools, which have adequate credibility, have done well through this medium. Some schools have brought new teachers to school to teach them in English medium. Some schools do not even start doing it even if they start it. He said, "There is an illusion that the student increases the number of students while teaching in English medium."

Most of the schools in Kathmandu, like Lalitpur Metropolitan and Municipality, are studying in English medium. All the schools in the middle class are studying in English medium. According to that, there are 202 community schools in the metropolitan municipality and they are studying in English.

He said that all schools level students are studying in English medium, while the medium of secondary and primary level school is being applied to the upper class. "all schools have studied in English medium at all levels," he said, "All goals are to be done in English." Some of the schools in the metropolitan city are doing well by studying in English medium, but also some of the conditions of chaos, Lalitpur Metropolitan City It is said.

Some schools are attracting students due to English medium. Due to the school done in English medium, poor class parents have forced the children to teach children in private schools for English. Although starting at some schools, they are not able to do well due to lack of efficiency. To make the school compete with the person, both the costumes and the medium has begun to be personal.

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