I love the stretch that runs along the Bhimtal lake on the way to Almora and envy the people who live in a palatial bungalow that stands tall on the peak of the hill beside the wonderful lake. While passing through the usual congestion at Bhowali and looking at some fresh fruit in the numerous fruit shops on both sides of the road, something that my colleagues were discussing in the car caught my attention.
Having collaborated with government education functionaries at cluster, block, district and state level for a very long time, my colleagues have a close rapport with them and have no hesitation in freely discussing even sensitive issues. One of them, who is in charge of a district, was narrating a recent conversation with the District Education Officer (DEO). The DEO told him that during a recent visit to one of the schools, he had asked a teacher about his idea of quality education. The teacher replied that it was about completion of the textbook during the year. This response greatly disturbed the DEO and led him to discuss the issue with not only many more teachers in the school but also with other education functionaries such as the cluster and block resource persons. The scale, depth and extent of lack of clarity about quality education among those dealing with development of children on a daily basis shocked the DEO.
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