Tagore Memorial Secondary School has serious problems

Mar 27, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
A student is a learner, a learner who is assiduous. Teachers are persons who help others acquire knowledge, competence and good proficiency.
Teachers play an important part of a child’s life, but when teachers display disdain to students’ concerns, students are triggered to seek professional help from the public and higher authorities in the system.
This has been an ongoing issue at TAGORE MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL- which is located at No 63 Village in Region 6 of Guyana. Students are being victimized over an incident which occurred in the previous year.
You may ask, “Do teachers victimize students?” and unfortunately the answer is yes. In this modern era, students are being victimized and not a single action is taken in relation to this issue at Tagore. In the Science Department of the above named school, students have had their SBA books marked with prejudice and bias.
Despite students submitting what teachers have requested, the grading schemes are being fabricated and modified with equal and unbiased indifference, in order to ensure that students gain undeserved marks. Why? So that it would appear as if the students are producing bad grades and for rumors to spread that certain teachers are the best and they are the only persons on Earth capable of teaching tough subjects.
You may ask “Why have you not lodged a complaint to the senior authorities?” Students have a stance, but are not allowed to voice their opinions, but rather are forced to be submissive. Teachers also have stances. Senior teachers should therefore have reconciliation with compromise. They should not be haughty, impetuous, incompetent, perfidious and rancorous.
Students have consequently tried to vent their feelings on this issue but no actions have yet been taken. When students go to the offices of the senior teachers to query the matter, they are chased away and given deceitful promises.
How will students gain a feeling of identity in this institution? If this is the treatment students receive from senior teachers, then those seniors of the above named school are not worthy of the positions they hold and should be immediately discredited. Several teachers have been concerned about this unethical practice (against students) and they too are discriminated against when they speak out.
Students aspire to be doctors, humanitarians and what not. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And that single step is to gain good grades in order to be what they aspire to be. Imagine these students ending world hunger and even saving millions of lives in various ways. Consequently, these desires have been suppressed at this school.
Moderators are the only hope for these unfortunate students who have been robbed of their aspirations. Moderators are assigned to be equitable. They are given that status to ensure that every student gets what he or she fully deserves, but not of recent.
Students are told they are not allowed to speak to moderators to express their concerns and open up on the causes of the situation. Why were students from the previous batches allowed to? It has only unfortunately occurred to this batch. Moderators are fallaciously convinced to mark using grading schemes students have never seen and were altered.
Who should students plead to? It is a matter of not one, but several students’ future. I, remaining anonymous would like to request (on behalf of the victims), the Ministry of Education and capable persons of the general public to step into this crucial issue ASAP.
Concerned student

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