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Md. Badiuzzaman Tamal

The perception of things really varies from person to person. We develop a set of principles that help us ensure a stable and smoother life. One of the most precious factors in life is education, which we need to become self-sufficient, motivated and to shine in our lives. But how can we achieve the light of education? How'd we be able to have the reflection of education within if the education system itself is adverse? As far as the educational scenario of Bangladesh at the rural level is concerned, we have rather alarming statistics that project the lack of enthusiasm and negative approach towards primary education. This lack of enthusiasm among students at the primary level is not the sole concern. Even parents and guardians of these students insist on their not going to school, unaware of the adverse aftermath of this decision. Shockingly, 48% of primary school students drop out from Government and private rural schools all across the country. Families with very low incomes place more importance on food and shelter than on education or health care, leading to the alarming rate of untimely dropouts every year. In addition to these facts, we have something else to add regarding the unfortunate state of education. One thing that must be taken into consideration is the 'Teacher-Student Relationship Index'. The teaching-learning process is not friendly and the textbooks are not interesting either. If proper diagnosis is made now, something good might be done in future for the deprived ones. It is very regrettable that the teachers are not appropriately trained to promote and guide their pupils, although according to Government statistics 90% of the teachers are well trained. From my experience (I had been in my native village for a long while and completed my secondary education there), the entire school environment is not at all congenial. This in turn starts an adverse effect. There must be availability of trained teachers, and every student should get individual attention. Education is a child's basic right, but in our country children are not taught to be inquisitive and imaginative. With no encouragement from the parents, and finding little interest in monotonous schoolwork, these children do the only logical thing: they dropout. Let us create awareness among the parents to keep their children in school. At the same time let us also reshuffle the typical teaching system to generate interest among the students.

Jahangirnagar University