Teacher's assessment plan

Introducing teachers’ licences is a praiseworthy step to ensure quality education in government schools, but only a written test will not serve the purpose. Teaching is a skill, and good teachers can only be assessed by gauging their performance in the classroom. Therefore, all government teachers should be assessed in the classrooms while taking an actual class. The assessment team should then allot a teaching category to the teachers based on their performance. Teachers should be given an opportunity on a periodic basis to improve their category. This would motivate them to improve themselves and remain abreast with the latest methodologies of pedagogy prevalent around the world.
KHAYYAM DURRANI
KARACHI