Shillong, December 6: The annual State Level Meet 2016 cum Felicitation Programme of All Meghalaya Adhoc Teachers Association was held at St Jerome Hr Sec School, Nongmynsong, Shillong on 5th Dec which was attended by Chief Minister, Dr Mukul M Sangma as the Chief Guest.
Addressing the gathering Chief Minister, Dr Mukul M Sangma said that there are lot of obstacles that the students face while trying to make a prospective career therefore as members of the society it is the responsibility of everyone to provide the children with the necessary strength and support to overcome the obstacles.
He also said that most of the children being the first generation students they do not get the required hand holding support from home. Stating that the state still faces the issue of achieving 100 per cent literacy, the Chief Minister said that the task ahead of all is to prepare the young ones so that they have equal opportunities to Education and success.
Lauding the incomparable efforts of the teachers he said that different students have different levels of comprehension and absorption capacity and hence Education should be inclusive and urged the teachers to guide and support and guide even the school and college drop outs.
The Chief Minister also said that it is the endeavor of the government to make the state an education hub of the country and that space and opportunities are available in Education in government, semi government and non government sectors.
He appealed the teachers present to mould and motivate their students to build their careers based on their respective ambition and dreams. He also said that teachers need to take out time from their routine classes to talk and motivate children to explore the opportunities available.
Also present at the function as Guest of Honor was Minister, Education, Deborah Marak.
Earlier, Special Guest Invitee, Director of School Education, Ambrose Marak during his address said that the government has considered the proposal for the enhancement of salary of Adhoc Secondary and Higher Secondary teachers.
Mrs B Kharumnuid, President, All Meghalaya Adhoc Teachers Association presented a Memorandum to the Chief Minister during the programme.
