I read the news of restriction of teacher giving private tuition with reservation and empathy. It is a well-known fact that teachers are loaded with all rounded pressures from students, parents, fellow colleagues and school authority. With the high inflation and costly living standard of the urban life, teachers can hardly earn enough to feed themselves besides having to spare some money for their family especially the aging parents. I have seen and heard many of the teachers actually ended up became patients of psychiatrists. I guessed the educational department should be aware of this phenomenon but yet they still adopt many unpopular and unorthodox rulings that may pressurize the teachers. Penalty imposed on failed completion of teaching record book, erratic rural posting and this restriction ruling on private tuition are not helping teacher to attain their much needed serenity of their mind. It is my fervent hope that the educationist to be more compassionate and practical before iron out any constructive yet not destructive measures against our noble teachers.
