Teach for Bangladesh is a leadership development program of talented university graduates and young professionals who are invested in expanding educational opportunities for underprivileged children.
Taking a bottoms-up approach to education, the program recruits the best graduates from top universities to work in government and NGO-run primary schools. Officials state that teachers will be handsomely rewarded as a way to encourage more talented graduates to pursue the profession.
Maimuna Ahmad, the chief executive officer of Teach for Bangladesh, states: “The goal of Teach For Bangladesh is to address the disparity that exists in education today. We want to bridge the gap. The way we are doing this is: we are recruiting the best graduates coming out from the best universities of our country-people with the most leadership potential, and we will place them in lowest income schools to teach for two years.”
Although the country has made significant progress in the education sector over recent years, educational disparity continues to be a major issue. Authorities often neglect government primary schools where underprivileged children go to receive free education.
Teacher shortages are an especially common issue. Most graduates of top universities prefer not to go into the teaching profession because it offers lower salary wages and limited career opportunities.
At the city’s Nobaberbagh Government Primary school, there are currently only eight teachers for some 800 students. In contrast, many private schools typically enjoy teacher-student ratios of 1:20 or 1:25.
The program is designed to help to bridge this educational gap through a built-in support and reward system. In addition to receiving higher wages, teachers will have professional opportunities to improve and apply their leadership abilities.
“They will have the leadership development and they will get experience and exposure that will make them competent candidates in the long term for employment in the education sector or in the development sector,” says Ahmad.
The program officially launched on May 16th. The application process is ongoing. Interested graduates may apply for fellowship until June 1st. – Openequalfree.org
Taking a bottoms-up approach to education, the program recruits the best graduates from top universities to work in government and NGO-run primary schools. Officials state that teachers will be handsomely rewarded as a way to encourage more talented graduates to pursue the profession.
Maimuna Ahmad, the chief executive officer of Teach for Bangladesh, states: “The goal of Teach For Bangladesh is to address the disparity that exists in education today. We want to bridge the gap. The way we are doing this is: we are recruiting the best graduates coming out from the best universities of our country-people with the most leadership potential, and we will place them in lowest income schools to teach for two years.”
Although the country has made significant progress in the education sector over recent years, educational disparity continues to be a major issue. Authorities often neglect government primary schools where underprivileged children go to receive free education.
Teacher shortages are an especially common issue. Most graduates of top universities prefer not to go into the teaching profession because it offers lower salary wages and limited career opportunities.
At the city’s Nobaberbagh Government Primary school, there are currently only eight teachers for some 800 students. In contrast, many private schools typically enjoy teacher-student ratios of 1:20 or 1:25.
The program is designed to help to bridge this educational gap through a built-in support and reward system. In addition to receiving higher wages, teachers will have professional opportunities to improve and apply their leadership abilities.
“They will have the leadership development and they will get experience and exposure that will make them competent candidates in the long term for employment in the education sector or in the development sector,” says Ahmad.
The program officially launched on May 16th. The application process is ongoing. Interested graduates may apply for fellowship until June 1st. – Openequalfree.org
Source: Natunbarta
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