DEM warns teachers against laziness

BY WATIPASO MZUNGU JNR

Mulanje District Education Manager (DEM) Gossam Mafuta said Saturday that dedicated teachers are instrumental in achieving quality education in the country.

Mafuta was speaking at Chambe Teacher Development Centre (TDC) in the area of Traditional Authority Mkanda in the district during the prize presentation of Zonal Sanitation and Hygiene trophy.

“Dedicated and well-prepared teachers are an inspiration to pupils,” said Mafuta.

He explained that a research in the teaching profession has shown teachers who don’t prepare don’t impress learners leading to pupils losing interest in the subject.

“A teacher who did not prepare does not impress and, in most cases, digresses in his lessons as a way of creating joyful mood among learners. Such teachers cannot contribute effectively to the development of education in Malawi ,” he underscored.

On the sanitation and hygiene trophy, Mafuta explained that the initiative was in line with government policies for improving education in the country saying education remains key to any meaningful development of any society.

Among others, the competition was introduced to encourage teacher/learner punctuality, teacher preparations besides improving sanitation and hygiene in schools and was supported by Link Community Development (LCD), one of the local organizations in Mulanje.

All the 14 schools in Chambe Zone participated in the competition in which Sukayakwe Junior Primary School emerged a winner.

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