In an earlier blog
entry, I was castigating the parents for not coming to many open fora, and demonstrations
that have taken place in defense of the students who have suffered as a result of
the Z score crisis, that has yet to be resolved, when the Government is particularly
mired in a swamp of its own making, due mostly to the ignorance of their leadership
of what it all means, and how it must be resolved.
In my view parents
who spend a small fortune to educate their children in the state sector despite
the supposedly free education system (here I do not wish to encompass the sacrifice
of parents who send their children to the international sector) seem to have dropped
out of the picture as in the needed pressure on the government to address the plight
of the kids, who find themselves thoroughly confused when their Z scores and district
rankings, which have taken a huge turn for the worse between the results published
on 25th December 2011 and the revised ones published for the same exam
on June 25th 2012!!
Where are the parents?
I ask this time and again. They must follow through on their investment, otherwise
their sacrifice is completely in vain. They must be at the forefront of demonstration
outside Temple Trees, as otherwise there will be no action on the part of the President.
Let us remember in Sri Lanka that all corrective action only originates from the
President’s office as all the Ministers in Government are mere puppets with no teeth
to take any action, unless sanctioned by the ruler himself.
The parents owe it
to themselves to take the bull by the horns, form a team and be visible; hold a
vigil outside of Temple Trees. Kids who agitate are generally taken for a hike,
as they are all misinterpreted as JVP pawns. Their demonstration does not help anyone.
So if the MOMS AND DADS come out to demonstrate it will definitely be far more effective.
It is in their self interests as their sons and daughters are bound to tell them
once they bring out the cost of education to their charges, that they were not there
for them “when it truly mattered.”
I know that parents
are completely ignorant about Z scores just like most of us in Sri Lanka. That by
the way is NO excuse not to do anything about it. You giving up on your biggest
investment in your life without a whimper and you are permitting the state to ride
roughshod over you like a roller to flatten you and take every breath out of you,
in this complacent and uncaring way. Rise up before it is too late and stand up
for injustice, as that is what it truly is, before your very inaction is taken by
the state for tacit approval of their policies and actions.
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