Creative method questioning requires inspired and creative teachers

Realising the significance of applying latest modern educational methods, our government has taken a good number of new initiatives in country's education system like developing text books, considering revised suitable curriculum, using multimedia projector in teaching, introducing domain wise assessment for evaluating students' performance etc. One of the major changes occurred recently in the country's education system is applying of competency based questioning in primary level and creative method questioning in secondary and higher education. But government's heartfelt efforts towards developing country's education system have been faded to some extent when irregularities and unethical activities happened during public examinations. Due to teachers' carelessness and negligence some students did not know the recently introduced competency based or creative method questioning or students underwent insufficient practice of new method of examination techniques in schools. These students sought unethical help from outsiders during public examination. Because of teachers' negligence of using domain based formative assessment techniques and presenting quality teaching in the classroom some students feel tempted to involve with irregularities only for getting success in the examination. On the other hand parents are not fully informed by teachers and schools of the new methods of examinations. As a result some parents are also showing very much interest to the irregularities committed by dishonest persons. If our teachers dispel all sorts of concerns about examination procedure from students and parents then these irregularities must be removed for ever. So teachers and educational institutions have the pivotal role of developing students' and parents' confidence with the new methods of assessing students through public examinations.
 A student should be assessed in all three domains like cognitive, affective, psychomotor to evaluate him/her properly whether he/she attained required competency at the end of the cycle of a particular stage of education. Assessment is an important part of education system. Government is stressing more on summative assessment in the process of applying creative method questioning. But to get effective desired results in the method of competency based questioning or creative method questioning, teachers should use the new concepts as formative assessment tools during classroom teaching-learning process. If students are evaluated regularly with domain based assessment tools in the classroom then our students could easily understand new method of questioning in public examinations.  As a result it definitely dispels all sorts of irregularities and unethical activities committed by teachers, students, parents and some dishonest persons during public examinations. But domain based assessment in regular teaching-learning process badly needs creative, qualified and inspired teachers as it is an important part of quality teaching. A creative teacher should have subject based knowledge, ability of IT based teaching, capacity of using modern techniques of domain wise assessment and good skills of classroom management. With due respect to the teachers' community we strongly feel absence of creativity, sincerity and above all quality within our teachers in performing their duties in the classroom. So without ensuring quality teaching in the classroom government can never achieve desired target of introducing competency based assessment in the public examinations.
Teaching is a noble but challenging profession. At the same time it is also an exhausting and demanding one. Though teaching is a tough, stressful and unpleasant job. It is also an interesting and enjoyable profession as students really can be the most rewarding people to work with. To ensure quality teaching a creative and inspired teacher badly needs to demonstrate a high level of professionalism in the performance of duties in the teaching-learning process. He/she should be eager to know and accept new ideas on teaching methods and styles to develop him/her professionally. He/she needs to build confidence within his/her students so that they don't have any concern with the new concepts of questioning system. He/she should talk also with parents and other stakeholders to dispel all sorts of concern.
A creative teacher must apply all of his/her competency to clarify the topics to students as well as to demonstrate the easiest way of solving problems in the classroom. He/she applies formative assessment tools to evaluate students' understanding and takes remedial measures to ensure equal learning for all students in the classroom. Students do not need to go for private coaching. Building creativeness within teachers is not an event. It is a continuous process. There are so many factors to make our teachers creative, inspired and motivated. At first we have to appoint qualified teachers with brilliant academic backgrounds. There should not be any alternative in case of appointing teachers with brilliant academic results. If required, appointment rules for government and non government teachers at all levels of education might be changed although our existing procedures for appointing government primary school, high school and college teachers is quite satisfactory. Surely this requires lucrative salary structure with other facilities and restoration of teachers' lost social status and dignities compared to service holders at administration. Secondly, teachers irrespective of public and private educational institutions should be provided frequent similar types of training on teaching-learning methods, assessment techniques, classroom management, curriculum,  IT based teaching and academic supervision for their professional development. Thirdly, teachers' performance should be supervised regularly by selected academic supervisors and they should be rewarded or punished considering supervision reports. Fourthly, private coaching and coaching business outside educational institutions must be prohibited by making laws in the parliaments. Rather restricted arrangements of coaching may be encouraged at schools before or after schedule timetable under monitoring by the institution's authority. Fifthly, teacher-student ratio should be rationale and reasonable in a classroom with congenial student friendly atmosphere so that teachers are able to ensure all students' equal learning in the classroom.
Once we had schools made of bamboo, tin etc but output in view of making quality students was good. But now- a- days our schools are well developed with students' friendly environment but output is very poor. The prime reason is absence of quality and creative teachers in schools. Due to poor quality of teaching, some of the students never attain desired competency and they are compelled to search shortcut ways of succeeding  in the public examinations. These help dishonest persons to commit irregular activities during public examinations. Therefore, educational institutions badly need creative and motivated teachers who will take seriously the profession as a mission, not only a job. An inspired teacher firmly believes that only he/she can bring quality changes in the teaching-learning activities in the classroom. An inspired teacher serves with sincerity, integrity and patience in the classroom and therefore he/she contributes effectively to the teaching-learning process to make it successful. Quality teaching needs concentration and patience more than any other profession. But teachers get more satisfaction and recognition from the society. An inspired teacher is valued and respected by students, parents and all sections of people in society. They are never valued in terms of money they earn. Everybody salutes their contribution and dedication to perform such a challenging and stressful work not for money but for building the future generation.

The writer is working for primary
education in Bangladesh, email:
auparbayazidkhan@gmail.com