THE
SYMBOL OF THE FUTURE: “POOR TEACHERS”
Recently, a
meeting was held in Tabriz in order to improve the education
programs. Attended by the primary and secondary school
principals who are employed in the Eastern Azerbaijani
Province, this comprehensive meeting was dedicated to the
handling of the education system, as well as the financial
problems of the teachers.
It was
emphasized during mentioned meeting, that “in the last two
years, the salaries of the teachers were raised from 280
thousand Tumans (approximately 300 US Dollars) to 410
thousand Tumans (430 US Dollars), which is not enough in the
current high cost living conditions, that an amendment in
the legislation was required for a further rise in the
salaries of the teachers, and that it was necessary to
relieve the teachers who are the main elements in the
education of the youngsters and the society”.
On the
other hand, according to the available information, the
Religious Leader’s Representative to the Eastern Azerbaijan,
and the Tabriz Friday Imam, Ayatollah Mohsen Mujtahed
Shabasteri, carried out an examination regarding the
“library activities” in Tabriz in November 18. Shabasteri
was reported to have said that “book prices were too high,
youngsters were not able to buy enough books to read, the
financial situations of the families were not well-off
enough to purchase books for their children, libraries had
to provide books through the capabilities of the government
and attract the youngster to these places”. The mentioned
person also stressed that the young people who did not have
reading habits tended to harmful activities, and this was a
negative signal for the future of the society, and the young
generation after the Islamic Revolution inclined to engage
in entertaining activities, and wanted this way of life to
be stopped.
Conducted
by the “teachers who are the guarantees of the future”, the
protest demonstrations accompanied by the slogans in front
of the Majles last March, such as “You, the Majles of
Justice, Shame on you!”, “the Nation have never seen such a
shameless Majles before!”, “Teachers are not sleeping and
hate all discriminations!” are claimed to have been
influential in addressing the financial difficulties.
Following the demonstrations carried out in many centers of
population, primarily Tehran, the detention of many
teachers, who conveyed their rightful demands, lead to
reaction among the populace.
