UNICEF-funded Mon textbooks provided to State Gov’t
UNICEF-funded Mon textbooks provided to State Gov’t
Mon News Agency, 23 Jun 2016
URL: http://monnews.org/2016/06/23/unicef-funded-mon-textbooks-provided-state-govt/
TheThe UNICEF group provided the Mon state government with 73,000 Mon language textbooks, 80,000 exercise books, 5,000 fairy tales books, as well as grammar and teacher guide books.
“The Mon text books that are funded and offered by UNICEF will now be handed to the state education department. We will work toward respective schools receiving the textbooks and the teachers can use them effectively,” said U Min Min Oo, Mon State Chief Minister.
Dr. Min Nwe Soe, chairman of Mon Textbook Curriculum Committee said that the curriculum development committee faced many difficulties while working on the curriculum, but believed the committee did the best it could for schools in Mon communities across Mon and Karen states and Tenasserim Division. The current committee is ready to assist future committees in need of help for developing textbooks.
The Mon State Hluttaw enacted in April, 2014, that starting from the 2014-15 academic year, Mon language could be taught during class time. However, the current government has only provided this class as an after school class.
“The Mon text books that are funded and offered by UNICEF will now be handed to the state education department. We will work toward respective schools receiving the textbooks and the teachers can use them effectively,” said U Min Min Oo, Mon State Chief Minister.
Dr. Min Nwe Soe, chairman of Mon Textbook Curriculum Committee said that the curriculum development committee faced many difficulties while working on the curriculum, but believed the committee did the best it could for schools in Mon communities across Mon and Karen states and Tenasserim Division. The current committee is ready to assist future committees in need of help for developing textbooks.
The Mon State Hluttaw enacted in April, 2014, that starting from the 2014-15 academic year, Mon language could be taught during class time. However, the current government has only provided this class as an after school class.