Want to send govt school teachers abroad to gain best experience, says CM Kejriwal

MEETS TEACHERS WHO WENT ABROAD FOR TRAINING

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NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he wants school teachers to gain best experience in foreign countries, amid a tussle with the Lieutenant Governor over city government’s proposal to send teachers to foreign countries for training.

He said his government will keep sending teachers abroad for the benefit of the students, though he himself has been to any foreign country only twice in the past eight years as a chief minister.

Kejriwal was addressing teachers, who had been to foreign countries for training, here.

He said he wants the city’s government schools to be the best in the world so that students from abroad come here for education.

“Some people consider it expenditure, but it is investment. I feel that you can construct four bridges less and four roads less, but we should provide best exposure and training to our teachers. They will groom students who will build roads and bridges in the future,” the chief minister said.

The Delhi government and the Lt Governor’s office have been engaged in a war of words over the issue of teachers’ training in Finland.