THE assessment, appraisal and promotion process has always brought heartache, headache and misunderstanding among teachers.
When a teacher is given high marks, there is often much dissatisfaction and unhappiness among his or her peers. Though everyone congratulates each other and showers praise on those who do well, jealousy and anger brew among those who do not get the marks they feel they deserve. Though teacher assessments are private, there are many busybodies in school who would get to know about the marks and a cold war between the high performers and the others would ensue.