CBSE says crisis ‘golden
opportunity’ to learn something new
TNN | Mar 27, 2020, 04.14
AM IST
Nagpur: In a lengthy
letter to all stakeholders, released only in Hindi for unknown reasons, CBSE
has called the current crisis a golden opportunity for all as it offered ample
time for teachers, parents and students to upgrade and re-focus on real purpose
of education.
Board secretary Anurag
Tripathi talked about education system in advanced countries and said the
content in books and topics being taught at schools were the same, yet there
was a difference. Tripathi said in India we focused on teaching while they
focused on learning. Since learning outcome was what the education system of
advanced countries gravitated towards, it reflected on the final product as
well.
In the letter, part a
moral booster and part a guideline on how to spend the time ahead, Tripathi
wrote parents could think of utilizing the time to provide emotional support to
children, playing with them and they learning new skills by participating in
simple chores. Teachers, he said, could make the most of this break by
upgrading themselves. He suggested making learning videos, preparing lesson
plans and going over new pedagogies.
Even on a day-to-day
basis, Tripathi shared some ideas on how one could make the most of the time
available. He said first thing in the morning everyone should do was some
exercises which include stretching of legs and hands, or Yoga. He then
suggested children to help their family members in doing various chores. He
encouraged children to help parents in kitchen too as it will ‘be an enjoyable
experience’.
He encouraged children to
engage in things for which they might not have found the time during a routine
academic day like painting, singing, reading storybooks etc.
Tripathi urged the
children to engage in role play and recreate scene of a courtroom, a press
conference, a market and enact the part. He even suggested recording these
scenes and improving upon them by reviewing them again and again.
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