CBSE
urges class 11 students to fruitfully utilise their time in online provisional
classes
TNN
| Apr 13, 2020, 02.57 PM IST
Class
XI students who have been offered provisional admissions to their desired
streams have been facing uncertainty. Despite stream allocation basis their
pre-board results, many of them are in a dilemma, with announcement of results
nowhere in sight anytime soon.
Most
students are jittery as their choice of subjects may go for a complete toss
once the board results get announced. “Right now, we are yet to take a call on
the evaluation process and the subsequent result declaration. While
continuously assessing the situation, we are keeping in mind the interests of
students, evaluators and all other stakeholders in the examination process,”
says Sanyam Bharadwaj, controller of examinations, CBSE. His statement comes in
the wake of a CBSE notification issued earlier this month which had stated the
board is yet to decide on new dates for rescheduled board exams. Also, the
Board would conduct exams only for 29 crucial subjects for thestudents of riot
hit north-east Delhi.
Commenting
on the dates of board results, Bharadwaj says,“We cannot predict anything but
ready to face the challenges.” In the current scenario, Bharadwaj advises class
XI students to look at provisional classes as a constructive period and
learning opportunity. “Provisional classes are an annual feature of schools
based on school assessments and pre-board results. In the present online mode,
it is a perfect blend of fruitful utilisation of technology and time.”
“To
take the stress off students, our school is allocating streams based on
students’ interest. This has led to some of the brightest minds gravitating
towards humanities subjects. Post the result declaration, we plan to take
assessment tests of only those students whose marks did not meet the
eligibility criteria of their chosen streams. Plans are also on to consult the
parents in their stream selection process,” says Priyanka Kalia, PGT Sociology,
Delhi International School, Sector 23, Dwarka.
Commenting
on students’ stress over stream allocation at this critical juncture, career
counsellor Swati Salunkhe says, “Ideally students should get assessed through
psychometric tests in schools where aptitude, intelligence, followed by
personality, are at a priority. But when students choose streams, it is usually
on the basis of marks, interest, peer and parental pressure/aspirations. The
innate potential is not taken into consideration which can only come through a
psychometric test conducted by a qualified career counsellor.”
According
to Salunkhe, students usually choose streams haphazardly but what they need to
do is research their career options thoroughly. “The provisional classes during
lockdown would give them the time to reflect upon their choices, attend
webinars, consult professional career counsellors online to make an informed
decision.”
“Class
XI students are not alone in their uncertainty, as graduates and class XII
students are battling the same stress. Stay calm and positive amid the
crisis," Salunkhe concludes.
Source
: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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