Covid-19: HRD minister releases
alternative academic calendar for secondary school students
click here http://ncert.nic.in/aac.html to get the calendars.
Union Human Resource Development minster has
released an alternative academic calendar for secondary school students on
Saturday, The alternative academic calendar is developed by NCERT to help in
keeping the students busy and at the same time maintain continuity of their
learning during the lockdown period.
BY: Nandini | Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
May 02, 2020
Union Human Resource Development minster
on Saturday released an alternative academic calendar for secondary school
students. The calendar is developed by NCERT and has been designed for an
effective week- wise planning for each subject. The alternative calendar has to
be followed by the teachers, students and parents to cover the syllabus during
the lockdown.
The alternative calendar will help in
keeping the students busy and at the same time maintain continuity of their
learning during the lockdown period.
“Schools, Colleges and Universities have
been closed. Students are confined to their homes, and so are teachers and
parents. Teacher educators, teachers and parents need to find ways to deal with
this unprecedented situation arising out of the lockdown in order to engage
students meaningfully through educational activities at home. While we are
putting in all efforts to flatten the epidemic curve, learning can continue at
home too, and the learning curve of children must continue to move upwards. How
should this be done? The first thought would perhaps be homework or home
assignments. However, the concept of homework is that of a task done
individually; moreover, it carries with it the pressure of completion rather
than that of joyful learning. Further, as educationists, we prefer not to
recommend homework over a long duration for very young children. We have to
therefore seek alternative methods,” reads the guidelines given in the calendar
for parents, teachers and students.
Informing about the release of alternative
calendar for the Secondary school students on Saturday, HRD minister tweeted on
the microblogging site Twitter, “My dear Secondary School students, I am
releasing Alternative Academic Calender today, for your benefit. During the
lockdown period, you can use this calender for week-wise planning, with
reference to theme/chapter taken from syllabus or textbook. http://ncert.nic.in/aac.html”
The minister also asked students and
teachers to adopt the calendar and learn at home, through mobile, SMS,
television, radio or social media.
Earlier, on April 16, the minister had
launched an alternative calendar for the primary students. The alternative
academic calendar can be accessed from the official website of NCERT.
Source : https://www.hindustantimes.com
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