CBSE forms panel for kids with special needs kids
TNN | Updated: Nov 26, 2017, 10:04 IST
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On Tuesday, the board constituted a committee which will formulate policies and guidelines for CWSNs in schools.
Principals of city's prominent CBSE schools have welcomed the board's decision and are expecting provision for better infrastructure and a learning/teaching process specifically designed for CWSNs.
K Balaji, principal of Delhi Public School. said, "Children with learning disabilities constitute around 15% of the total disabled population and they need more attention than those with physical disabilities. There is a critical requirement for teachers specially trained to handle such children."
"CBSE should make a provision for training teachers before they are recruited," Balaji said, emphasizing on the importance of school infrastructure and stringent guidelines for the same.
"It is high time CWSNs are given the same opportunities as normal kids. In special schools, these children are largely isolated when we allow them to mingle with other children," said Balaji.
According to principals, most teachers are able to manage special children well enough but it is the parents who expect a lot from their wards or don't accept that they need special care and attention. "Parents of CWSN sometimes can't understand that all kids are not the same. Managing parents becomes a challenge for teachers in this case," said Swati Chouhan, principal of Central India Public School, Kamptee.
Chouhan said workshops should be organized by schools for CWSNs and their parents. "This will help teachers and parents tackle the issues together. The committee should also re-look the courses currently taught and design special curriculum for CWSNs," she said.
Partibha Madan, principal of Royal Gondwana Public School, said, "People don't realize how gifted special children are. CBSE's decision will perhaps bring out their talents."
Source: https://timesofindia.
