Friday 22 November 2013

Primary education extended till Std VIII


    The state government has restructured the school system extending primary education till standard VIII. 
    A notification issued on Thursday states that the new education cycle will be applicable from the 2014-15 academic year. The changes are being made under the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. At present, pri
mary education is imparted up to standard VII. 
    N U Raurale, joint secretary, state education department, said, “This pattern is followed by almost all boards in the country, except for a few states in south India. However, with the RTE Act in force, every state will have to change.” 
    Since the Act covers children in the age group of 6-14 years, it was necessary that 
class VIII be included in primary education. The challenge for the state government would be to provide extra classrooms at those schools which run only primary section. Raurale said, “We are already in the process of identifying such schools and making arrangements to provide extra class rooms. We still have time in hand and by beginning of the next academic year, we will have the required infrastructure in place.” 
    Matin Mujawar, an education expert, said, “The other challenge is going to be for primary teachers who would now have to equip themselves for teaching students of class VIII.” The state education department has, however, said that classes IX and X would remain in the category of secondary education. TNN


Source::: The Times of India, 22-11-2013, p.07,  http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2013/11/22&PageLabel=7&EntityId=Ar00700&ViewMode=HTML

No comments:

Post a Comment