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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Schools reopened, but 3rd language books not ready
Pune: While the three-language policy has been made mandatory for state board schools from Class I to V from this year, the govt has not printed any third language textbooks for students and teachers to follow though the new academic sessions has already started. Even syllabi for the third languages are not ready, sources said. Officials from Balbharati, the textbook production bureau, said they can start printing the books only after receiving the work order. Mahendra Ganpule, spokesperson for Maharashtra School Principals Federation, said syllabi must be approved before printing, so it will be 2-3 months into the academic year before students get the textbooks. Officials from Balbharati, the textbook production bureau of the state, said they can start printing the books only after receiving the work order from Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad, which is responsible for providing free textbooks in civic schools from Class I to VIII and in the open market. Class I students in mediums other than Marathi have not yet received Marathi books as they have not been printed. Rahul Rekhawar, director of SCERT, said the syllabus for Marathi textbook for Class I for students studying in mediums other than Marathi and English has been finalised, and the book is almost ready. "Balbharati will be able to print textbooks and distribute them across the state in about a month. For third language books of other languages, we will complete the process based on the same syllabus, which is easy and interactive and focuses only on listening and speaking age-appropriate and need-based sentences," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Scam Exposed: What They Won't Tell You about zero trust! Expertinspector Click Here Undo The govt resolution on Tuesday said Hindi is no longer a mandatory third language and students can choose any other Indian language as the third language. Balbharati's director K K Patil said for third language textbooks or any other textbooks, they need to know the number of books to print. "The requirement order comes from Samagra Shiksha project under Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad, which is the nodal body that distributes free textbooks to all local body-run schools and others for Classes I to VIII. Once we get an order from MPSP as well as the demand from the open market, we will be able to print the entire set within 10 days. " Vasant Kalpande, ex-chairman of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said when they opposed the April GR making Hindi compulsory, the education minister promised a committee and dialogue to look into the third language controversy. But a decision was unilaterally made.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Time for art & sports cut as teaching hrs revised to bring in third language
Mumbai: To accommodate the inclusion of a third language in the Class I timetable from this academic year, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has revised and reallocated instructional hours across subjects. This is the first such exercise undertaken in the state since 2017. While the number of hours allotted to the first and second languages as well as mathematics are almost similar to the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), the state has reduced the time allocated for art and physical education and work experience to make room for the third language. The weekly and annual subject-wise instructional hours will now be binding on all schools. The reallocation of instructional hours comes two days after Maharashtra issued a govt resolution (GR) making a three-language policy mandatory for the state board's Marathi and English medium schools from Class I to V. The GR said Hindi will not be a mandatory third language; students can choose any other Indian language, but a teacher will be available only if there are at least 20 students in class, else the language has to be taught online. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like O aparelho que os idosos descobriram para aliviar dores nos nervos e formigamento. A arte do herbalismo Undo The duration of each session has also been reduced to 35 minutes in the new guidelines, as opposed to 45 mins followed earlier in the state. But two sessions can be clubbed together to give more time to students for the respective subjects, mentioned the circular issued by SCERT on Thursday. The NCF, on the other hand, recommends 45-60 minutes per session. The council, for the first time, has also recommended a sample timetable that can be followed by primary schools. While the timetable can be modified at school level as per their requirement, the weekly and annual instructional hours cannot be reduced by them, mentioned the circular. According to the guidelines, the first and second language have been allocated 306 and 180 hours annually and the third language will be given a little over 100 hours. The national framework does not recommend a third language at Class I level, and therefore, has no provision. Mahendra Ganpule, former head, Maharashtra School Principals' Association, said they are reducing time given to overall development of students in arts, physical education and work experience to accommodate a third language, which is not even recommended in the NCF. In the time in which two languages are to be taught, they will now be teaching three, he added. SCERT will also soon come out with an academic calendar for Class I, for which a new syllabus has been introduced. "The calendar will provide a chapter-wise teaching schedule for the class to help teachers distribute syllabus evenly across the year and avoid last-minute rushes," said director, SCERT, Rahul Rekhawar. He added the timetable has made provision for additional enrichment periods (AEP), a new initiative, to allow teachers to provide extra guidance to students.
Indian Express
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
SCERT releases revised timetable structure for Class 1 to accomodate third language
The State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on Thursday released a revised timetable structure for Class 1 to accommodate a third language. This came a day after the Maharashtra government issued a revised Government Resolution (GR) stating that Hindi will be taught as the third language in Marathi and English medium schools across the state for Classes 1 to 5. With the new timetable, the stipulated minutes to be spent on each subject have been reduced, creating a major gap from what is recommended under National Curriculum Framework (NCF). The document released by SCERT, adds a third language to Classes 1 and 2 formally, as until now, the only official document in this regard, which is State Curriculum Framework-Foundation Stage (FS), recommended only two languages for these classes, as per NCF. 'The changes will be applicable to Class 1 from academic year 2025-26. Whereas for Class 2, these changes will be applied after the introduction of the new syllabus and curriculum as per the SCF,' states the document released by SCERT Director Rahul Rekhawar. Even as the NCF-recommended timetable structure suggests 50 to 60 minutes spent on each subject, the state's revised timetable structure reduced it to 35 minutes. 'This was bound to happen as the NCF-FS includes only seven subjects, whereas the state has added one more subject by introducing a third language from Class 1. To accommodate the additional subject, time spent on all other subjects has been reduced,' said Mahendra Ganpule, former head of the Maharashtra School Principals Association. The note released by SCERT also provides a sample timetable. It states 'Schools can design their own timetable, based on their timings. But they will have to stick to the stipulated time mandate per subject.' According to schools, this announcement has come very late as schools have already started and structuring the timetable is finalised way before that. 'Now that we are almost a week into the new academic year, a new timetable guideline has been issued. Schools have already started with the timetable structure issued in the past in the SCF-FS, which does not include a third language for Class 1,' said a senior teacher. Schools have also complained that the government has included a new subject into the timetable structure for Class 1, without clarity on teachers to teach the third language, alternatives to Hindi, and curriculum guidelines.
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
No third language books in print, critics say how will students learn
Pune: The state govt has not printed any third language textbooks for students and teachers to follow even though it made a three-language policy mandatory for the state board's Marathi- and English-medium schools from Std I to V. Std I students in mediums other than Marathi have not yet received Marathi books for the same reason. The govt resolution (GR) on Tuesday said Hindi is no longer a mandatory third language and students can choose any other Indian language as the third language but a teacher will be available only if there are at least 20 students in the class. Otherwise, the language has to be taught online. Officials from Balbharati, the textbook production bureau of the state, said that they can start printing the books only after receiving the work order from Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad which is responsible for providing free textbooks in civic schools from Std I to VIII and in the open market. Rahul Rekhawar, director of SCERT, said that the syllabus for Marathi textbook for Std I for students studying in mediums other than Marathi and English has been finalised, and the book is almost ready. "Balbharati will be able to print the textbooks and distribute them across the state in about a month. For third language books of other languages, we will complete the process based on the same syllabus, which is very easy and interactive and focuses only on listening and speaking age-appropriate and need-based sentences," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like One of the Most Successful Investors of All Time, Warren Buffett, Recommends: 5 Books for Turning... Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Click Here Undo Balbharati's director K K Patil said for third language textbooks or any other textbooks, they need to know the number of books to print. "The requirement order comes from Samagra Shiksha project under Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad, which is the nodal body that distributes free textbooks to all local body-run schools and others for Stds I to VIII. Once we get an order from MPSP as well as the demand from the open market, we will be able to print the entire set within 10 days. " Vasant Kalpande, former chairman of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said when they opposed the April GR making Hindi compulsory, the education minister promised a committee and dialogue to look into the third language controversy. But a decision was unilaterally made. Mahendra Ganpule, spokesperson for Maharashtra School Principals' Federation, said govt's utter lack of planning is exposed. He added that the syllabus must be approved and books printed and it will be 2-3 months into the academic year before students and teachers get them. Head: Next year Would Have Given Ample Time There has been widespread opposition to the third language policy With no books for Hindi and other languages, experts are questioning the hasty GR without ensuring the availability of study resources Educationists said that not only is the third language policy questionable, but also the timing of the order They said changes in the syllabus or books are announced before an academic year starts and not after it At least 80% of govt schools will not have 20 students in each primary class. It means they will not get a separate teacher for a third language. Why should students be made to study Hindi when most know Hindi to get by? There are no third language books printed yet. How will students learn and how will educators teach? Govt should have drawn up the syllabus before they introduced the policy. They should have started the third language next year and taken this year to plan, consult and get the books ready Vasant Kalpande I Former State Board Chairman The timetable given by SCERT shows that earlier one hour each per day was given for each language—Marathi and English in STd I and II—but now each of the three languages will get 35 minutes each. So for the same syllabus, Marathi and English need to be taught in lesser time as the teachers also need to teach a third language Mahendra Ganpule I Spokesperson for Maharashtra School Principals' Federation
Time of India
01-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Besides teachers, parents & peers to assess students from this academic year
1 2 Pune: A new method of evaluation has been outlined by the state education department in line with the National Education Policy 2020 where peers and parents and teachers will assess students. Training for teachers will commence on Monday, in Pune. Previously, only teachers assessed students, but now students will evaluate each other, and parents will also be involved, followed by teachers' evaluations. Comprehensive progress reports will document students' overall performance, said Rahul Rekhawar, director of the State Council of Educational Research and Training. He added, "This evaluation method will be implemented in all schools across the state starting from this June. Special training will be conducted at district and taluka levels from June 2 to June 15. The schedule has been set by SCERT for all schools." Rekhawar said that the approach behind learning, assessment for learning, and learning as assessment will also be explained to teachers during the training. Evaluations will consider students' backgrounds and learning outcomes, and school-based assessments will be conducted. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Students will have the freedom to choose subjects of interest. Artificial intelligence-based assessments and special encouragement will be given to exceptionally talented students. Special efforts will be made to address any deficiencies in students. The background of students will be considered, their learning outcomes taken into account, and school-based assessments will be conducted. The new method will provide students with a comprehensive progress report throughout this evaluation process. "Students will have the freedom to choose subjects they are interested in. AI-based assessments and special encouragement will be given to students with exceptional talents," added Rekhawar. The principal of a ZP school in Pune said, "Trainers at the district and taluka levels will train teachers on how to conduct evaluations using the new method. The perspective that evaluation and learning are intertwined will also be explained during the training. Previously, only teachers conducted evaluations. Now, classmates, parents, and then teachers will assess. As a result, comprehensive progress reports will document students' overall performance. This evaluation will be implemented from the new academic year." Redesigning of the report card for school-based assessment to communicate the child's progress by schools to parents, development of IT-based tracking system by all states/UTs for tracking the progress of learners from Stds I to XII and a plan to reduce the burden of exams by examining all policy recommendations in consultation with Boards of Assessments are implementation pointers. Three-phase evaluation Part 1 I General information about students Part 2 I Me and my environment, progress summary, action plan, self-assessment, peer assessment, parental assessment, and teacher assessment Special efforts will be made to address any deficiencies in students. Comprehensive progress reports will be created through this evaluation Part 3 I At the end of the academic year, a comprehensive summary of the students will be considered. A 360-degree evaluation will be conducted, and a comprehensive record will be maintained for 12 years, documenting both physical and intellectual development.
