After CBSE, ICSE and ISC exams postponed
After CBSE, ICSE and ISC exams postponed
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
ICSE students can opt to take the exam
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has postponed its ICSE and ISC exams. Earlier, the
exams were scheduled to be held from May 4. A final decision will be taken during the first week of June. This decision comes after the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancelled its Class 10 exams and deferred Class 12 exams. Pressure is also building up on the
State Government to conduct offline exams for II-Year PU students scheduled to be held from May 24 to June 16 and
Kids are skipping school, thanks to rise in c+ cases
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
BBMP marshals keep an eye on all citizens flouting covid rules like wearing of masks
Many schools say that students are staying at home; government says that no holidays have been granted and exams will be held as scheduled
W ith an increase in covid cases, many schools have started to report a dip in
attendance in the recent weeks. With exams round the corner, both school authorities and parents are worried about the impact this could have on their wards’ health.
A school principal said, “When covid cases were seeing a downward trend, we used to get a lot of enquiries over offline classes. However, now, as the trend has reversed, a section of parents is hesitant.” Rajeshwar K, a parent said, “The increase in covid cases is definitely a worrying trend. As Education Minister S Suresh Kumar has announced that next academic year will start from July 15, we
Vaccines are here, but the OTP is still elusive
Vaccines are here, but the OTP is still elusive
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Mar 5, 2021, 06:00 IST
Several seniors talk of the travails of getting registered on the CoWIN site
Even four days after the third phase of
vaccinations began in Bengaluru, there was no relief for seniors trying to get the jab. Even as queues at the hospitals got longer, so did the arguments and counter arguments as many were still trying to find a slot on the CoWIN portal.
A few of the beneficiaries said that their patience was wearing thin as they weren’t getting the one-time password (OTP) required to register.
Schools in Bengaluru conduct ‘satisfaction’ surveys
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This involves getting feedback from students who are attending online and offline classes
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This involves getting feedback from students who are attending online and offline classes
Schools in the city are conducting ‘satisfaction surveys’ involving students who are attending online and offline classes. Based on the feedback, they are tweaking the learning strategy.
School managements have got feedback that offline classes are the students’ preferred choice.
Nooraine Fazal, founder-director of Inventure Academy, said that their school had administered satisfaction surveys to see how the hybrid learning model – offline and online classes – was working for students. “We wanted to hear from both set of students, and get their feedback on the teaching techniques and pedagogy,” she said.
Amid online classes, schools devise digital detox routine
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Bengaluru schools are working with teachers and parents to help students overcome screen fatigue
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Bengaluru schools are working with teachers and parents to help students overcome screen fatigue The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only upended the way we socialise or interact with each other, but has also altered the learning patterns of lakhs of students with online classes becoming the norm.
For the last nine months, students in private schools have been glued to their screens for hours on end where otherwise they would have been in a physical classroom interacting with their peers and teachers. The fallout is digital fatigue and eye strain.