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A number of city schools are set to scrap the summer break for students who will be promoted to Class XI this year to make up for the loss of days resulting from delayed start of the session.
The examinees are also set to have a shorter break between the end of the ICSE (Class X) exams and the start of Class XI session five to 10 days in most schools, instead of the usual two to three weeks.
The Class X board exams are usually over by the end of March and the Class XI session starts towards the middle of April.
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Tech skills to count in teachers’ appraisals Schools have realised that this system of learning is here to stay and are taking it into account when making new recruitments
Several schools in the city will take into account teachers technological skills during their appraisals this year.
In a couple of schools, the format of the appraisal forms have changed and heads of institutions said teachers adaptability to technology will be given more weightage because classes were held online.
Earlier, technology was used to supplement in-person classes but it was not as integral as it has become now, the heads said.
Students have been putting their heads down and looking tired after writing two or three hours at a stretch, teachers of several schools where on-campus exams are being held said.
Constant wearing of masks is only adding to the children’s woes and some have requested teachers to allow them to take off the face cover.
Students have lost the habit of writing for two to three hours at a stretch, especially in a “formal atmosphere”.
Ever since the campuses shut down last March as a precaution against Covid and schools switched to online classes and exams on digital platforms, students had been writing shorter papers.