Teachers resent work in summer holidays
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Virus surge is at dangerous proportions, says federation
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Virus surge is at dangerous proportions, says federation
Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation on Friday took exception to the decision of the Education Department officials to summon teachers to schools during summer vacations for implementation of government programmes like Mana Badi-Nadu Nedu and Jagananna Vidya Kanuka, besides asking them to attend online training sessions.
In a representation made to Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh, Federation president K. Bhanu Murthy and general secretary P. Panduranga Varaprasada Rao said that that teachers come under the Vacation Department and that was why they were not entitled for 30 earned leaves availed by the non-Vacation Department employees.immediately after declaring holidays for schools, teachers were asked to come to schools for work related to the government programmes. They �
Expert sounds caution on CBSE syllabus
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Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation State former president and All India Federation of Educational Associations’ Council member Sannasetti Rajasekhar on Thursday said that training for existing teachers and appointment of more qualified teachers was needed before the introduction of syllabus of the Central Board of Secondary Education in A.P. government schools from the next academic year.
“The government should adopt a cautious approach with regard to the CBSE syllabus since many students are from the Telugu medium background. The teachers were also trained in Telugu medium and they need sufficient time to get used to the new methods.
‘Over 50 lakh people at risk due to exams’
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Political parties, teachers’ associations urge postponement in view of second wave
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Political parties, teachers’ associations urge postponement in view of second wave
The State government’s decision to hold exams for students of Class X and Intermediate, at a time when the second wave of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, will put close to 50 lakh people at risk, representatives of political parties and teachers’ associations said.
The Telugu Desam Party’s Vizianagaram Parliamentary wing president Kimidi Nagarjuna feared that Andhra Pradesh would soon report the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country if the examinations are allowed to be held without properly assessing the ground-level situation first.
Teachers’ union seeks immediate solutions to issues
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Plans rallies, dharna on April 26
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Plans rallies, dharna on April 26
Vexed with “government apathy”, leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation (APTF) have decided to launch a sustained agitation in a phased manner to build pressure on the authorities concerned to solve their long-standing issues.
The leaders called upon teachers to identify their pressing local issues and submit representations on them at the Mandal Education Offices on April 19, while on April 26, they should take out rallies and stage dharnas at the Collectors’ offices.
In a statement on Wednesday, the federation leaders alleged “gross indifference” on the part of the government towards the community. Citing some of their key issues, they said while Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had promised to repeal the controversial Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) immediately after coming to power, he had no
Technology turning a bane for teachers, says APTF
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Glitches in apps reducing teaching time, it says
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Glitches in apps reducing teaching time, it says
Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation (APTF) on Thursday said the school education authorities introduced technology looking at its several advantages, but the same technology had turned into a bane for teachers due to their improper application.
In a statement on Thursday, federation president K. Bhanu Murthy and general secretary P. Panduranga Varaprasad Rao cited the example of introduction of biometric attendance system.
They said the biometric machines in many schools did not work properly owing to weak signals, and several teachers were unable to regularise their attendance due to low capacity of the servers. Taking exception to the orders issued by the Director of School Education that teachers who had not registered their attendance through biometric system in January should