Striking teachers leave students in lurch
65% Of Govt Schools Hit; Exam Prep Disrupted
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.01.2019
Students in government schools across the state have been left in the lurch as 1.7 lakh government school teachers continued their agitation for better pay for the seventh day on Monday. The functioning of 65% of government schools has been affected.
With their annual practical exams scheduled for next week, higher secondary students are wondering what to do. It’s not just them. Children in other classes too are worried about finishing their portions as they have already lost a significant number of working days due to extended Pongal holidays and the year-end vacation. Children in areas hit by cyclone Gaja are worse off as they had gone without classes for even longer.
Ezhil, a Class XI student at Villivakkam Government School, said the strike had taken a toll on preparations for the annual exam. “This is the most crucial part of the academic year as teachers rush to complete the syllabus and revise content taught in earlier terms. We will definitely be running short of time this year and I don’t think we will have time for revision tests,” he added.
To make matters worse, the government had changed the exam duration and question pattern for Class XII this year. The new question pattern contains fill-in-theblanks and logical reasoning questions. S Mani of state parents’ welfare association said there was no one to help students prepare for these questions. VC
Students across state hold protest against teachers’ strike
Villupuram/Vellore/Coimbatore:
Students across many parts of the state on Monday held protests against the ongoing stir by government school teachers. More than 200 Class X and XII students of Ulundurpet Government Girls Higher Secondary School staged a sit-in in front of the school, protesting appointment of temporary teachers. The Ulundurpet education officer and police went to the spot and managed to convince the students to withdraw the stir. In Vellore, parents of around 70 students from Ammur Panchayat Union Primary School made their kids sit in front of the school, demanding opening of the school. Walajapet tashildar rushed to the spot and opened the school. More than 30 students of Annaimalai Panchayat Union Elementary School along with their parents staged a road roko between Pollachi and Sethumadai Road. Eleven of 85 government elementary schools in Pollachi educational district remained closed since the start of the strike. TNN
65% Of Govt Schools Hit; Exam Prep Disrupted
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.01.2019
Students in government schools across the state have been left in the lurch as 1.7 lakh government school teachers continued their agitation for better pay for the seventh day on Monday. The functioning of 65% of government schools has been affected.
With their annual practical exams scheduled for next week, higher secondary students are wondering what to do. It’s not just them. Children in other classes too are worried about finishing their portions as they have already lost a significant number of working days due to extended Pongal holidays and the year-end vacation. Children in areas hit by cyclone Gaja are worse off as they had gone without classes for even longer.
Ezhil, a Class XI student at Villivakkam Government School, said the strike had taken a toll on preparations for the annual exam. “This is the most crucial part of the academic year as teachers rush to complete the syllabus and revise content taught in earlier terms. We will definitely be running short of time this year and I don’t think we will have time for revision tests,” he added.
To make matters worse, the government had changed the exam duration and question pattern for Class XII this year. The new question pattern contains fill-in-theblanks and logical reasoning questions. S Mani of state parents’ welfare association said there was no one to help students prepare for these questions. VC
Rameswaramurgan, director, school education department, said temporary teachers would help overcome the shortage. But students protested in some parts of the state, including in the city suburbs, against this move, claiming that temporary teachers were not going to help them prepare for board exams.
Besides higher secondary grades, primary classes were the worst hit. Of the 1.5 lakh primary teachers, more than one lakh were absent till Monday. Government has filled 450 posts that fell vacant after teachers were suspended for participating in the protests. Teachers who don’t return to work on Tuesday, will lose their jobs, the government has warned. Cold comfort for the children.
Besides higher secondary grades, primary classes were the worst hit. Of the 1.5 lakh primary teachers, more than one lakh were absent till Monday. Government has filled 450 posts that fell vacant after teachers were suspended for participating in the protests. Teachers who don’t return to work on Tuesday, will lose their jobs, the government has warned. Cold comfort for the children.
Students across state hold protest against teachers’ strike
Villupuram/Vellore/Coimbatore:
Students across many parts of the state on Monday held protests against the ongoing stir by government school teachers. More than 200 Class X and XII students of Ulundurpet Government Girls Higher Secondary School staged a sit-in in front of the school, protesting appointment of temporary teachers. The Ulundurpet education officer and police went to the spot and managed to convince the students to withdraw the stir. In Vellore, parents of around 70 students from Ammur Panchayat Union Primary School made their kids sit in front of the school, demanding opening of the school. Walajapet tashildar rushed to the spot and opened the school. More than 30 students of Annaimalai Panchayat Union Elementary School along with their parents staged a road roko between Pollachi and Sethumadai Road. Eleven of 85 government elementary schools in Pollachi educational district remained closed since the start of the strike. TNN
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