Not more than 40 students in a class, each person to have 10sqft space: Edu dept
Aditi.R@timesgroup.com
Chennai:25.04.2019
The department of school education will from the coming academic year strictly enforce the Right to Education Act, 2009, on the number of children who can be admitted in a classroom. Officials said they will make it compulsory for schools to not have more than 40 children in a class.
“It is also mandatory that each student is provided 10 sq ft space as per the norms. This will help them concentrate better,” said an official.
Stuffing more students in classrooms will affect teachers in enforcing discipline and completing their portions early, he added.
The RTE Act prescribes a Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) of 30:1 and 35:1 at primary and higher classes in every school. Guidelines prescibed for school infrastructure by the Union ministry of human resource development mandate that each classroom have a plinth area of 66 sqmt and secondary schools should have two additional classrooms.
Officials said they will inspect schools across the state to ensure they do not take in more students than they can handle.
Rev Bro K K Thomas, principal and correspondent of Montfort Matriculation Higher Secondary School, said that when implemented, the directive can cause problems. The schools permit up to 50 children in higher classes and up to 40 at the primary level, When asked why, the principal said it was due to increasing demand for admissions. “We have been receiving a rising number of requests for admission from parents. If we deny, they use influence and recommendations from higher authorities. In such circumstances, we are helpless,” he said. “If this rule is implemented, we will need to have a detailed discussion with officials as we cannot drastically reduce our intake suddenly,” he said. “Apart from recommendations, many schools take in more students to get more income so they can pay their staff and meet their yearlong educational expenses,” said S Arumainathan, state president of Tamil Nadu Students and Parents Welfare Association. In such cases, the officials should have a proper interaction with principals of schools and come up with a viable solution, so that children are not affected,” he said.
“We have found that effective teaching is possible with a strength of 40,” said P Vijayalakshmi, principal of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Virugambakkam. She added that when more than two children are seated on each bench they are not able to pay proper attention, resulting in poor discipline and unhygienic conditions. “Many a time, the teacher also fails to remember the names of students when there are more number of students, which is not ideal. Children end up losing out on individual attention. It is laudable that the state has decided to monitor this aspect,” she said.
Aditi.R@timesgroup.com
Chennai:25.04.2019
The department of school education will from the coming academic year strictly enforce the Right to Education Act, 2009, on the number of children who can be admitted in a classroom. Officials said they will make it compulsory for schools to not have more than 40 children in a class.
“It is also mandatory that each student is provided 10 sq ft space as per the norms. This will help them concentrate better,” said an official.
Stuffing more students in classrooms will affect teachers in enforcing discipline and completing their portions early, he added.
The RTE Act prescribes a Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) of 30:1 and 35:1 at primary and higher classes in every school. Guidelines prescibed for school infrastructure by the Union ministry of human resource development mandate that each classroom have a plinth area of 66 sqmt and secondary schools should have two additional classrooms.
Officials said they will inspect schools across the state to ensure they do not take in more students than they can handle.
Rev Bro K K Thomas, principal and correspondent of Montfort Matriculation Higher Secondary School, said that when implemented, the directive can cause problems. The schools permit up to 50 children in higher classes and up to 40 at the primary level, When asked why, the principal said it was due to increasing demand for admissions. “We have been receiving a rising number of requests for admission from parents. If we deny, they use influence and recommendations from higher authorities. In such circumstances, we are helpless,” he said. “If this rule is implemented, we will need to have a detailed discussion with officials as we cannot drastically reduce our intake suddenly,” he said. “Apart from recommendations, many schools take in more students to get more income so they can pay their staff and meet their yearlong educational expenses,” said S Arumainathan, state president of Tamil Nadu Students and Parents Welfare Association. In such cases, the officials should have a proper interaction with principals of schools and come up with a viable solution, so that children are not affected,” he said.
“We have found that effective teaching is possible with a strength of 40,” said P Vijayalakshmi, principal of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Virugambakkam. She added that when more than two children are seated on each bench they are not able to pay proper attention, resulting in poor discipline and unhygienic conditions. “Many a time, the teacher also fails to remember the names of students when there are more number of students, which is not ideal. Children end up losing out on individual attention. It is laudable that the state has decided to monitor this aspect,” she said.
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