Noida: With UP board exam duties being assigned to them, primary school teachers said the regular academic session in govt schools would take a hit because there wouldn’t be many available to take classes.
Out of 2,400 teachers in Gautam Budh Nagar, nearly 1,600 have been assigned board exam duty, significantly affecting the student- teacher ratio, albeit temporarily. Rahul Pawar, basic education officer of the district, maintained that duties were only assigned from schools that had enough teaching strength. “Duties were assigned in a way that academics are not compromised,” said Pawar. Teachers will continue to be on boards duty till March 7.
Teachers said the ground reality is different. “From every school, the majority of teachers has been assigned exam duties, leaving only one or two teachers looking after classes one to four in primary sections, and till class eight in senior schools. The academic curriculum is getting affected. How can one teacher take classes of four to five batches? There are nearly 220 kids in this school and only one teacher will be available while the board exams are on,” said the principal of a primary school in Dadri block.
“There are many responsibilities on teachers, from NIPUN survey to DIET training, election duty and its training sessions and family survey to maintaining data on the portal. In this process, we anyway don’t get a chance to look after classes at times,” a primary school teacher said.
She added that classes for all 170 students in her school will only be conducted once there is a break in the board exam schedule. “The situation has resulted in overcrowded classrooms and a decline in education quality. The teachers are overburdened and are unable to pay attention to each student. The situation is particularly dire for students who require special attention or those who are struggling with their lessons,” said Siksha Mitra, an assistant teacher from Noida.
Under the Right to Education Act, 2009, the pupil-teacher ratio at primary schools should be 30:1.
Out of 2,400 teachers in Gautam Budh Nagar, nearly 1,600 have been assigned board exam duty, significantly affecting the student- teacher ratio, albeit temporarily. Rahul Pawar, basic education officer of the district, maintained that duties were only assigned from schools that had enough teaching strength. “Duties were assigned in a way that academics are not compromised,” said Pawar. Teachers will continue to be on boards duty till March 7.
Teachers said the ground reality is different. “From every school, the majority of teachers has been assigned exam duties, leaving only one or two teachers looking after classes one to four in primary sections, and till class eight in senior schools. The academic curriculum is getting affected. How can one teacher take classes of four to five batches? There are nearly 220 kids in this school and only one teacher will be available while the board exams are on,” said the principal of a primary school in Dadri block.
“There are many responsibilities on teachers, from NIPUN survey to DIET training, election duty and its training sessions and family survey to maintaining data on the portal. In this process, we anyway don’t get a chance to look after classes at times,” a primary school teacher said.
She added that classes for all 170 students in her school will only be conducted once there is a break in the board exam schedule. “The situation has resulted in overcrowded classrooms and a decline in education quality. The teachers are overburdened and are unable to pay attention to each student. The situation is particularly dire for students who require special attention or those who are struggling with their lessons,” said Siksha Mitra, an assistant teacher from Noida.
Under the Right to Education Act, 2009, the pupil-teacher ratio at primary schools should be 30:1.
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