Ateeq Shaikh mailbag@ mid- day. com THE authorities of Thaneu2019s Universal High School and parents are at loggerheads over the institute sharing notes of a couple of chapters just 15 hours prior to the Std VIII final Geography examination held on February 11. While the parents are of the opinion that itu2019s difficult for students to prepare themselves in such a short span of time, the authorities say, u201c Itu2019s a privilege extended by the schoolu201d. Currently, the school is conducting the final examinations, which started on February 10.
Of the seven chapters part of the Geography syllabus for the examination, notes for two u2014 Human Resources and Natural & Man- Made Disasters u2014 were uploaded on the schoolu2019s intranet website on February 10 evening. The students appeared for the examination the following day morning at 8.30 am. In fact, one of the parents claimed to have approached the school on February 8 requesting them to upload the notes for the two chapters at the earliest, only to be told that they would be shared by February 10 morning.
When the notes were finally uploaded at 5.20 pm on Monday, the parent said on their common WhatsApp group, u201c Unki morning 5: 20 pm se start hoti hai I guess ( I guess their morning starts only at 5.20 pm,u201d Requesting anonymity, another parent said, u201c The school discourages students to take down notes while in class.
They share the notes with parents over their intranet website.
This way, they are not creating a culture of studies and uploading the notes is resulting in the students not developing the writing habit.u201d On the WhatsApp group, another parent raised the point of how could the children study two chapters starting 7 pm as they were supposed to appear for the exam at 8.30 am the next day. To this, another guardian asked, u201c Have they been asked to leave out two chapters?u201d One of the students said that it was common of their teachers asking them to skip some chapters, so that they can reduce stress.
Another parent said, u201c We pay through our nose for tuition fees, stationary, uniform, compulsory dance classes and various other things. The total amount goes up to R 1.50 lakh/ year. While the English Literature exam has been scheduled for February 24, notes on all 10 chapters were uploaded on Tuesday ( February 11), which is after the exams commenced.u201d When contacted, principal of the schoolu2019s Thane branch, Sanjivani Bose said, u201c The syllabus has been completed. The notes uploaded on the intranet site are only for revision purpose.
Students are not supposed to read and learn from those notes. Everything is taught in school. Sharing notes on intranet is an additional effort on the schoolu2019s part and a privilege extended to students.u201d Thane school shares notes 15 hours before exam While parents complain about difficulty students faced in preparing for the examination in such a short span of time, school authorities claim it was privilege extended by them Universal High School at Brahmand, Thane West, is currently conducting its annual examinations. PIC/ SAMEER MARKANDE u2018 The school discourages students to take down notes while in class.
They share the notes with parents over their intranet website.
This way, they are not creating a culture of studies and uploading the notes is resulting in the students not developing the writing habitu2019 A parent u2018 The syllabus has been completed. The notes uploaded on the intranet site are only for revision purpose.
Students are not supposed to read and learn from those notes.
Everything is taught in school. Sharing notes on intranet is an additional effort on the schoolu2019s part and a privilege extended to studentsu2019 Sanjivani Bose, principal v/ s
