dear friends, this is just an announcement, so i don't have any idea if this initiative will be taken or not. if taken, then it will be great...
plan to reduce 52 special days in school: Tawde - the times of india Mumbai: The state will reduce the number of special day celebrations in schools to ensure maximum days for academics. It also plans to create a pool of writers for blind students appearing for board exams. Speaking at a principals' day celebration in Worli, school education minister Vinod Tawde said celebrations lined up for 52 days of an academic year make students lose out on studies. "The state plans to reduce the number of days and streamline them so that teachers and students will get maximum time for academics," said Tawde. Principals have welcomed the decision. "At least half of these days can be done away with so that students get more time for academics," said Prashant Redij, principal, Hilda Castelino High School, Kandivli. Tawde said the state also plans to provide a pool of writers for blind students appearing for HSC and SSC. "We are considering relaxing this rule and finding a minimum of 1,500 honest people who can write the paper according to the student." The pool will be created by the state board. The state is also in talks with National Association for Blind to provide the curriculum material in Braille for students. thanks and regards, kriti banga. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
