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Schools cut arts, GK hours for extra classes after rain holidays
Schools in Dakshina Kannada are trimming arts and general knowledge periods and pressing for full-day Saturdays to compensate for rain holidays that have disrupted the academic schedule ahead of first-term exams. The…
The Story in Brief
Schools in Dakshina Kannada are trimming arts and general knowledge periods and pressing for full-day Saturdays to compensate for rain holidays that have disrupted the academic schedule ahead of first-term exams. The Times of India reports that the deputy director of public instruction, Shashidhara GS, said the department will likely decide after August whether to convert half-day Saturdays into full working days.
Principals argue a September decision may come too late. At St Aloysius English Medium School, extra classes are held whenever possible and cultural programmes postponed. Ladyhill Victoria Girls’ High School runs evening classes from 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm to recover the roughly 10 lost working days. Schools support the safety priority but worry about completing the syllabus.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative pits student holidays against academic pressure, but the real trade-off is between safety and syllabus completion. Schools are not overreacting: they lost about 10 working days last year too. The DDPI's decision to wait till September before allowing full Saturdays may be too cautious. The concrete test: how many schools would need to rush exams or sacrifice teaching quality if that permission comes only a month before first-term exams?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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