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Reopen schools before June 20 to teach full syllabus: Teachers

Members of Tamil Nadu Teachers’ Association urged the School Education Department and Chief Minister MK Stalin to reopen schools for classes 1 to 12 before June 20 without reducing the syllabus in the coming academic year.

The final exam for students ended on May 13, following which, the education department announced summer vacation starting May 14. Meanwhile, the higher secondary students of classes 10, 11 and 12 are currently writing their final exam.

Though official sources and School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi have said the schools will be reopened on June 13, there is no official confirmation on the matter.

Hence, recalling how the syllabus was reduced to almost half and schools were working even on Saturdays of every month, the members of TN Teachers’ Association point out that such a step leads to immense stress and anxiety among students. Meanwhile, the teachers are too under pressure to finish the syllabus.

Commenting on this, PK Ilamaran, president of Tamil Nadu Teachers’ Association said, “The schools from September last year have been mostly working six days a week. This to a large extent causes stress to students. Meanwhile, it is also a well-known fact that teachers work under tremendous stress. Hence if the schools are reopened early, a full syllabus can be taught to students by working just five days a week.”

Ilamaran further went on to add that students will be able to perform better in competitive examinations only if the entire syllabus is covered in the coming academic year.

“Teachers along with students are putting complete efforts to catch up on the time lost during COVID-19 induced pandemic. Hence postponing offline classes will raise various issues,” he added.

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