Delhi government schools conduct mega PTM to discuss educational & emotional needs of children

The focus behind conducting the PTM was to understand the educational and emotional needs of students in the post-COVID era.

Delhi government schools conducted a mega parent-teacher meeting (PTM) across 1,000 Delhi government schools on Saturday. The focus behind conducting the PTM was to understand the educational and emotional needs of students in the post-COVID era. This is the first time, the Delhi government schools conducted PTM after the institutions completely shifted to offline mode of teaching and learning.

Talking about the conduct of PTM, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “Schools were closed for almost two years due to the pandemic. This not only harmed the education of our children but also affected their ability to think, understand and be happy. Now, the need of the hour is to fix this together. Joint efforts by parents and teachers will help children cope with the post-pandemic situation better.”

The minister added, “During the COVID-19 lockdown, schools were shut and students were confined to their houses. Even teachers were meeting parents virtually most of the time. But in-person mega PTM was an opportunity where parents shared their concerns with teachers freely and without any hesitation.”

The minister added that teachers are always available to resolve queries raised by parents regarding children. He also informed that they are working hard on bridging the competency gap caused due to the pandemic.

In order to bridge the competency gap, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has reduced the syllabus and is exclusively focusing on the emotional and academic well-being of students through various activities in schools such as extended Happiness Classes, Mission Buniyaad Classes, surveys on learning levels, revision of previous worksheets, etc.

Read More: