Shreyas H S
Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur
Puttur, Jun 20: The parents of SSLC students in Puttur taluk will start getting regular early morning wake-up calls from teachers from this August. This measure, being taken to increase the pass percentage, is outlined in the ‘Mission 95-plus’ programme which has been implemented in Puttur taluk.
The ‘Mission 95-plus’ programme is a self-motivated initiative of G S Shashidhar, block education officer (BEO), Puttur. The plan is aimed at benefiting slow learners and to increase the pass percentage.
“A team comprising 25 members has been formulated under this programme. The team will work towards enhancing the learning abilities of slow learners. Experienced teachers have been called on to lead the team. These selected teachers will work in six different groups as they have to deal with six subjects,” said Shashidhar.
He said, “After the mid-term, from the month of August, all the government schools serving in the taluk have been instructed to follow the wake-up call programme. I have requested all 72 schools to implement the plan. The headmasters of the schools will assign teachers to take responsibility of five or six students. These students will get calls early in the morning between 4 am and 5 am.”
“Prior to the start of the calling process, the teachers are required to prepare the parents and the children mentally. The department will ensure that the calls do not irritate the parents and their wards. A few schools implemented this idea during the last academic year and got good results,” added Shashidhar.
“A team has been formulated under the direction of the BEO. Six groups work separately on six various subjects, preparing a plan to step up the quality of slow learners in the schools,” Jayashree, team member, mathematics. “We have to prepare lesson plans and portion to be taught each month. Every month, question and answer formats will be sent to the schools to help the students,” she added.
“The format of the questions will be drafted considering the IQ of slow learners. The set format will help the students to cope with the subjects in a better way. However, the wake-up call will encourage the parents to get their children to the study table. A few schools have succeeded due to this new venture,” said Jayashree.