Peer-teaching bridges learning gaps in school
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Kolkata: Class XII students of Modern High School for Girls, stepped into a new role recently— that of teachers. Assigned to guide the curious minds of Class VIII, each senior was paired with two to three juniors, introducing them to the basics of coordinate geometry.
Before the session, both classes were briefed thoroughly by their teachers, who outlined clear objectives and ensured everyone was well-prepared. The goal was simple yet challenging, to help the ones in Class VIII understand how to plot coordinates on the Cartesian plane and identify different types of quadrilaterals. With no prior experience in graph work, the juniors faced a steep learning curve. But the students of Class XII tackled it with patience, enthusiasm, and creativity.
Equipped with graph books, sharpened pencils and erasers, the classrooms buzzed with energy. The seniors began with explaining the x and y axis and how to plot points, before progressing to how these points could form shapes like squares, rectangles, rhombuses and parallelograms. A strong bond formed between the two classes. As the juniors relied on the seniors for their upcoming test, it gave the ones in Class XII a real sense of responsibility.
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