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Ganjam collector dons teacher's hat during surprise visit to schools
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Berhampur: Ganjam collector Keerthi Vasan V took on the role of a teacher momentarily, teaching the students of Classes 6 and 7 during his surprise visit to Project Upper Primary School at Subarnapur in Patrapur block on Monday.
He also visited Bal Batika, the pre-primary classes at the Primary School in Jarada where he taught numerical concepts to the students.
Vasan, who was on inspection duty, taught basic English grammar and he also interacted with the students and requested some of them to read out from English textbooks to assess their pronunciation. "I felt very happy as most of the students gave correct answers," Vasan said.
He instructed the teachers to focus on mathematics and English for students of Classes 6 and 7 to achieve good results in the Class 10 annual exams in the future.
"The students were very excited to see the collector, who taught them for more than half an hour," Laxman Charan Soren, block development officer (Patrapur), said.
Out of a total strength of 85, approximately 70 students from Classes 1 to 8 were present during his visit. "We asked the teachers to try to determine the exact reason behind the students' absence," Soren added.
The collector also made a surprise visit to Bal Batika within the same block. He taught the students about numbers and instructed teachers to adopt 'joyful teaching' methods to attract children to attend school and foster their interest in reading.
He directed the district education officer to conduct surprise visits to schools and take action against teachers who were absent without prior permission or a leave application.
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