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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Schools reopened, but 3rd language books not ready
Pune: While the three-language policy has been made mandatory for state board schools from Class I to V from this year, the govt has not printed any third language textbooks for students and teachers to follow though the new academic sessions has already started. Even syllabi for the third languages are not ready, sources said. Officials from Balbharati, the textbook production bureau, said they can start printing the books only after receiving the work order. Mahendra Ganpule, spokesperson for Maharashtra School Principals Federation, said syllabi must be approved before printing, so it will be 2-3 months into the academic year before students get the textbooks. Officials from Balbharati, the textbook production bureau of the state, said they can start printing the books only after receiving the work order from Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad, which is responsible for providing free textbooks in civic schools from Class I to VIII and in the open market. Class I students in mediums other than Marathi have not yet received Marathi books as they have not been printed. Rahul Rekhawar, director of SCERT, said the syllabus for Marathi textbook for Class I for students studying in mediums other than Marathi and English has been finalised, and the book is almost ready. "Balbharati will be able to print textbooks and distribute them across the state in about a month. For third language books of other languages, we will complete the process based on the same syllabus, which is easy and interactive and focuses only on listening and speaking age-appropriate and need-based sentences," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Scam Exposed: What They Won't Tell You about zero trust! Expertinspector Click Here Undo The govt resolution on Tuesday said Hindi is no longer a mandatory third language and students can choose any other Indian language as the third language. Balbharati's director K K Patil said for third language textbooks or any other textbooks, they need to know the number of books to print. "The requirement order comes from Samagra Shiksha project under Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad, which is the nodal body that distributes free textbooks to all local body-run schools and others for Classes I to VIII. Once we get an order from MPSP as well as the demand from the open market, we will be able to print the entire set within 10 days. " Vasant Kalpande, ex-chairman of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said when they opposed the April GR making Hindi compulsory, the education minister promised a committee and dialogue to look into the third language controversy. But a decision was unilaterally made.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
No third language books in print, critics say how will students learn
Pune: The state govt has not printed any third language textbooks for students and teachers to follow even though it made a three-language policy mandatory for the state board's Marathi- and English-medium schools from Std I to V. Std I students in mediums other than Marathi have not yet received Marathi books for the same reason. The govt resolution (GR) on Tuesday said Hindi is no longer a mandatory third language and students can choose any other Indian language as the third language but a teacher will be available only if there are at least 20 students in the class. Otherwise, the language has to be taught online. Officials from Balbharati, the textbook production bureau of the state, said that they can start printing the books only after receiving the work order from Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad which is responsible for providing free textbooks in civic schools from Std I to VIII and in the open market. Rahul Rekhawar, director of SCERT, said that the syllabus for Marathi textbook for Std I for students studying in mediums other than Marathi and English has been finalised, and the book is almost ready. "Balbharati will be able to print the textbooks and distribute them across the state in about a month. For third language books of other languages, we will complete the process based on the same syllabus, which is very easy and interactive and focuses only on listening and speaking age-appropriate and need-based sentences," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like One of the Most Successful Investors of All Time, Warren Buffett, Recommends: 5 Books for Turning... Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Click Here Undo Balbharati's director K K Patil said for third language textbooks or any other textbooks, they need to know the number of books to print. "The requirement order comes from Samagra Shiksha project under Maharashtra Prathamik Shiksha Parishad, which is the nodal body that distributes free textbooks to all local body-run schools and others for Stds I to VIII. Once we get an order from MPSP as well as the demand from the open market, we will be able to print the entire set within 10 days. " Vasant Kalpande, former chairman of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said when they opposed the April GR making Hindi compulsory, the education minister promised a committee and dialogue to look into the third language controversy. But a decision was unilaterally made. Mahendra Ganpule, spokesperson for Maharashtra School Principals' Federation, said govt's utter lack of planning is exposed. He added that the syllabus must be approved and books printed and it will be 2-3 months into the academic year before students and teachers get them. Head: Next year Would Have Given Ample Time There has been widespread opposition to the third language policy With no books for Hindi and other languages, experts are questioning the hasty GR without ensuring the availability of study resources Educationists said that not only is the third language policy questionable, but also the timing of the order They said changes in the syllabus or books are announced before an academic year starts and not after it At least 80% of govt schools will not have 20 students in each primary class. It means they will not get a separate teacher for a third language. Why should students be made to study Hindi when most know Hindi to get by? There are no third language books printed yet. How will students learn and how will educators teach? Govt should have drawn up the syllabus before they introduced the policy. They should have started the third language next year and taken this year to plan, consult and get the books ready Vasant Kalpande I Former State Board Chairman The timetable given by SCERT shows that earlier one hour each per day was given for each language—Marathi and English in STd I and II—but now each of the three languages will get 35 minutes each. So for the same syllabus, Marathi and English need to be taught in lesser time as the teachers also need to teach a third language Mahendra Ganpule I Spokesperson for Maharashtra School Principals' Federation
