Students are finding it difficult to memorise dialogues, follow instructions or coordinate in a group performance during in-person programmes, said teachers.
They have noticed these lacunae during pr...
A group of boys in Murshidabad’s Beldanga block, around 200km north of Kolkata along National Highway 12, who had become completely disinterested in studies and were whiling away their time...
Several government schools are holding classes on online platforms during the summer vacation, which this year started earlier than usual on May 2 because of a scorching heat spell.
The schools feel ...
Schools have returned to online mode of teaching. The switch has brought with it old problems like irregular network services and poor attendance, said teachers.
At least one city school has decided ...
Devi Kar, director of Modern High School for Girls, said writing strengthens motor movement and “despite all gadgets, a hand-written note is and will be more significant”.
Jessica Gomes S...
After schools, several colleges in the city and elsewhere in West Bengal are holding online classes for their students following the state government notice to either advance summer vacation or entire...
An official of the education department said if any school felt that online classes were not required, it could declare summer recess in line with a state government notification.
The government had ...
Calls to Jain on Thursday went unanswered. This newspaper sent him a message asking why private schools were being asked to go online despite favourable weather conditions now. He did not respond.
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By Subhankar Chowdhury, Jhinuk Mazumdar
in Kolkata