Government to revisit curriculum frame work: Lahkmen Rymbui

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 4, 2019

JOWAI: Lahkmen Rymbui Minister in charge Education government of Meghalaya today declared the year long silver jubilee celebration of the Unitarian English School Nongtalang, open.

Speaking on the occasion Rympui informed that the government has constituted a committee to revisit the school curriculum in the state. He said that he had suggested that schooling should no longer be 5 days in a week only, but it should be for six days and Saturday will be free class where a student can do whatever he feels like.

“The student’s activity can be anything and it can even be from outside the syllabus but this work will be counted and marked by teachers. Student will have to document whatever he did during this free class but he will have to submit a project report on what he has done and marking will be on the basis of this report. The activity could be some sort of apprenticeship in which the student can accompany their parents in their job and learn from them the job. This will inculcate the sense of dignity of labour amongst the children. In this way the kids can harness the inborn talent that they were gifted,” said Rymbui.

He has also proposed the enhancement of post matric scholarship for student in different categories the lowest category will get a scholarship of Rs. 15,000/- and the scholarship for those in the highest category that is category 1 will be given a scholarship of Rs. 35,000/- The goal is that no parent should have any excuse to not send their kids to school, said the minister education. In few years time the government is also planning to provide free textbooks to all students from class 1 to class 10.

By December the government will lay the foundation stone of a school in Ekalavya model residential at Umladkhur with an estimated amount sanction of Rs. 24 crore. Amount for construction of additional building for Nongtalang Higher Secondary School for Rs. 3.75 crore was sanctioned.

Referring to the National Education Policy, the minister said that state government opposed the recommendation with regard to the power and function of the SMC and the Sponsoring body. The government reiterate its stand that the sponsoring body should sole authority in running the school and the role of the SMC will be of advisory in nature.

The State government also opposed the central government three languages policy and demand that status quo should be maintained in this regard, and student should not be forced to learn additional language, he said.

Others who spoke on the occasion were local MDC Holando Lamin, Dr S. Dhar member of the parents committee, Secretary Shnong D. Myrchiang,