Cramming pressure in private schools
The Hindu
Students of some private schools are finding it difficult to comprehend lessons being taught to them at a fast pace
The government and private schools have fast-tracked the completion of syllabus for students from Classes VI to X and the focus is on the students appearing for the school final either in April or May. The syllabus has been reduced by 20% removing some ‘dispensable’ topics and chapters in each subject.
Stress on private school students is too much with the majority of the institutions targeting to complete the syllabus by Mid-December in all subjects and revision scheduled to start after Christmas vacation. The stress factor comes from the pressure on Class X students grouped in certain sections with fancy names like IPL or NextGen in the name of teaching them physics, chemistry, and mathematics with focus on the future ‘Intermediate’ and competitive exam needs.