Cut comes in handy

Rationalisation of syllabus helps institutions in efforts to keep pace with the academic calendar

Then students started returning to the classrooms by August, which made the schools to try and cover the lost ground, none expected the onset of Omicron variant to undo the progress. The schools are adopting a wait-and-watch policy as the Education department is struggling to come to terms with the reality.

The academic year thus far has been a mixed bag, with the stakeholders such as the principal/school head, teachers and students trying to overcome all the odds to ensure that the academic calendar stayed in the groove. The academic year started off on a sober note notwithstanding the personal loss on the domestic front, as many had to cope with the demise of family members in the second wave.

The hybrid mode of teaching came to stay, with many parents still wary of the mutating virus expressing reservations over sending their wards to the campus. This has thrown up new challenges to the teachers, who are expected to do multi-tasking in the classroom, to reach out to every student and still keep pace with the academic calendar.