For the first time, all the government primary schools of the state will hold parent-teacher meetings for Class I students on October 20 with a view to apprising the guardians of the academic progress of their wards.
According to an initiative taken by theBihar Education Project Council(BEPC), parents of about 20 lakh children enrolled in Class I of different government primary schools in the state have been called in schools to discuss their wards’ progress with the teachers. The guardians would be apprised with the shortcomings or weaknesses, if any, of their wards and also the ways for improvement.
It may be mentioned here that on the pattern of Nipun Bharat Mission (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) initiated by the Union education ministry under the SamagraShiksha Abhiyan, the launched Nipun Bihar Mission this year to ensure foundational Literacy and numeracy skills of children.
Under this, children will be made proficient in reading and writing, recognizing alphabets, interpreting its meaning, addition and subtraction and solving other numerical activities related to age.