Around 78 per cent of parents attended the Mega Parents Teachers Meeting (PTM) organised by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in 581 primary schools funded by the municipal authority.
“The direct active interaction by most of the parents coming from economically weaker sections underlined the need of bringing a cognitive development of students in order to sharpen their attitude towards learning and becoming an agent of social and futuristic change. Most of the parents wanted to render constructive contribution as an education catalyst in character and nation building,” said an official.
The mega PTM was attended by the senior officials and members of SDMC who visited the schools to get feedback from the parents. The Chairman Standing Committee Dr. Bhupendra Gupta visited Raj Nagar school, Leader of House, Kamaljieet Sehrawat visited Amberhai school and Deputy Mayor Raj Dutt visited Kakrola school while Mayor Sunita Kangra visited schools located in Madipur; they were accompanied by the Education Officers and Deputy Directors of Education.
“SDMC is committed to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning in order to make our schools better than public schools. The participation of parents in large number is an encouraging sign which signifies the intention of parents to see their wards becoming an agent of knowledge based revolution. She further stated that valuable suggestions received from the parents will become bedrock of our zeal to transform students to make them about the health safety measures and promote their learning aptitude,” said Mayor Kangra.
The SDMC further focused more on awareness on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and welfare schemes, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Water borne diseases, all round development of students and role of parents in sharpening learning attitude of wards.
“The outcome of this PTM will go a long way in ensuring safety including health fitness of students apart from improving the skill of teaching and reputation of our schools where around three lakh students are being imparted useful education,” said Dr. Nandini Sharma, Education Director who visited many schools including Malviya Nagar, Lajpat Nagar -3 and Push Vihar.
The parents were further alerted about the facilities such as CCTV, Vigyan Clubs, uniform subsidies, stationary, text books, note books etc. being provided by SDMC, welfare schemes for SC/ST/Minorities/OBC /Girls students, Sukanya Yojana, behavioural adjustments, and personal hygiene, mid- day meals, fitness and mental development of the students.
“The principals exhort the parents to suggest ways and means to make their wards intelligent, hardworking and responsible contributor in helping other weak students in the class. The teachers underlined the need of regularity in attendance and punctuality and not to criticise their wards,” said an official.
“The SDMC should create a mechanism to keep alive exchange of views between teachers and parents to closely monitor the educational advance/ shortcomings, if any, in their wards. Further, the important thing is to monitor quality of mid- day meals on daily basis,” said a group of parents.
The other parents who attended the meeting pressed that in many schools the teacher are not punctual and do not interact with the students who are weak in studies. Thus, I request you to ensure punctuality of the teachers so that students could inculcate this habit as well treat all the children equally.