Madhya Pradesh Redesigns Syllabus For Classes 1 To 8
The School Education Department, Madhya Pradesh, has redesigned the syllabus for Classes 1 to 8 for the 2020-21 session to minimise the load of the students. The content of the syllabus prescribed for the Classes 1 to 8 has been redesigned as part of the “face to face” mode of learning. The state has started different modes of teaching-learning including the use of digital classroom to keep the students engaged during the period of lockdown.
The School Education Department, Madhya Pradesh, took to Twitter to announce the development. It said that about 60% of the syllabus will be taught in "face-to-face" mode and the remaining 40% will be covered as "home assignment and project work". “The content of the syllabus" for Classes 1-8 is being redesigned accordingly, said Commissioner State Education Center Mr. Lokesh Kumar Jatav.”
The syllabus for Class 1 to Class 8 have been made more interesting and concise, the Education Department announced. The new Madhya Pradesh redesigned syllabus will be made intimated to the students of Classes 1 to 8 soon.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) earlier in July had revised the syllabus for the Classes 9 to 12 for the academic session 2020-21 in the wake of the ongoing situation created by COVID-19.
After CBSE, state education boards of Rajasthan, Odisha, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, West Bengal, and Goa had also decided to reduce school syllabi.