No homework should be given to children up to Class II and only three
subjects should be taught for children up to Class III, the National
Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has said. This should
be strictly followed by the CBSE schools, numbering about 18,000 all
over the country, the NCERT said in its counter filed in the Madras High
Court on Thursday.
The counter was filed in response to a writ petition filed by advocate M Purushothaman for a direction to the CBSE schools to strictly adhere to the syllabus prescribed by NCERT and not to overload students.
As to the practice followed by schools of dividing students into categories such as “elegant” and “amazing”, the council said such practices would promote discrimination.
“The
demonising effect of labelling is devastating on the children.
Therefore, parents need to be vigilant about these practices rather than
taking pride in the fact that their wards are studying in a school
where these discriminating practices prevail, they need to stand up
against them to prevent discrimination in the society on the basis of
abilities,” the council added.According to petitioner, NCERT syllabus
prescribed only three subjects for Class I under CBSE – mother tongue,
English and Maths. But in reality, Class I children are forced to study
eight subjects, he alleged.
Source: NIE
The counter was filed in response to a writ petition filed by advocate M Purushothaman for a direction to the CBSE schools to strictly adhere to the syllabus prescribed by NCERT and not to overload students.
As to the practice followed by schools of dividing students into categories such as “elegant” and “amazing”, the council said such practices would promote discrimination.
Source: NIE