Delhi govt- organized a Mega PTM for  learning gap of children in the new session.

Shri Manish Sisodia said that he was happy to see that a large number of parents took part in the mega PTM. During COVID lockdown, schools were shut and students were confined to their houses. Even teachers were meeting parents virtually most of the time. But in-person mega PTM was an opportunity where parents shared their concerns with teachers freely and without any hesitation.
Our teachers are always available for parents to answer their queries related to their children and are working hard on bridging the competency gap caused due to the pandemic, the Deputy Chief Minister said.

A majority of parents’ queries revolved around social and emotional wellbeing of their wards, ways to plug in learning gaps and getting children’s studies back on track.

Notably, Mega PTM is part of a two-phase recovery plan of Delhi Government that aims to bridge the competency gap caused due to COVID, prepare students to acquire basic foundational literacy and skills and focus on emotional wellbeing of children. Under this, Directorate of Education (DoE) has reduced the syllabus and is exclusively focusing on emotional and academic wellbeing of students through various activities in schools such as extended Happiness Classes, Mission Buniyaad Classes, surveys on learning levels, revision of previous worksheets, etc. Schools are engaging with the community deeply to understand the situation of students and to track them back to schools.

Shri Sisodia said that the overall objective of this approach is to ensure that the learning gaps that occurred during the lockdown do not expand further. This will give an opportunity to students to rebuild their competencies and conceptual knowledge. Also, engagement in activities will help in reducing the anxiety and stress levels among students, he added.