Workshop on Pariksha Parv-2.0 held in Guwahati

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: The Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR), in collaboration with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT), Assam organized a State-level workshop on Pariksha Parv 2.0 at the conference hall of the SSA, Assam.

Indrani Tahbildar, member, Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights delivering the welcome address and the introduction to the theme mentioned that the aim of this workshop is to train and orient the teachers on the fact that it should be the responsibility of ours to create an environment where the children are free from stress in the education institutes and that they should prepare to accept the exams as a part. She mentioned that the Commission would also come up with more such ventures to reach to all.

Dhramdev Brahmachari, eminent social worker and educationist addressing the audience highlighted his works with students over the past years and stressed the point that they need to focus on themselves. “There should be no fear in the minds of the children regarding the exam, and they should happily engage in the exam and embrace it as a festival as education aims to shape the personality and the personality does not depend only on securing grades and accolades,” he said. Dr. Nirada Devi, Director, State Council of Education Research and Training, Assam addressing the audience stated that though the SCERT’s role is to develop curriculum and textbooks yet the focus is to develop it in such a manner that it aims around their holistic development. She recalled her experiences as a student and mentioned that as a parent too one must think to create an environment where the students feel free to discuss their issues.

Shaista K Shah, senior technical expert, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, speaking to the audience mentioned about the initiatives of the National Commission in protecting the rights of the children with special reference to the theme of the workshop. She mentioned that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has a deep inclination towards the issue of exams and children and therefore the venture of ‘Pariksha pe Charcha’ was started by him. The NCPCR has initiated this campaign of Pariksha Parv and since last year the focus of the Commission has been to sensitize the teachers on the issue and to create resources wherein the children are provided with a platform to raise their questions regarding preparing for the exams and that these queries are addressed to.

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