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With just two months left for the academic year to come to a close, schools are concerned about how to give feedback to students. Teachers say students today are more sensitive, have behavioural problems and in some instances are even rebellious.

The murder of a schoolteacher by her student in the classroom has turned the spotlight on the approach the teachers should adopt when it comes to advising the students on their performance. The class IX student was upset with the remarks the teacher made in his school diary – an old practice that many schools still follow to inform the parents about their ward’s performance.

The ‘no detention policy’ that schools have to mandatorily follow until class VIII as a provision under the Right to Education (RTE) Act is another concern that is worrying most schools. Previously, if a student failed in three subjects an instant examination was conducted, thus offering him/her one more chance. However, the option has been deleted under the RTE rules. “Some students are not fit to be promoted to the next class. But this provision in the Act only gives students an easy route to pass, some without even studying,” says a government schoolteacher. Although the objective of the rule is to not deprive any child of formal education up to the age of 14, experts say it is also the responsibility of the government and schools to ensure that such ‘slow learners’ or ‘poor performers’ are provided extra coaching.

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