New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said it is the vision of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to make education a mass movement in the nation.
Mr Sisodia held an important review meeting with education officers on two Delhi Government's key education projects – Youth for Education Programme and Parent Outreach Programme.
Speaking on Youth for Education Programme, Mr Sisodia said, 'It is the vision of our Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to make education a mass movement in the nation. When we look at how education is imparted in high-performing nations abroad, we see that the practice of one to one marking is used.'
He said the Delhi Government school teachers who visited Finland or Cambridge University mentioned the same.
'One to one mapping of each child and understanding their individual profile was a practice that our teachers commended but they expressed concerns regarding scale in Delhi,' Mr Sisodia said.
'We know that catering to 16 lakh Government school students is a challenge in Delhi but we have made this challenge into an opportunity, into an advantage for us by introducing innovative programmes that will build the community into a school,' he said.
'The mission of Youth for Education Programme and Parent Outreach Programme is 1 to 1 mapping of our children,' he said.
Talking about the need to reach out to children and guide them, Mr Sisodia said there is an apparent generation gap between parents and their children.
He said, 'If we look at our own homes, our own children, we see a huge generation gap between us and our children. Because of this, there are many things we don't understand and children don't understand. The best way to decode what a child wants or thinks is through another child who's their age or around their age.
Unfortunately, the Government Schools we serve do not offer provisions of guidance and handholding our students who need advice on their career.'
Mr Sisodia said, 'Through the Youth for Education programme, our children would be able to receive adequate guidance and counselling from a young generation that has been through similar process and has valuable input.
Every child of this society, who are between ages of 20-30 years, whether it's a 12th graduate or has a job or internship or is an entrepreneur can guide our school students and help them in building their careers.'
'A child might think they want to get into acting or music or police, but our teachers don't have the bandwidth to do handholding for every child. However, if we have mentors attached to these children, mentors would be able to talk and guide students, help them get jobs. We made it happen with 600 students and mentors and they are so happy. These mentors have become an emotional support,' he said.
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