Morning Wake up Calls to Students: an innovative initiative by teachers to achieve "Mission Shat Pratishat"
Rajnish Sareen
Nawanshahr, February 28, 2021: The “Wake up Calls" to students and parents for motivating them for preparing well for the Board Examinations, is an innovative good practice started by dedicated teachers voluntarily as part of their concerted and consistent efforts to accomplish " Mission Shat Pratishat". The good practice has been discussed in the Motivational Meetings being convened for giving a boost to " Mission Shat Pratishat".
The State Education Department has just been playing the role of “catalyst “ and motivating the officials, teachers, and community for emulating good practices shared in the motivational meetings. The Department has not issued any official orders.
The mentors are just playing the role of “facilitators”; asking them to share these good practices in Social Media groups to motivate others. Mission Shat Pratishat had been kickstarted by none other than the honorable chief minister capt Amrinder Singh; that’s why it had assumed much significance, says District Education Officer(SE), Jagjit Singh.
“The Mission is not just the wishful thinking but a well thought- up strategy planned by the department to raise the academic standards of the govt schools as well as make the govt schools as centers of academic excellence “ DEO further said while adding that to mobilize the students and parents more, the morning calls are being made by the school heads, teachers and mentors voluntarily; as part of best -practices to motivate students and these should be taken in the right perspective; there are no departmental instructions for the same, “ said Amarjit Khatkar, Principal, Govt, Senior Secondary School, Mukandpur.
Vijay Kumar, Principal, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Malewal further elaborated that Govt school teachers had been braving all odds be it covid or the extreme cold weather and resorting to the innovative techniques; during prevailing inclined situations; to bring about quality education in its true spirit.
Kavita Sabharwal, state awardee, English Mistress, Govt. sr. Sec. School for boys, Rahon said that the teachers had voluntarily been taking extra classes both physical and virtual as per the requirements to achieve Mission Shat Pratishat .”
“The Education Department has mobilized the school heads to prepare a database based on the performance of the students in the house examinations so that a micro-planning for the weak, average, and meritorious students could be prepared. The simplified study materials, question banks, model question papers for the students, and requisite material for meritorious students have been prepared and being uploaded on Punjab Educare App. The study material is also being provided to the students through a well-knit vast network of district and block-level mentors. The teachers at grass root levels have been exhibiting exemplary commendable zeal and enthusiasm to get these innovative practices implemented at the cutting edge levels,” said DEO(SE), Jagjit Singh.