CHENNAI: As exams near, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and schools have decided to counsel the parents as much as the
students.CBSE has issued, along with tips for students to prepare for the exams, guidelines for parents. The list advices parents on how to give the right kind of support to the child. It talks about how parents should guide the child in planning, organising and setting up a timetable for study and how to motivate and encourage them. It tells parents not to place their anxiety on the child.
"I have seen parents becoming more anxious than the children or the teachers. They don't allow the children to relax. They want to attain their goals through their children. It sometimes becomes a prestige issue for them," says CSI St Stephen's Matriculation High School principal Geetha Solomon, warning of negative results such pressure can give.
Jeeva Veerappan, mother of Nandini who will be taking her class X board exams this year, says, "My daughter studies in a matriculation school, but I happened to look at the CBSE website and found the guidelines for parents useful. It told me how to encourage my child to study without stressing her out."
Schools are also doing their bit to tell parents how to do the right thing. SBOA Model Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mogappair convened a special counselling session for parents. Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School handed out circulars that included the right diet for students studying late into the night to methods to keep them calm and motivated.
Parents have also been logging on to the internet for tips. Classontheweb.com has a parents online section that allows them to send queries related to the child's psyche. "We have many parents keying in queries about how to help their child concentrate on their work better and how to keep them relaxed. Our trained counsellors and teachers with several years of experience take the opportunity to tell them how important it is for the child to take small breaks between study sessions. We have a team of 60 to 70 teachers and a trained team of psychological counsellors who provide this service," says Shashikala L, head of web products at Everonn Systems, which powers classontheweb.com.
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Saturday 21 February 2009
You can now smile your way through exams the CBSE way
MUMBAI: Looking for ways to beat the stress ahead of the examinations? The CBSE may have the answer. And you don't have to be a CBSE student to avail of the board's tips on busting stress.
For the first time, the board has introduced a short film on dealing with stress, as well as a booklet on how to "Smile Your Way Through Exams'', both of which are available on the website www.cbse.nic.in.
The booklet covers aspects of studying for an examination, right from how to make notes to how to study smart.
It also discusses eating and sleeping habits that are conducive to study as well as the need for exercise ahead of an examination. The bottom line, according to the booklet, is that life is more precious than an examination, which should not be viewed as a hurdle, but simply a stepping stone to rise higher.
"We have provided students with practical tips on how to deal with exam stress, based on what they see around them. While some children rely on their teachers, peers and parents, there are many who have nobody to talk to. We hope the booklet and the movie will help them address their anxieties,'' said Vineet Joshi, chairperson of the CBSE.
The film and booklet have been created by the board along with Expressions India, a life skills education and school wellness programme, whose project manager is a senior psychiatrist at the Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health And Neuro-Sciences (VIMHANS)-Dr Jitendra Nagpal. Expressions India has partnered with the CBSE for its adolescent education program.
The booklet helps students understand the cause and symptoms related with stress, and helps them tackle routine problems such as `how to get the mistake you made in Question 10 out of your mind after an examination'.
There's also a section on Memorisation Mantras as well as one on how not to procrastinate.
"Reward yourself with ice cream, or the new outfit you've had an eye on,'' says the booklet, which also advises students to skip questions they don't know while writing an examination and focus on what they do know.
"An initiative such as this one is always welcome. In this case, it carries a lot of weight, especially since it comes from the CBSE itself,'' feels Hema Nair, principal of the DAV School, Mulund. Students from boards other than CBSE told TOI they would love to log onto the website for stress-busting tips.
For the first time, the board has introduced a short film on dealing with stress, as well as a booklet on how to "Smile Your Way Through Exams'', both of which are available on the website www.cbse.nic.in.
The booklet covers aspects of studying for an examination, right from how to make notes to how to study smart.
It also discusses eating and sleeping habits that are conducive to study as well as the need for exercise ahead of an examination. The bottom line, according to the booklet, is that life is more precious than an examination, which should not be viewed as a hurdle, but simply a stepping stone to rise higher.
"We have provided students with practical tips on how to deal with exam stress, based on what they see around them. While some children rely on their teachers, peers and parents, there are many who have nobody to talk to. We hope the booklet and the movie will help them address their anxieties,'' said Vineet Joshi, chairperson of the CBSE.
The film and booklet have been created by the board along with Expressions India, a life skills education and school wellness programme, whose project manager is a senior psychiatrist at the Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health And Neuro-Sciences (VIMHANS)-Dr Jitendra Nagpal. Expressions India has partnered with the CBSE for its adolescent education program.
The booklet helps students understand the cause and symptoms related with stress, and helps them tackle routine problems such as `how to get the mistake you made in Question 10 out of your mind after an examination'.
There's also a section on Memorisation Mantras as well as one on how not to procrastinate.
"Reward yourself with ice cream, or the new outfit you've had an eye on,'' says the booklet, which also advises students to skip questions they don't know while writing an examination and focus on what they do know.
"An initiative such as this one is always welcome. In this case, it carries a lot of weight, especially since it comes from the CBSE itself,'' feels Hema Nair, principal of the DAV School, Mulund. Students from boards other than CBSE told TOI they would love to log onto the website for stress-busting tips.
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