Introductory college courses, typically called “College Math” are on par with “old age” pre-algebra and algebra standards. A current 12th grade textbook, for any subject, is comparable to an 8th grade textbook of the late 20th century. The Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) places the United States 38th out of 71 nations in math and science, behind emerging nations such as Taiwan, South Korea, and Argentina.ĭespite seemingly re-assuring national assessments, US schools are falling farther and farther behind its own historical standards.
Today, international students often find themselves struggling when they return to their homelands, shocked at the lack of education they received in the US despite the promises we made. Schools have also been asked to keep practice books, workbooks and other important items for students until class 8 in the classrooms only.There was once a time at which the US stood atop of education on a global scale with justified pride, reigning in international students with ease and sending them back prepared to outrank their native-educated peers. School management committee have to prepare timetables for students so that they are not required to bring all the books everyday and their school bag weight does not cross the given limit," the notification read. “Schools will have to display bag weight charts on the notice board and in the classrooms and school diary should also be included in the bag weight. While for children in Classes 3, 4 and 5, a maximum of two hours of homework per week should be given, it added. The guidelines also say about homework for students at various levels, starting with no homework for children up to Class 2, and maximum two hours of homework every day for children in Classes 9 to 12.
It also mentioned that students should not have more books than the textbooks prescribed by the state and National Council for Educational and Research Training (NCERT). The district education department will be responsible to monitor the weight of school bags after a period of three months.
Read | No Bag Days, School Bags Not to Weight Over 2.5 Kg: MP Govt Issues New Policy The guidelines also said that the school authorities have to ensure that students would be called in the schools without bag at least once a week.
The guidelines are in line with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Ministry of School Education, the notice read. The notification issued this week, made available on Friday, directed to ensure that students carry school bags of weights as prescribed by the department and monitor the homework given to the students. Students up to Class 2 in all government and private schools in Madhya Pradesh will not be given homework, the state school education department said in its fresh guidelines issued regarding reducing the weight of school bags.
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