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IN BLACK LIVES MATTER

Until we educatethe entire humanrace, racism willnot stop: Holding

FACTOID

■ Price of the Chinese encyclopedia vol-umes that was sold at an auction recent-ly. Dating back to the 15th century, theencyclopedia, known as the YongleDadian, was commissioned by a ruler ofthe Ming Dynasty, who reigned from 1402to 1424. The Yongle Dadian consisted of22,877 chapters originally. It was thelargest encyclopedia in the world■ The original was used to make two copies.Unfortunately, the first draft was lost due towars, theft and fires, which occurred underthe Ming Dynasty. It measures 20 inches by12 inches, and was written in red and blackink on paper, at a time when printing tech-nology was already developed in China

` 67.4 CRORE($8MN)

History is written by the conquerornot by those who are conquered,

history is written by people who do theharm, not by those who get harmed... Weare being brainwashed; not just black peo-ple, white people are being brainwashed indifferent ways. Everything should be taught.I was never taught anything good about theblack people; you cannot have a society thatis brought up teaching what is convenientfor themMICHAEL HOLDING, commentator and former cricketer

CBSE REDUCES CLASS IX-XII SYLLABUS FOR 2020-21 ACADEMIC SESSION

IS IT AGOODMOVE?T

he Central Board of Secondary Ed-ucation (CBSE) has rationalisedthe syllabus for classes IX to XIIfor the academic year 2020-21 by upto 30 per cent to make up for

the academic loss caused due to Covid-19, Union HRD minister RameshPokhriyal said recently. In theprocess, the Board has droppedchapters on democracy, demon-etisation, nationalism, secularism,among others, as per the updatedsyllabus. What does it mean for thestudents and how will it impact them?

The Council for the Indian SchoolCertificate Examinations (CISCE)has also announced a reduction ofup to 25 per cent in syllabus forclasses X and XII Board exams in2021

As online classes arenew to all of us, it

would havebeen tough tocover theentire syllabus. It is

a good decision; now, all thestudents will be able to prepare

this limited syllabus thoroughly.Moreover, it will reduce the pressure ofthe students. Besides, it will also help thegovernment school students in catchingup with the private schools, as theyjoined virtual classes concept late.BHAVYA GULATI, class XII, BhavanVidyalaya, Panchkula

This is a good move by theCBSE. Instead of rushing tocomplete an extended syl-labus and feeling unneces-sary pressure, students willnow have more bandwidth tofocus and learn on what they are being taught. MRIDULA GOEL, class XII, DPS R K Puram,New Delhi

STUDENTS REACT

TheBIG

DEBATE

It's a welcome move, but willthis reduced syllabus extendto the entrance examinationsfor admission into the col-leges next academic year?The Board should clarify.ARMAAN ABRAHAM JETTI, class XII,Meridian School, Hyderabad

➤ In physics, both Newton's 'laws of motion' and Kepler's'laws of planetary motion' will be chucked out of thecourse; in biology, topics, such as ‘living world’ and ‘plantkingdom’ have been deleted for class XI, while for classXII,‘reproduction in organism have been excluded ➤ Someof the cuts have generated a political controversy, such asdemonetisation, nationalism, citizenship and democraticrights ➤ Even the number of classes have been reduced

HOW DOES A 30% CUT IN CBSE'S SYLLABUS LOOK LIKE?

Be a part of this debate; share your views attoinie175@gmail.com/timesnie175@gmail.com

EDUCATORS ONDELETED CHAPTERS

HOW SCHOOLS PLAN TO COVERTHE DELETED PORTIONS

➤ Topics like secularism canbe taught while teachingRight to Freedom of ReligionKANAK SHANKARMUKHERJEE, teacher, Psc ,LS A, Kolkata

If the lesson that has alreadybeen taught is deleted, thenit is not an issue, as everycontext has its own specificand general objectives N MSHALIKA BANU, teacher,Fathima CSSC, Chennai

➤ The portions have beenremoved in such a way that itdoes not affect the flow oflearning, when children arepromoted to the next class.VALSALA S, PGT, Toc H PublicSchool, Vyttila, Ernakulam

➤ The reduced syllabuswill give more time toensure that childrenunderstand the concept,as now we use videosand PowerPoint presen-tations to facilitatelearning. BIJOYA MITRA,educator, DPS, Ahmd

➤The deleted chapters,which contain conceptsthat teachers feel areessential for the stu-dents to learn, can betaught, but they will notbe included for internalevaluation or BoardsMANJU SHARMA, prin-cipal, DPS, South,Bengaluru

Former cricketer, Michael Holding,didn't hold back as he delivered a pow-erful message against racism recently,

asserting that the black race has been dehu-manised and its accomplishments wiped offfrom a history, "written by people, who do theharm."Holding, who will retire from com-mentary at the end of next year, talked aboutracism at the global level.

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VIEWPOINT

Union sports minister Kiren Ri-jiju has said that the govern-ment has asked every state to adopt onesport each and focus on its development,

in a bid to achieve more medals at theOlympics.Rijiju, who was speaking at a webinaron the 'Role of Coporate India for Fit India' or-ganised by Assocham, said the corporate sectorwill also be told to do the same.

Is it a good move? Will it usher in a bright future forsports in our country?

1 "We have written to the states to choose(a sport). For example, if Manipur choos-es boxing and sepak takraw, it also can

do football or archery, but it has to focus onthe discipline it has selected, Rijijiu said

2 "We have made certain policychanges, like each corporate will beadvised to adopt a certain disci-

pline and focus on it. It won't stop youfrom supporting other sports," he added

3 "A country the size of India won't be play-ing just one or two disciplines. We haveidentified 14 disciplines as priority sports,

like archery, wrestling, boxing, hockey, shootingetc. I have kept the option open for more as well,"he announced

4 Rijiju said 14 sports have been iden-tified as priority disciplines, whichwill be developed as medal

prospects for the Olympics

T H E P R O P O S A L

INSTAGRAMINTRODUCES'REELS' IN INDIA

A little over aweek afterByteDance-

owned short videoapp TikTok was banned in India, Face-book's photo sharing app Instagram hasannounced the extension of testing of itsshort video format Reels in India. Reelshas already been tested in Brazil, Germanyand France, before India.

G oogle has announced a new feature thatwill make it easy to find quick facts aboutwhat people see on Google images in the

form of a Knowledge Graph. The feature wouldinclude people, places or things related to the im-age from the Knowledge Graph's database of bil-lions of facts, helping users explore the topic more."To generate these links to relevant KnowledgeGraph entities, we take what we understand aboutthe image through learning, which evaluates animage's visual and text signals, and combine itwith Google's understanding of the text on theimage's web page," the company said.

The company said Reels will enablepeople to record and edit 15 secondsmulti-clip videos with audio effects,and users could share Reels content

on their feed, or through a new spaceon the explore section

We have askedevery state toadopt onesport: Rijiju

Land degradation,wildlife exploitation,intensive farming, andclimate change aredriving the rise indiseases, which like

the coronavirus arepassed on fromanimals to humans, theUN experts havewarned...

➤ The UN EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP) andInternational Livestock ResearchInstitute (ILRI) have jointly identi-fied seven trends responsible forsuch diseases, calling on govern-ments to take steps to stop futurepandemics ➤ Known as zoonotic,these trends, include demand for ani-mal protein, extraction of naturalresources and urbanisation, intensiveand unsustainable farming, exploita-tion of wildlife, increased travel and

transportation, food supply changes,and climate change ➤“The science isclear; if we keep on exploiting wildlifeand our ecosystems, then we canexpect to see a steady stream of dis-eases, jumping from animals tohumans in the future,” said UNEPexecutive director Inger Andersen

CURB CLIMATE CHANGE, PROTECT ENVIRONMENT TO PREVENTFUTURE PANDEMICS, COUNTRIES TOLD

ENVIRONMENT

SATYARTH NAYAK'S NEXT BOOKIS ON INDIAN MYTHOLOGY

A fter penning a thrillerand then a biographyabout late Bol-

lywood actress Sride-vi, author-screenwriterSatyarth Nayak willnow write a book on Indianmythology. Titled, ‘100 Talesfrom the Puranas’ the bookhas been inspired from the Pu-ranas. It is expected to be re-leased in 2021.

U-17 WOMEN'S WC PROBABLESAI SANKHE SCORES 96.2%IN CLASS X ICSE EXAMS

I ndia's SAFF Un-der-15 Women'sChampionship-

winning player SaiSankhe has set an ex-ample for others asshe scored 96.2 percent in her ICSE classX examinations.

The Puranas of Hinduism are an ancient source ofwisdom, which are relevant even today. Out of the18 Puranas, Nayak will select 100 greatest storiesfor his upcoming book, which will not only enter-tain but also enlighten the new age readers

BOOK

W O R D

A new book bywriter Ruskin Bondwill shed light onhis lesser knownlife before hebecame a success-ful author, publish-ers Puffin Bookshas announced.

N E W L A U N C H

BROMIDE:means a binary compound ofbromine with another element ora radical including some (such aspotassium bromide) used assedatives; a commonplace ortiresome person;bore

A SHORTHISTORY ofNEARLYEVERYTHINGby Bill Bryson

This book covers some of the mostcomplex and mind- boggling theoriesin science, written in Bryson’s trade-mark humour and wit. From the tiny,yet powerful protons, which con-tributed to the creation of ourmighty universe, to the currentworld scenario, where human civili-sation has made huge strides in allspheres of life, the book packs atremendous amount of information.Science had never been one of myinterests, until I encountered thisauthor. This book will spark yourcuriosity, and inspire you to delveinto the theoretical and practicalaspects of science. URMILA JITHESH, class XI, Bhavan's

Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara, Ernakulam

W A T C H

GOOGLE TO PROVIDE QUICKFACTS ABOUT IMAGES YOUSEARCH

TECH BUZZ

ON THE PRESSURE TO PERFORM: "Thepressure was there, as I really wanted to dovery well in my boards and ace them. Withthe result I secured, I am very happy. If youlove football and consider education to be asimportant, you can do both together — handsdown. After the evening training, I wouldstudy again. Basically, whatever time I couldget, I used it to study and prepare, Sai said.

Ruskin Bond’s 'ASong of India’

The illustrated book, 'A Song ofIndia', scheduled to hit the standson July 20, will mark the 70th yearof Bond's literary career

I RECOMMEND

02It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory

of Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond

the classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!SCHOOL IS COOL

International Armed Forces Day

PRANALI KADAM, CLASS VI, THANE POLICE SCHOOL, THANE

Today, I want to share something about my mother onthe occasion of her birthday. She is loving and car-ing. She is my best friend. She helps me out with myschool studies and also prepares me and my friends

for other competitive exams. My mother is also a CertifiedAbacus Teacher. She also teaches Vedic Mathematics, vari-ous art forms like Madhubani Painting, Decoupage, Dot Man-dala, Mandala Art, Warli Painting etc. She also makes Resinand Wire Pendants, Wire earrings, Rings, Anklets and cus-tomised wire wrapping articles. She has made a beautifulLord Shiva's Trishul with wire wrapping.

My mother is also a Home Baker. She makes CustomisedCakes, Return Gifts and Cake Toppers. She makes QuietBooks or Busy Books which includes activities like numbercounting, colour matching, shape matching in various themeslike Doll House, Paw Patrol, Jungle Book etc. She also con-ducts vacation workshops for kids. I am indeed proud of mymom, who is very creative and inspires me to be myself andexplore my own inner creativity.

My mother has defeated many challenges in her life andI know that one day there will be no obstacles in her life andshe will get all the success she deserves. I too want to becomea multi-talented artist like her when I grow up.

MY MOTHER ‘The more disciplined youbecome, the easier life is’D

iscipline is a way of do-ing any work appro-priately. This re-

quires control over ourbody and mind. Some peo-ple have self-discipline asnatural possession, whilesome people have to de-velop it within them-selves. It is a skill thatcan control emotionsand helps overcomedifficulties and helpsin doing the right thingat the right time. Lifewithout desciplinemakes achieving goalsalot more strenuous.

It is an important toolfor all activities of life, whether

it is home, office, playground or other place.If we do not follow discipline then our life willbe unorganised. Everything in this world is

organised by discipline. Wind,water and land give us the wayto live life. This world, coun-try, society, community etc.

will all be unorganisedwithout discipline be-

cause everything de-pends on discipline.

Discipline is a naturethat exists in allthings provided bynature. Be disci-plined and live life

happily.

Vibha Mishra, Teacher, Podar International School, Ambernath

IB PYP (IB Primary years Program)exhibition represents a momentousevent in the life of PYP school andits students, synthesizing the cru-cial elements of the PYP program

and sharing them with the school com-munity as a culminating experience ofPYP years. Amidst the current pandem-ic situation, the student leaders of NESInternational School have adjusted to thenew normal by conducting the virtualPYP Exhibition on the May 15.

The focus of this exhibition primari-ly revolved around the Trans disciplinarytheme -"How we express ourselves". Pri-or to the lockdown, students had alreadydone some research and inquiry basedon several sustainable development goalsthat they were passionate about. Therewere six inquiry groups altogether, it con-sisted of, Good Health and Well-being;Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; Cli-mate change; No Poverty; Gender Equali-ty and Life on land. Students explored pri-mary and secondary sources of infor-mation to gather the required data andmaterials to be used for their respectivegoals.

Students who had chosen to be a partof the Good Health and Well-being group

interviewed the owner of Woloo, (a wash-room created for women at Thane sta-tion). Similarly, students from Peace, Jus-tice and strong institutions created a Wallof Fame which comprised the work doneby eminent personalities like MalalaYousafzai. They also participated in askype session with a Granny Cloud School(an institution that reaches out to chil-dren with limited educational resourcesaround the globe, in a variety of settings,and providing them with the opportuni-ty to experience worlds that are dissimi-lar in their own way. )

On the 15th of May, the students setout to celebrate the power of learningon the Zoom Virtual Medium. All stake-holders such as the students, parents,teachers, Head of the School- PrimroseM, Director of the school, Dr V Bala-subramanian and Founder Principal, DrR Varadarajan were all present on thisoccasion.

The school also participated in thecelebration of power of learning by join-ing the Global PYP exhibition onlinehosted by the International Baccalau-reate (#PYPX2020) from 1st of June tothe 14th of June, 2020.

During the Covid- 19 pandemic, a

brand new initiative taken up for thewellbeing of students and their parentswas the Summer Wellness Camp andSummer Crash Courses in which, thestudents and parents attended quite afew sessions and workshops conductedby experts who shared with them tips onhow to take care of themselves and en-hancing their skills in an efficient man-ner at the same time. Several workshopswere conducted such as, No Fire Cook-ing, Doodling, Bakers Delight, Copingand Communication skills, Finger Gym,Vocal Workout, Unleashing Creativity,Modelling, Storytelling and Stress man-agement.

The founder Principal Dr R Varadara-jan addressed the gathering on the vir-tual medium. He appreciated the stu-dents for their year round research andemphasized the importance of workingon sustainable development goals to at-tain a bright future.

The director of the school, Dr V Bal-asubramanian appreciated the studentsfor their endeavor to put up the exhibi-tion during these unprecedented times,he also quoted that ‘the show must goon’ and likewise even the learning mustgo on.

During the COVID-19 preventivelockdown, children have becomeeven more vulnerable to ex-ploitation. Children belonging to

the economically weaker sections of thesociety have become highly susceptibleto trafficking, labor and exploitation there-fore, The Kailash Satyarthi Children Foun-dation, founded by Nobel Peace laureateKailash Satyarthi, has been taking sev-eral measures to promote the safety andempowerment of children.

The members of Singapore Interna-tional school community have always be-lieved that every child should have accessto equal opportunities.

When the campaign began, their goalwas to maximise donations efficiently.

The leaders working were Dewang Sethi,Shivank Menon and Siddhant Agarwal.A decision was made that resulted inthe formation of three teams respec-tively, each corresponding to the gradesin their school. This enabled each ofthem to work closely and effectively withthe team members, and maximised theireffort by not approaching the same peo-ple multiple times. Moreover, the strat-egy ensured that they involve manymore students allowing each student towork effortlessly in sharing the mes-sages and uniting others with a com-mon goal of helping those in need. Thestudents helped raise over Rs 6.5 lakhsbeing raised! All the students along withthe group leaders were extremely proud

of the remarkable teamwork that wasshown by the students of SIS, which hascurrently helped more than 70,000 fam-ilies during this period of crisis.

Along with that, certain members whohave made invaluable contributionsthroughout the course of this campaignare Dhruv Agrawal from Grade 7, KhushiSheth from Grade 8 and SiddharthValecha from Grade 11. The students alsoexpressed their profound gratitude to-wards Sharonee Mullick, the director ofthe school and Meera Bhalla, the school'sCAS [ Creativity, Activity and Service] ad-visor for giving them the opportunity tolead such an honorable initiative alongwith Romy Gupta, their supervisor forguiding them along the way

Kailash Sathyarthi Dewang Sethi, class XI Shivank Menon, class X Siddhant Agarwal, class X

School children help raise lakhsfor Kailash Satyarthi Foundation

Do you think online teachingis projected effectively to thestudents? If yes then how?

It brought forth a new worldof creative, enterprising andexciting learning experiencefor children with interest-ing features and visuals.

How do these online classesfulfill the criteria of holisticdevelopment in students?

A child's devel-opment is effec-

tively addressed throughonline learning. Childrenare able to see, and learnfrom experts and some-times, even celebrities fromdifferent fields.

People say that in schoollearning is better than virtu-al learning? Kindly reflect onthis point.

Yes, it is. No system can re-place school learning. Onemust understand that digi-

tal transformation in schooleducation is necessary too.

What kind of methods doyou use during online classes for children withspecial needs?

Technology has plenty tooffer for children with spe-cial needs such as showingillustrative charts, simpli-fied notes, recordings andvisuals.

Jose Kurian, Principal &Regional Director, DAV Public

School, Nerul

Interview by PriyangshiChakrabarty, SIS, Mumbai

Jose Kurian

‘Online learning is the way ahead’

PRINCIPAL SPEAK

Phoenix International Schoolalong with Lilliputs, Airoli, cel-ebrated Father's day on the June21. Children were

made to enjoy themselvesat home by preparing anyfood item or a drink oftheir choice that theywould make for their father.

Students from pre-pri-mary sections with the helpof their mothers madelemonade and orange juicefor their fathers and theones from higher gradeswent on to cook: pasta,paranthas and many more

delicacies and served those themselves.A few kids fed their father with theirown hands which was a really pleasing

gesture. A student from grade VI show-ered his father with abundance of loveby offering a helping hand in somefarming work such as plowing the field.The students even prepared lovelygreeting cards for their parents whichmade them glow with joy.

All the students showedtheir love and respect totheir father in their ownunique manners. The pan-demic did not act as an ob-struction in their paths asthey continued their activi-ties with love and respect.All the teachers and RaginiBhole, the principal appre-ciated the work of all thechildren by sending them en-couraging messages andboosting their confidence.

Father’s Day celebrations

VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

The closed door ahead,Followed by the haze,The the smoke and thefogUnable to trace myshadow's head

Slowly and bravely,Punching through thethe haze,The smoke and the fog.

A glimmer of hoperose.I ran towards the glim-mer,Shining bright and loud,It had already startedto disappear,

So I gave up, scream-ing aloud

And that...Was my life's biggesttakeWhich caused,My idleness to break.

- Aditi Bhosle, class X,Girton High School,

MumbaiPOEMS

HOPELESS

Aday to honour all those brave men andwomen, serving one's own countrywith Bravery, Dedication and Self-Sac-

rifice" Let's pay tribute to these brave war-riors.

International Armed forces day, a daythat always was celebrated by students ofN L Dalmia High School.

This day carries extra significance andmeaning as the armed forces continue toserve on the front-line of the Covid 19 pan-demic.

Primary section student's of Grade IV,payed tribute to the Army, Navy and Airforce by extending their heartfelt gratitudefor their selfless sacrifices and efficient roleof our Brave warriors in this phase of life.