Marathi children will lag behind in Maharashtra if fail to learn a third language: Education Department
If a third language (Hindi) is not taught in Marathi and English medium schools from class 1 like in other medium schools, Marathi children in Maharashtra will fall behind. The Department of Education has also informed that by teaching a third language to children at a very simple level, students will be able to acquire another skill and it will have a positive impact on their intellectual development.As per the guidelines set out in the assessment concept of the Academic Bank of Credit, which will be implemented across the country in the future, a student will be assessed on how many subjects or skills they have learned and how much time they have devoted to them. This will allow the student to get points for that education. Therefore, students in Marathi and English medium schools will not get full credit points for a subject for classes 1 to 5 because they do not learn a third language. As a result, the Education Department has informed through a press release that due to the concept of 'Academic Bank of Credit', Marathi children in Maharashtra will lag behind students of other mediums.Also Read: Mumbai University Under Fire as Law Students Fail Without Exams In other medium schools, Marathi language is taught at a very simple level from the first grade, while in Marathi and English medium schools, children are taught a third language from the first grade at the same level, allowing them to acquire another skill. The Department of Education has clarified that this will have a positive impact on their intellectual development.Since Hindi is a language that is used in daily life in Maharashtra, it will be ensured that children in Maharashtra will not be affected by this language academically. It has also been clarified that parents who choose a language other than Hindi will be given proper guidance through teachers. The Education Department Commissioner will make suitable arrangements to help select and teach the most appropriate language based on the child’s surroundings.2 lakh children learn a third language every year in the stateIn Maharashtra, Marathi has been taught alongside the medium of instruction and English in state board schools other than Marathi and English for some years. The proportion of these students is ten percent of the total students, or 2 lakh students out of an estimated 2 million students for class one. The Marathi language taught to these students is initially taught only in the listening-speaking format, and the related reading and writing skills are taught at a very slow pace in the next class. The aim is to avoid any additional stress on the students. Also, in many Zilla Parishad schools, teachers themselves teach various foreign languages to their students at the primary level.
If a third language (Hindi) is not taught in Marathi and English medium schools from class 1 like in other medium schools, Marathi children in Maharashtra will fall behind. The Department of Education has also informed that by teaching a third language to children at a very simple level, students will be able to acquire another skill and it will have a positive impact on their intellectual development.
As per the guidelines set out in the assessment concept of the Academic Bank of Credit, which will be implemented across the country in the future, a student will be assessed on how many subjects or skills they have learned and how much time they have devoted to them. This will allow the student to get points for that education. Therefore, students in Marathi and English medium schools will not get full credit points for a subject for classes 1 to 5 because they do not learn a third language.
As a result, the Education Department has informed through a press release that due to the concept of 'Academic Bank of Credit', Marathi children in Maharashtra will lag behind students of other mediums.
Also Read: Mumbai University Under Fire as Law Students Fail Without Exams
In other medium schools, Marathi language is taught at a very simple level from the first grade, while in Marathi and English medium schools, children are taught a third language from the first grade at the same level, allowing them to acquire another skill. The Department of Education has clarified that this will have a positive impact on their intellectual development.
Since Hindi is a language that is used in daily life in Maharashtra, it will be ensured that children in Maharashtra will not be affected by this language academically. It has also been clarified that parents who choose a language other than Hindi will be given proper guidance through teachers. The Education Department Commissioner will make suitable arrangements to help select and teach the most appropriate language based on the child’s surroundings.
2 lakh children learn a third language every year in the state
In Maharashtra, Marathi has been taught alongside the medium of instruction and English in state board schools other than Marathi and English for some years. The proportion of these students is ten percent of the total students, or 2 lakh students out of an estimated 2 million students for class one. The Marathi language taught to these students is initially taught only in the listening-speaking format, and the related reading and writing skills are taught at a very slow pace in the next class. The aim is to avoid any additional stress on the students. Also, in many Zilla Parishad schools, teachers themselves teach various foreign languages to their students at the primary level.
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