Udhampur: A monthly Parent Teacher Meeting was conducted on 26th of Feb 2022 via offline and online mode in District Udhampur government schools while following COVID protocols in vogue as per the direction of Director School Education, Jammu, Dr Ravi Shankar Sharma.
In the meeting, the main focus was on “Parenting during Stressful Examination Atmosphere”. According to the DSEJ’s academic calendar the months of February and March are categorized as Examination months. So parenting tips were discussed for coping with examination stress faced by the students. Parents and students were made aware about the techniques usefull for stress management such exercise, relaxation, deep breathing, eating well, taking a break, making time for hobbies, talking about problems, visualizing success, time management, avoiding distractions etc.
Since parents were highly worried about their child’s examination, so teachers also counseled them by providing them insight into areas such as study skills and examination taking skills like allowing ward to study at a comfortable place, asking them to highlight important words and phrases, use of mnemonics and flowcharts, revising every section, packing and preparing everything a night before exam, starting from question one knows best, reading all questions carefully, solving previous year question papers, bring vigilant, sparing 10 minutes to review the paper etc, so that the parents also can be a part of the process.
The PTM, which is a monthly exercise, was attended and coordinated by HOIs and staff members of the schools. It was a great interaction between the teachers and the parents for the development of their children where they discussed both the strengths and areas of improvements.
The PTM came to an end with the conclusion that joint effort, mutual understanding and co-operation of parents and teachers is very important for the proper nourishment and progress of the students.
Chief Education Officer Udhampur, Sh. Arvin Kumar koul said that such meetings are necessary to keep all stakeholders motivated and also welcomed the commitment shown by HOIs, teachers and parents who participated in the meeting.
He further added that these PTMs will be a space for parents to understand how to provide regular learning support to their children.
