C. Future plans
1. Strengthen middle school program to eliminate observed weaknesses of (i) children not being able to write narrative answers, (ii) improve middle school attendance (iii) reduce the % of children with sub-optimal learning to 10%.
2. Further improve worksheets modules in the high school program.
3. Strengthen training-capability of high school teachers so class level intervention by design team members is no longer necessary.
4. Improve teacher training to help modestly qualified teachers to meet the need of effective teaching to achieve 100% pass results.
5. Ensure the active engagement of Pankaj Jain, the founder, to understand how to “crack the code” of higher performance at the high school level.
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5. Grade 10 students have been divided into separate sections as per their conceptual understanding and capabilities. Because of these separate sections, the chapters have been taught as per the students’ requirements, in major subjects such as Math, Science and English.
6. In the personal tuition time also, the students have been divided in smaller groups as per their requirements so that more individual attention can be provided. As a result, design team members were able to solidify their conceptual understanding of the previous academic years. For instance in Math, concepts like equations, fractions, integers, etc. have been taught again. In Science, the students were given tips to prepare for long answers and how to write them. In English, how to comprehend the given paragraph has been taught again. Also, the formats of letters and essays have been clarified with the students, so that they can get marks for their structure.
7. The Gyan Shala team observed that many students, and parents, did not pay enough attention to their career or future. They were not aware of the importance of passing the Grade 10 Board Examination. This has been addressed through Counseling sessions with all the students, in class as well as in smaller groups of three. Two Design team members have volunteered for this important task, based on their previous counseling experience.