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“We are impressed with the confidence levels of primary class students” 
STUDY TOUR: Members of the delegation from Chhattisgarh in a classroom at the panchayat union primary school in Perungalathur on Thursday. TAMBARAM: After a four-day tour to primary schools in and around Chennai, a delegation, comprising administrators of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and teachers, from Chhattisgarh appreciated Tamil Nadu for launching Activity Based Learning (ABL). The 50-member delegation reached Chennai on Sunday and after visiting a couple of Corporation and government-aided primary schools in the city, a primary school in Mambakkam village near Vandalur, came to St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union Primary School in Perungalathur, near here, on Thursday. They spent an entire day at the school, interacting with children and teachers, with the occasional help of a translator. Sunil Mishra, leader of the Chhattisgarh delegation, said their State too launched ‘Srijan’ – a method similar to ABL in 21 schools of Durg district in November last as a pilot project. “Our School Education Secretary Nand Kumar is particular that Srijan is extended to 8,000 schools this year and all the 40,000 schools by 2009,” he said. In order to identify the lacunae and to improve upon the system’s methodology, the delegation had come to Tamil Nadu, that had earned a nationwide reputation for launching ABL in all government schools. “We are extremely impressed with the confidence levels of primary class students. Teachers sit along with their students on straw mats on the floor and this creates a sense of equality not seen anywhere else,” Mr. Mishra said. The concept of group learning makes young children eager to learn more and teamwork, he added. The ABL methodology here had made the classroom atmosphere congenial for learning. Rich manpowerAmong the other advantages in Tamil Nadu was its “rich manpower” in the School Education Department, excellent coordination between the Secretariat, District and Block level authorities and ABL’s learning material, which the delegation had taken strong note of. The Tamil Nadu government’s stand that the failure to learn was not the fault of the student but of the system was an eye-opener to them, Mr.Mishra said. Stating that Tamil Nadu’s ABL was a model for all, he said the delegation would make a strong pitch for this to be replicated in their State too.
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