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Grandmothers to narrate tales in govt schools

Boon for Rajasthan kids
Last Updated 22 May 2017, 19:12 IST

 Grandmothers of students will be invited to narrate stories at the government schools in Rajasthan.

The secondary education department has issued an order to conduct storytelling sessions by the grandmothers for the students of Class I to Class V.

The department will provide some sample storybooks to the schools. The selection of grandmothers will be based on their willingness to visit the school. And, in the absence of the grandmothers, senior teachers will be asked to narrate stories.

The sessions will be part of Bal Sabhas, held every Saturday in schools. “Apart from performing cultural activities, students will now get an opportunity to listen to the stories from grandmothers of their friends,” Deputy Director of secondary education Arun Kumar Sharma said.

The move is an attempt to revive an age-old tradition of grandparents narrating stories to kids.
“We could have asked the teachers to tell the stories. But the idea is to find a storyteller in their own grandparent. This will encourage students to listen to more stories while they are at home,” Sharma added.

Educationists welcomed the idea, but with a note of caution.“Such initiatives are much needed at a time when technology has dominated our lives. Children will get moral education and affection while listening to tales from the grandparents. But the department should ensure that the stories selected for the session have no religious or political affiliation,” Educationist and Social Activist Charanjeet Dhillon, associated with Bal Bhawan, Jaipur, told DH.

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(Published 22 May 2017, 19:12 IST)

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