<p>Parents on Saturday queued for the second edition of the 'mega PTM' at government schools across the city. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Classrooms were abuzz with parents being handed out their child's report card and being updated about their performance at the parent-teacher meetings.<br /><br /> While some parents were seen enthusiastically discussing their child's results among each other, others were telephoning their family members, to announce the results at home. <br /><br />From lack of concentration to lagging behind in particular subjects, the parent-teacher meet pa)ved the way for a healthy interaction between the parents and the students' class teachers. <br /><br />"Earlier we never got the report cards. This time the teachers mentioned that he is weak in Maths and English," said Santosh, whose child Harshit studies in class six in Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Patel Nagar. <br /><br />Another parent, showing the child's report card, said that even though she doesn't understand English and cannot comprehend the remarks given on it, she felt "good" after meeting the class teacher. <br /><br />In section 11th B of the school, parents have made a circle around 'Business Studies' Teacher Uttam Chand Gupta, who is listening to grievances of the parents about their children not studying after they come back from school and advising them to see the homework given to them. By 10:30 am, 47 out of 70 parents had met the class teacher.<br /> <br />"Pehle pata hi nahi chalta tha ki bacche kya kar rahe hain school me. Koi bulata hi nahi tha (Earlier we were not aware what the child is doing at school. No one called us in schools). It is a very good initiative," said parent Naresh Kumar, who had taken half day from his work to attend the meet. <br /><br />Saroj, a mother of a student of class eight, said that she is so happy with this initiative that she wants it to happen every month. <br /><br />"The teacher had in last Mega PTM told me that my son is weak in English. I paid a little attention at home and also asked his tuition teacher to give more stress on it. This time the marks in English are better. The meet should happen every month," said Saroj.<br /><br />School authorities said that during regular parent-teacher meeting, there is a lukewarm response and it is carried out like a desultory affair. <br /><br />"It is not that we are giving report cards for the first time but mostly these are given to students who hide it from their parents. So for many parents, receiving report cards and getting updated about their child's performance is a first. The advertisement and sending mass messages helped," said Vice-Principal Jawahar Lal Sharma. <br /><br />Besides refreshments and tea for parents, in some schools the government doctors were present to address the parents on 'children's health'.<br /><br />However, there were also some DElhi government schools in Molarband, Madanpur Khadar, and Yamuna Vihar which could not conduct the PTM as guest teachers in those schools were on strike and will be rescheduling the meeting.</p>
<p>Parents on Saturday queued for the second edition of the 'mega PTM' at government schools across the city. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Classrooms were abuzz with parents being handed out their child's report card and being updated about their performance at the parent-teacher meetings.<br /><br /> While some parents were seen enthusiastically discussing their child's results among each other, others were telephoning their family members, to announce the results at home. <br /><br />From lack of concentration to lagging behind in particular subjects, the parent-teacher meet pa)ved the way for a healthy interaction between the parents and the students' class teachers. <br /><br />"Earlier we never got the report cards. This time the teachers mentioned that he is weak in Maths and English," said Santosh, whose child Harshit studies in class six in Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Patel Nagar. <br /><br />Another parent, showing the child's report card, said that even though she doesn't understand English and cannot comprehend the remarks given on it, she felt "good" after meeting the class teacher. <br /><br />In section 11th B of the school, parents have made a circle around 'Business Studies' Teacher Uttam Chand Gupta, who is listening to grievances of the parents about their children not studying after they come back from school and advising them to see the homework given to them. By 10:30 am, 47 out of 70 parents had met the class teacher.<br /> <br />"Pehle pata hi nahi chalta tha ki bacche kya kar rahe hain school me. Koi bulata hi nahi tha (Earlier we were not aware what the child is doing at school. No one called us in schools). It is a very good initiative," said parent Naresh Kumar, who had taken half day from his work to attend the meet. <br /><br />Saroj, a mother of a student of class eight, said that she is so happy with this initiative that she wants it to happen every month. <br /><br />"The teacher had in last Mega PTM told me that my son is weak in English. I paid a little attention at home and also asked his tuition teacher to give more stress on it. This time the marks in English are better. The meet should happen every month," said Saroj.<br /><br />School authorities said that during regular parent-teacher meeting, there is a lukewarm response and it is carried out like a desultory affair. <br /><br />"It is not that we are giving report cards for the first time but mostly these are given to students who hide it from their parents. So for many parents, receiving report cards and getting updated about their child's performance is a first. The advertisement and sending mass messages helped," said Vice-Principal Jawahar Lal Sharma. <br /><br />Besides refreshments and tea for parents, in some schools the government doctors were present to address the parents on 'children's health'.<br /><br />However, there were also some DElhi government schools in Molarband, Madanpur Khadar, and Yamuna Vihar which could not conduct the PTM as guest teachers in those schools were on strike and will be rescheduling the meeting.</p>
