<p>Hyderabad: After Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab, schools in Telangana are now experimenting with u-shaped seating in classrooms, inspired by the Malayalam film "Sthanarthi Sreekuttan".</p>.<p>The initiative aims to ensure equal attention to all students and eliminate the traditional back-bench stigma.</p>.<p>Teachers at Tirumalagiri Zilla Parishad High School in Telangana's Suryapet district have initiated this change in select classrooms on a trial basis to evaluate its effectiveness.</p>.<p>They began with three Class X classrooms on a pilot basis and found the experiment to be highly successful.</p>.<p>Encouraged by the students' positive response, the school expanded the seating arrangement to nearly all classes.</p>.<p>Incidentally, the school administration found that this system worked optimally in smaller class sizes and spacious classrooms. Larger student strength and cramped rooms make this arrangement logistically challenging.</p>.<p>"We believe everyone is equal, and our teaching staff is working to engage even struggling students. Students who previously sat in the back benches often underperformed academically. To ensure no student falls behind, we have adopted this new method to nurture talent equally across all students. While there was initial surprise, students are thoroughly enjoying this change," said Headmaster Damara Srinivas.</p>.<p>The initiative has spread beyond Suryapet. In Hyderabad, District Collector Dasari Harichandana has directed all government schools to replace traditional arrangements with rectangle-shaped classroom seating.</p>.<p>Harichandana emphasised that the rectangle-shaped design was unique and promoted student-centred learning, adding that the seating model was experimental and would be implemented if the results were positive.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: After Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab, schools in Telangana are now experimenting with u-shaped seating in classrooms, inspired by the Malayalam film "Sthanarthi Sreekuttan".</p>.<p>The initiative aims to ensure equal attention to all students and eliminate the traditional back-bench stigma.</p>.<p>Teachers at Tirumalagiri Zilla Parishad High School in Telangana's Suryapet district have initiated this change in select classrooms on a trial basis to evaluate its effectiveness.</p>.<p>They began with three Class X classrooms on a pilot basis and found the experiment to be highly successful.</p>.<p>Encouraged by the students' positive response, the school expanded the seating arrangement to nearly all classes.</p>.<p>Incidentally, the school administration found that this system worked optimally in smaller class sizes and spacious classrooms. Larger student strength and cramped rooms make this arrangement logistically challenging.</p>.<p>"We believe everyone is equal, and our teaching staff is working to engage even struggling students. Students who previously sat in the back benches often underperformed academically. To ensure no student falls behind, we have adopted this new method to nurture talent equally across all students. While there was initial surprise, students are thoroughly enjoying this change," said Headmaster Damara Srinivas.</p>.<p>The initiative has spread beyond Suryapet. In Hyderabad, District Collector Dasari Harichandana has directed all government schools to replace traditional arrangements with rectangle-shaped classroom seating.</p>.<p>Harichandana emphasised that the rectangle-shaped design was unique and promoted student-centred learning, adding that the seating model was experimental and would be implemented if the results were positive.</p>