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No More Heavy Bags For Students In CBSE Schools

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In September, 2016 CBSE had instructed the schools under it not to give any homework to Class I and II students in order to reduce the pressure from students,. Also they were asked to ensure that students should not bring school bags.  CBSE will soon be making mandatory for all its affiliated schools to keep those books that students don't need to take home. According to reports, this move comes in a hope to lighten backpacks that have become a health concern for being too heavy. As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) making drastic changes in the curriculum of the school, the board has started to install lockers for students to keep their books. For this, the board will soon be making mandatory for all its affiliated schools to keep those books that students don't need to take home. According to the issued circular, young children whose spine is at a crucial stage of growth are the most susceptible ones to hazards such as back pain, muscle pain,...

Importance of playground in the life of modern day children

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Authorities at BDMI, one of the top CBSE schools in Kolkata , believes that awareness about the importance of playgrounds in the lives of children should be there among both parents & schools. In fact, playgrounds play a very crucial role in the social, emotional, cognitive, as well as, physical well-being of children for their development process right from the stage of early childhood. It is literally a natural tool for children to develop resiliency. By this process they learn to cooperate, overcome challenges, as well as, negotiate with others around them. Play helps children to be creative in nature. It even provides a solid platform to build a healthy parent-child relationship. One does not need to survey things in order to find out that the amount of time children spend outdoors in playgrounds has rapidly decreased in the last few years. As the obesity rate for children is consistently on the rise, it is important to encourage children to do regular exercise on a r...

Personalization of our education system

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Authorities at BDMI, one of the top CBSE schools in Kolkata believes that personalization of our education system is an extremely important step to provide quality education to the students in India. Assembly line education is designed to produce assembly line workers. There was a time when this was actually useful. As of today the drift of economic world is moving away from assembly line production. The biggest problem with the Indian education system is that it is built on the presumption that if something is good for one kid, it is good for all kids i.e. one size fits all. Some kids learn faster, while others are comparatively slow. Some students tend to be visual learners, while others are auditory learners. Some others learn much faster from experience. As one massive monolithic education system has to provide education to everyone, it is natural to assume that one size fits all. If however, we can innovatively decentralize the education system, and if the government does...

CBSE to ensure exam centres are within 8km of students’ schools

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started developing an online system, which will ensure that students are allocated examination centres which are located within eight kilometres of their schools. The board will provide all information with respect to exam centres for board exams, National Eligibility Test (NET), NEET, JEE main online. For this purpose it had asked for mandatory disclosures from schools throughout the country about the current infrastructure. This is done for the purpose of bringing transparency in the system. As of now there is no system for online mapping of such information. The CBSE has decided to allocate the exam centres within an 8km radius of schools. This way the students don’t have to travel long distances for examination purposes. The closest centre will be allocated for other competitive exams. This will help CBSE to allocating centres automatically based on the information of school infrastucture. The system will prompt the of...

10 Benefits of Physical Activity

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When many people decide to "get fit," they assume it involves rigorous activity. But you don't have to spend hours in a gym to be physically active. People can get in shape by performing everyday activities in the home. Every time you and your child throw a softball, swim a lap, climb a flight of stairs, walk to the store, or carry packages, your health and fitness levels are improving. When someone is physically fit, she feels and looks better, and she stays healthier. The earlier a child starts getting in shape, the more he/she'll reduce his/her risk of numerous illnesses. Authorities at BDMI, one of the best CBSE schools in Kolkata , believes that awareness among parents, as well as, children regarding the benefits of physical activity is necessary for all round development of their students. Here are some of the benefits that physical activity offers your child: 1. It strengthens the heart:   The heart is a muscle. Like other muscles,...

Parenting Mistakes That Cause Jealousy In Children

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Jealousy is an emotion that could discreetly come into your child’s life. The feeling could arise from his siblings, friends or classmates. A simple thing like a new bicycle for his friend could trigger envy in your kid. You would do whatever you could to remove those negative emotions from your toddler before they take a steep turn. There are several reasons for the start of these jealousies among children & one of the most common one is parenting mistakes. Authorities at BDMI, one of the best CBSE schools in South Kolkata, believes that parents should be aware of such mistakes as jealousy can have adverse effects in the lives of the children, as well as, on their all round development. Jealousy begins in the childhood itself as a certain behaviour of parents might ignite competition between their tots. Below are some of the worst parenting mistakes that may cause jealousy. 1. Spoiling The Child: If you spoil the child with too much of pampering, he could feel unc...

Guide To Overcome Test Anxiety

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Exam-it’s one time of the year when all students suffer from some level of anxiety. It is all the more true for school going children in some of the top schools, where competition is high. This is where students tend to show signs of mental anxiety, which often takes the form of physical anxiety as well. These anxiety levels can range from mild nervous feeling to a full blown panic attack. Surprisingly, test anxiety is something that the students can cope with by themselves without much external aid. BDMI, as one of the top CBSE schools in Kolkata has decided to guide our students with some of the self-help methods in handling exam anxiety. Here’s a few tips on how to handle this- 1) The best way to do this is the age old method of effective studying. This will increase your confidence level & in turn will end up with better results in the end. So attend classes regularly, take notes, do homework on regular basis- in other words, be an active student- get involved in ...