Matric School Chennai – Moving Towards Problem Solving Approach

Reforms in the education system is crucial for the upliftment society. Parents aspire for professional courses, the society aims at socially conscious citizen whereas the industries are looking for skills. Tough task lies in the hands of the educationalists to design a curriculum to meet the requirements of all the heterogeneous society. The Government of Tamilnadu has a vision plan for the students. They have initiated reforms in the educational system by launching the new curriculum followed by Matric schools in Chennai.

The new curriculum comes with a host of challenges like rote learning supported by predictable examination model, poor analytical skills and relying on theory than practical approach. Moreover, it is felt that the syllabus is disconnected from the real life scenario. All this with the lack of vernacular language fluency has become a challenge for the government curriculum.

The introduction of National Level Entrance Tests (NEET) has triggered a major reform in the Tamil Nadu textbooks. Though, one cannot ignore the concerns of the demand to updating the curriculum to meet the dynamics of the national level tests. Finally, Tamil Nadu has began the process of redesigning the textbooks and contents. Traditionally, textbooks were a warehouse of knowledge where the student will not require any additional reference material or supplementary resource. But the new textbooks has changed this scenario. 

New textbooks have a pinch of technology and features like inforgraphs, case studies, reference book names, web links, concept maps, information and communications technology. They also add mobile apps and web resources. 

The examination pattern of national level tests shows an unusual trend. For this purpose the higher secondary curriculum was reoriented with few structural changed. The students lose out in physics and chemistry due to the conventional approach as they rely on theory ignoring the problem solving approach. The new textbooks have filled this gap by redesigning to give importance to problem solving. 

Rising Popularity Of International Schools In Chennai

The rise of international schools in Chennai is tremendous. Two decades ago, only 1000 international schools with English medium instruction was available worldwide, says ISC Research. Thhe students of these schools were primarily children from expat families, diplomats, NGO staffs, journalists, technicians and corporate employees. Today, it is alarming to note that there are over 8,000 international schools serving over 4.5 million students. The percentage of students from the host country is about 80%. This goes to prove the popularity of international schools among the locals. It is predicted by the ISC that in the coming 10 years the international schools will be double more than 16,000 schools with over 8.75 million students. 

Top international schools are special with their unique characteristic. The school is made up of students from different linguistic and cultural background. Over 80 countries have adopted the curriculum and this gives a diverse blend. The students are considerate making the classroom interesting and non-issue.

There are a host of extracurricular activities offered with infrastructural facilities like playground, swimming pool, badminton court and more. Some schools also offer spots like fencing, etc. 

International schools have beautiful gardens to encourage living close to nature. The students can take time off at the garden to refresh their mind. 

The school kitchen practices different cuisine giving the students an opportunity to taste diverse food. Since students are from diverse community offering food of their choice would bring them close to their home.

Teachers plan their lessons to make it inspirational to their students. The students are selected with care as they fit with the school’s vision and mission. The teachers use different resources to reach their point to the students. Materials and equipment can make this task easier. Students connect with the teachers to explore new venues to grow and excel.

The international schools inspire students and teachers to work towards building a harmonious society.