3. Professional fields
4. Industrial visits
0 1.2 Answer the following questions briefly:-
a. From earlier times what has not been the focus of education?
b. Where should students go for aesthetic development?
c. What kind of co-curricular activities have become points of focus too
d. Why are soft skill difficult to teach in the classroom
1.3 Pick out the words / phrases from the passage which are similar in?
meaning to the following
1. Untrue (para 11
2. Cooperative effort (para 3)
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Answers
Answer:
A answer
B Answer = Intellectual development of a student is developed in the classroom, but for the aesthetic development such as team- building, character- building, and physical growth, students must step out into the outside world.
C Answer = Co-curricular activities that take place outside the classroom but reinforce or supplement classroom curriculum, in some way, have become a point of focus today. These activities help in the growth of the child, in more than one way.
D Answer = LIFE BEYOND ACADEMICS
1. Academics has always been an essential part of human development. It prepares us to survive in the outside world and establish an identity of our own. But, is an individual’s development restricted to merely academics? In India, from an early age, we have been taught that education is limited to the boundaries of academics only; the idea of getting out into the field, for gaining practical experience, is always considered a hoax. This has hindered students’ development. But, the truth is that education represents a considerably broader field than we know of it. Our teaching, from the basics, has been focused on getting good grades and job offers, rather than being creative and unique.
2. In the 21stcentury, the pure academic type of education is slowly paving way for a whole new type. The paradigm shift in the whole education system is evident. People have now come to understand that education is a 360 degree activity that should focus on students’ overall development, rather than restricting him/her to
