'Want our students to go behind in academics?'; CM Pinarayi Vijayan harshly criticises pro-govt organisations

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: “If our students are lagging in academics, should we allow the trend to continue? Teachers have a clear understanding of the performance of each student in a class. Special attention should be given to certain children to improve their academic excellence. Whether the practice is followed in the state remains a question mark”, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly criticized the pro-government teachers association and student organizations that disagreed with the education department on the move to introduce minimum marks for the SSLC examination from next year.

KSTA and SFI had strongly opposed the evaluation reform at the conclave organized by the Department of Public Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. The Chief Minister expressed full support to Education Minister V. Sivankutty, who is leading the activities for learning excellence, and instructed the Minister and the department to go ahead with the measures. The CM also asked the organizations opposing the reforms to not lose sight of the newer steps being made in the academia of Kerala.

The CM also praised the reforms made in the educational sector which he said was at the brink of collapse before 2016.