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Educational Management

Notes (12) Variation to Suit Local Conditions : The needs of the particular locality should be taken into
consideration while adjusting the working hours, and the duration of summer vacation, spring
recess and winter recess. The needs of a rural school are different from those of the urban
school. Similarly, the needs of the school in a hilly area are different from those of the school in
the plains. For example it is not inconvenient or impractical for a school in the plains to start
work at 8.30 A.M. whereas for a school in a hilly area, it is not feasible to start work before 10
A.M.

(13) Time for Teacher’s Conferences : Some time should be provided in the school time-table for
teacher’s conferences for joint planning in the interests of pupil needs. There should be provision
for shortened period for conferences. The conference period should be during the day and not
at its close. In this period, students can have access to teachers, teachers to students, and teaches
to teachers.
(14) Co-operative Teaching : Provision for an opportunity for co-operative teaching in the integrated
programme should be made available if and when teachers want it. Co-operative teaching
implies that two or more teachers and their classes during the lengthened period may work
together for one or for several days. It includes interchange of work and is based upon joint
planning for the work of the classes. A good time-table should provide this.
(15) Fluid and Dynamic : Time-table should be fluid enough to allow variations within a broad
frame whenever desired. So there should be periods of various lengths ranging from 30 minutes
and assemblies, school recess, or even for revision lessons. Supervised study, co-operative
planning and discussion co-curricular activities, audio-visual instruction, field trips etc. should
be assigned longer periods.
(16) Continually Revised : Time table should never be accepted as a fact for all times. It should be
examined critically in the light of the particular factors operating in the school.

School time-table is a necessary tool for its efficient working. Its primary objective is to
provide time for suitable and varied learning experiences for all the children.

25.4 Types of Time-Table

The main types of time-table have been given in the following points :
(1) Class time-table.
(2) Home work time-table
(3) The master time-table
(4) Teacher’s time-table
(5) Vacant period time-table
(6) Games time-table and
(7) Co-curricular activities time-table.
The details of these types have been given in paras :
(1) Class time-table : Every class should have its own time-table indicating the distribution of
subjects with teachers and assignment of classrooms for each period.
(2) Home work time-table : Every class also have its home-work time-table. For even distribution
of the amount of homework to be given to the students, the class teacher should prepare a
programme in consultation with subject teachers.

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