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Educational Management

Notes 3. A teacher has to note down the courses of his teaching to different classes in his diary.
4. A teacher can assess his teaching work load and can compare with other teachers.

5. Time table incharge has to make an arrangement of teachers who are on leave or absent from
the school.
6. If a class is vacant, a teacher has to engage the class.
7. Time-table indicates the role, duties and responsibilities of teachers in the school.
8. Time-table helps the teacher for his class management.
9. A class is an unit of school, if class management of teachers are good. It means school
management is also good.
10. A teacher has follow the schedule of time-table in completion of his courses which has been
assigned to him before the examination.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) __________ is a necessary tool for its efficient working.
(ii) The number and size of __________ affect the school time-table.
(iii) The teacher can introduce __________ to make the school work more effective.
(iv) The Preparation of school time-table is based on some __________ principles and school
facilities.
(v) The __________ gives a complete picture of the programme of the entire school per day.
(vi) A __________ time-table creates problems of adjustment.
(vii) __________ must find an honourable place in the time-table.

25.9 Summary

• “A time-table is said to be the second school clock. It shows the hours during which school
work is done, what work is to be done during each period of the school-day and in each class,
the room in which the work is to be done, and the teacher to be incharge of that work.”
• 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. It prevents waste of time
and guide by directing the teachers’ attention to one thing at a time and saving him from
degression, confusion and unnecessary repetition.
• The main principles of time table have been given in the following paras :
(i) Flexibility : The time-table should be flexible enough to suit the changing needs and
requirements of the pupils, environment, season, other internal school circumstances and
latest treads of education.
(ii) Some Periods for Recreation : There should be periods for recreation like play and games,
physical exercises, radio listening and other activities intervening between periods of serious
study.
(iii) Sufficient Place for Activities : Activities must find an honourable place in the time-table.
(iv) Room for Change of Posture and Place : The time-table should admit adequate change of
posture, room and seat of pupils.
(v) Suitable Duration of Period : Duration of period should suit the age of the pupils.
(vi) Co-ordination of Efforts : The time-table should permit adequate co-ordination of efforts of
teachers.

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