Students with Learning Disabilities Must be Relieved from Maths and Science Subjects - Experts
It is tough for students with learning disabilities to manage these subjects and are subjected to a lot of stress.
Most parents whose children have learning disabilities have been complaining to mental health professionals that the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations or CISCE affiliated schools are not allowing their children to do away with Mathematics and Science subjects for Class IX & X. The parents have been requesting the Council to consider their plea and give relief to the children with learning disabilities.
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Dr. Harish Shetty, a Psychiatrist, wrote a letter to CISCE seeking relief on the issue. He demanded that CISCE affiliated schools must be educated and screened in this regard and indicated that the council needs to give an immediate response to the grievances of parents. He further added that it is the responsibility of the schools to utilize provisions for children with any disabilities.
He stressed that the School Inspectors must ensure that the students can choose any two subjects among the ten subjects prescribed by CISCE in 'Group 2'. However, most of the schools are not offering other options except Maths and Science. Therefore, most of the students with learning disabilities do not have any other option except to choose Maths and Science.
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It is tough for the students with learning disabilities to manage these subjects and are subjected to a lot of stress. Unable to bear the stress, some of the students are subjected to depression which will lead to dangerous consequences.
He criticized CISCE for not checking schools whether they are offering all the options as prescribed by the Council.
One of the principals of a school mentioned that it is tough to offer ten options. However, the schools are trying to offer as many as options they can. Computers and Environmental Studies are being offered as a choice along with Maths and Science.