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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged parents not to treat their childrens report cards as their visiting cards and suggested that students should compete with themselves and not others..
Interacting with students, parents and teachers during his annual Pariksha Pe Charcha programme, the PM said, It is crucial to instil resilience in our children and help them cope with pressures....
The PM said its a collective responsibility of teachers and parents to help students face the challenges as he encouraged educators to build strong connections with their pupils..
The bond between educators and learners is the foundation for a bright future Teachers must expand their connections with students much beyond their subject syllabus so that students can reach out to their teachers even for the smallest of problems, he said.. Responding to a query from two teachers, one of a music teacher (Kondakanchi Sampatha Rao) from Andhra Pradesh, Modi said: Music teachers can not only help their own students deal with tensions, they can do so for students of the entire school...
When Dhiraj Subhas (Rajasthan), Najma Khatoon (PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kargil) and a government teacher from Tobi Lahme in Arunachal Pradesh sought his views on striking a balance between exam preparation and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Modi said, I get into deep sleep within 30 seconds of lying on the bed on all 365 days..
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