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QUOTAbLE
As a teacher and an educationist, it is your duty to ensure that your
school does this:
o Provision of clean healthy and hygienic toilets on each floor, with washing
facilities for boys and girls separately, in proportion to the number of
students.
o Separation of toilets for the primary students from other toilets.
o Provision of separate toilets for staff members.
CHAPTER 7 : STUDENTS
o Signage Boards displayed prominently in the toilets of all categories.
It is the right of all children to receive a safe and holistic environment to develop into
individuals with well-rounded personalities. They spend a substantial part of their
waking hours in school or classroom, which becomes an important place for shaping their
physical and emotional well-being. This will further contribute to their ability to benefit
from quality teaching and to realise their full potential. It is, thus, the responsibility of
the teacher to ensure well-being of a child by providing a safe and conducive classroom
environment and identifying the needs of a student/ child.
7.14.1 Features of a Safe and Conducive Classroom:
o mutual respect, not fear or humiliation
o encouragement and motivation, not criticism or unconcern
o shared responsibility and collaboration
o understand the consequences of behaviour, not punishment
o foster cooperation and collaboration, not competition
o teacher facilitation and leadership, not domination
o create a desire to learn from within, not imposed learning
o freedom and order, not dictatorship or chaos
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