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Back to school: Parents pay Delhi govt teachers a visit

Thousands of parents visited government schools across Delhi on Saturday morning, talking to teachers and discussing ways to improve their children’s academic performance, the first such exercise in the city. In this image, schoolchildren show invitation cards made for the parent-teacher meeting at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in East Vinod Nagar. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on: Sep 05, 2016 4:44 PM IST

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Thousands of parents visited government schools across Delhi on Saturday morning, talking to teachers and discussing ways to improve their children’s academic performance, the first such exercise in the city. In this image, schoolchildren show invitation cards made for the parent-teacher meeting at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in East Vinod Nagar. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 4:44 PM

Thousands of parents visited government schools across Delhi on Saturday morning, talking to teachers and discussing ways to improve their children’s academic performance, the first such exercise in the city. In this image, schoolchildren show invitation cards made for the parent-teacher meeting at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in East Vinod Nagar. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Some parents said they took leave from work to make sure they met the teachers of their children at government schools. A mother walks with her daughter to the Sarvoday Kanya Vidyalaya in West Patel Nagar for the parent-teacher meeting. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 4:44 PM

Some parents said they took leave from work to make sure they met the teachers of their children at government schools. A mother walks with her daughter to the Sarvoday Kanya Vidyalaya in West Patel Nagar for the parent-teacher meeting. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Students arrive with their parents for the parent-teacher meeting at the Sarvoday Kanya Vidyalaya, West Patel Nagar, in New Delhi on Saturday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Students arrive with their parents for the parent-teacher meeting at the Sarvoday Kanya Vidyalaya, West Patel Nagar, in New Delhi on Saturday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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In order to make parents of government schools students “stakeholders” of education, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had announced the parent-teacher meeting on July 30. The deputy chief minister asked parents of 16 lakh students studying in government schools to celebrate the parent-teacher meetings as a festival. (S Burmaula/HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 4:44 PM

In order to make parents of government schools students “stakeholders” of education, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had announced the parent-teacher meeting on July 30. The deputy chief minister asked parents of 16 lakh students studying in government schools to celebrate the parent-teacher meetings as a festival. (S Burmaula/HT Photo)

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A man arrives at a government school in West Patel Nagar on Saturday to meet his daughter’s teachers. (SANCHIT KHANNA/HT PHOTO)

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A man arrives at a government school in West Patel Nagar on Saturday to meet his daughter’s teachers. (SANCHIT KHANNA/HT PHOTO)

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A teacher interacts with parents of schoolchildren at the Veer Savarkar Government Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Kalkaji on Saturday. The parent-teacher meeting at government schools in Delhi will be held twice a year to make parents “part of the several initiatives being taken by the Aam Aadmi Party government”. (S BURMAULA/HT PHOTO)

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A teacher interacts with parents of schoolchildren at the Veer Savarkar Government Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Kalkaji on Saturday. The parent-teacher meeting at government schools in Delhi will be held twice a year to make parents “part of the several initiatives being taken by the Aam Aadmi Party government”. (S BURMAULA/HT PHOTO)

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Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has also announced that on every Friday, between 12pm and 1pm, education officials will be available at their offices to meet parents of schoolchildren and register their complaints or feedback regarding government schools. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has also announced that on every Friday, between 12pm and 1pm, education officials will be available at their offices to meet parents of schoolchildren and register their complaints or feedback regarding government schools. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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The Delhi government has sanctioned a separate budget to organise parent-teacher meetings in nearly 1,000 schools it runs. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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The Delhi government has sanctioned a separate budget to organise parent-teacher meetings in nearly 1,000 schools it runs. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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During the parent-teacher meetings, the government will inform the parents about the initiatives to improve the quality of education in its schools. (SANCHIT KHANNA/HT PHOTO)

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During the parent-teacher meetings, the government will inform the parents about the initiatives to improve the quality of education in its schools. (SANCHIT KHANNA/HT PHOTO)

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Some parents could also be seen talking to teachers about the lack of facilities at government schools in Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Some parents could also be seen talking to teachers about the lack of facilities at government schools in Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said in theory, parent-teacher meetings were supposed to happen at government schools, but they weren’t, excluding exceptions, adding that the thought behind this event was to include parents in the learning process of their children. (S BURMAULA/HT PHOTO)

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Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said in theory, parent-teacher meetings were supposed to happen at government schools, but they weren’t, excluding exceptions, adding that the thought behind this event was to include parents in the learning process of their children. (S BURMAULA/HT PHOTO)

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A boy sits in a classroom with his parents to meet teachers during the parent-teacher meeting at the Government Sarvodya Secondary School in Jorbagh, New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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A boy sits in a classroom with his parents to meet teachers during the parent-teacher meeting at the Government Sarvodya Secondary School in Jorbagh, New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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The Aam Aadmi Party administration’s parent-teacher meeting exercise is aimed at plugging this gap in government schools, which are crucial to improving learning standards because they cater to huge chunks of the population who cannot afford private institutions. (S BURMAULA/HT PHOTO)

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The Aam Aadmi Party administration’s parent-teacher meeting exercise is aimed at plugging this gap in government schools, which are crucial to improving learning standards because they cater to huge chunks of the population who cannot afford private institutions. (S BURMAULA/HT PHOTO)

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