PM Modi urges teachers to address excessive screen time, drug addiction among students
PM Modi suggests that children can reduce excessive screen time by developing interests in sports, physical games, and creative activities during a meeting with 82 National Award-winning teachers
In a meeting with 82 National Award-winning teachers at his official residence on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for addressing children's excessive screen time and drug addiction among students. The awardees, comprising teachers from various educational institutions and skill trainers, shared their innovative approaches to make classroom learning more engaging and effective.
Modi emphasized that teachers should focus on children's behavior and everyday lives, beyond academic performance. He noted the decline of traditional joint families and highlighted the growing role of teachers in children's lives. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of preserving childhood innocence by nurturing children's natural curiosity and guiding them towards developing interests in sports, physical games, and creative activities.
He urged teachers to communicate with parents about the amount of time their children spend on screens and to encourage them to use mobile phones less frequently, particularly at night. Modi also urged teachers to take children outside the classroom and connect them with real-world skills and forms of work, as outlined in the National Education Policy. He called for teachers to inculcate values such as the dignity of labor among children.
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