Delhi govt. schools to run leadership programmes

: “Whether they join some profession or start a business, our students should be able to provide leadership to society. They should be able to lead the nation if the nation needs them,” said Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday while announcing the introduction of leadership programmes in government schools.

Teachers felicitated

Mr. Sisodia was speaking at the Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony, where the government felicitated teachers and principals for delivering exemplary results in board exams.

“Leadership qualities are required not just for fighting elections. They are required to develop skills that will help an individual to set the pace in his or her own life. Many who are not in charge of their own lives discover that their lives are being led by someone else,” said the Minister.

‘All schools to be covered’

Mr. Sisodia said the leadership programme would be introduced in a few select schools and gradually expanded to include every school in Delhi.

“I believe that when a student leaves school, he/she should know more than what he/she has read in books. A creative spirit and self-confidence are more important than academic learning. More important than the syllabus is the ability to study textbooks with confidence,” added the Minister.

He also exhorted teachers to focus on those students who were lagging behind and said the government was going to focus on making learning more creative.