Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :
Students with special needs and health complications defeated all their challenges to come out with flying colours in the class 10 examination, with help from online videos, peers, faculty, and private tutors.
Krishna Rao, diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, scored 75% in the board examination. A student of Sri Kumaran Children’s Home, Krishna faced problems owing to illegible handwriting and had social issues “My teachers helped me a lot as did the private tutor. Reading the newspaper daily even during exams also helped,” he said.
He said the faculty also ensured that he was not bullied or treated differently from the rest and sensitised other students about his condition. He has score well in Sanskrit (81) and Social Science (93). He aims to pursue political science and legal studies.
Kushal Katariya, who has almost overcome his dyslexia, is a student of Delhi Public School-South. He scored 68% in the examination. Though he found the teachers at his school to be supportive, he attributes his success to his private tutors who went out of their way to ensure that he did well. “I found online videos very helpful. I used to watch motivational speeches on a daily basis to remain focussed,” he said.
There were nine students in Delhi Public School-North with special needs, and all of them scored above 75%.
Mohammad Jamshed, a student who had a bone marrow transplant this academic year, could not attend a majority of the classes, but managed to get 80%. Owing to lack of attendance, he had to obtain special permission from the CBSE chairman to write the board examination. “My teachers helped me a lot. They came home and taught me,” he said. His method of studying involved daily planning and breaking down concepts into basic units for easy comprehension. Jamshed aims to pursue commerce to become an entrepreneur.
Medha Jayanth, a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya Indian Institute Of Science, scored 75.4%. She has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. “I’ve been studying at KV for 10 years and the comfortable environment helped me score well,” she said. She aims to pursue commerce and follow her father’s footsteps by completing Chartered Accountancy.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Sanjana N / Bengaluru – May 07th, 2019