Numbers failed to add up for easy maths option in Maha

Nagpur | Saturday | 12th January, 2019

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Giving an easy option from day one was the wrong way to go about this,” he said.INFORMATION GFX2018 SSC Exam: Numbers not in favour of easy maths in MaharashtraStudents who opted for normal maths paper | 16.74 lakhPass percentage | 89.13%Students who opted for General Maths (easy) paper | 72,000Pass percentage | 79.55% The concept of easy version is illogical and only sounds good in power point presentations, but fails miserably when implemented on the ground. If a student still opts for the easy version, it is the teacher’s failure. Nagpur: The easy maths version for Std X, which CBSE announced on Thursday, is an experiment that the Maharashtra state board tried for a decade before scrapping it last year. I believe the low popularity is a result of students being aware that they cannot choose maths in Std XI if they opted for General Maths in Std X.”With many schools having just half a dozen or so students choosing General Maths, it became a problem for teaching too..