The traditional seating arrangement has been changed in all government schools in Tamil Nadu. Till now, students used to sit in a single line, one behind the other, in all classes, but now the seating arrangement has been changed. Students in Tamil Nadu will now sit in a ‘U’ shape in the classroom, i.e. ‘เฎช’ shape in Tamil. This decision has been taken by the Tamil Nadu government so that students participate in every activity, giving every student a front row experience. For now, this arrangement will be implemented on a pilot basis and will be expanded based on its success. The number of students in each class will be based on the size of the class. A press release from the Tamil Nadu government said, ‘Every voice should be heard and seen. Education should be a conversation, not a lecture.’ All the students in the class will sit in a ‘U’ shape. No student will sit in front or behind each other. You can think of it as a semi-circle. In this arrangement, desks and chairs are placed in such a way that it looks like a big U. This allows the teacher to stand in the open part of the U and see all the students, and the students can also see each other’s faces. This facilitates communication and communication between the teacher and the students.
Big decision of Tamil Nadu government, now there will be ‘U’ shaped seating arrangement in schools, no back benchers
