Experimentation, practical training- key to learning: Speaker

Jammu: Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta, stressing on students to focus on acquiring knowledge rather than just educating themselves, said that experimentation, practical application of facts and theories are key to gaining knowledge.
Kavinder Gupta was speaking at the student Science Fair organized at Govt Girls High School Gandhi Nagar by Agastya International Foundation supported by R Jhunjunwala Foundation and others with the support of Directorate of School Education, Jammu.
Minister of State for Education Priya Sethi, MLCs Ramesh Arora, Vikram Randhawa and Charanjeet Singh Khalsa, Director Education Jammu, Director RMSA, Director SSA, Joint Director Education Jammu, CO Education, Principal School besides senior political leaders including Yudhvir Sethi, Baldev Baloria were present on the occasion. Kavinder Gupta, lauding this initiative by Agastiya Foundation and Education department, said that such programmes should be regularly organized in government schools to give students the necessary exposure, encouragement. He said that Government is working to enhance the education scenario in state by upgrading many government schools into model schools. Priya Sethi, while speaking on the occasion said that state government is making efforts to provide quality education which focus on both practical and theoretical aspects of learning. Earlier, the Speaker launched work for construction of three additional classrooms at Government High School, Digiana.