NCERT Class 7 English Honeycomb - Foreword and Textbook Development Committee Details

Sep 20, 2026

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The document presents the front matter for NCERT Class 7 English Honeycomb, including publication information and acknowledgements. It contains a detailed Foreword aligned with the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005, emphasizing links between school learning and students’ daily life, discouraging rote learning, and promoting child-centered education. It highlights how teachers and principals can encourage reflection, imaginative activities, and creativity, while also noting curriculum restructuring and evaluation methods. The Textbook Development Committee section lists leadership roles, chief advisor, chief coordinator, and members involved in creating the textbook.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages160

Reading Time4 h 6 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

Textbook Development Committee

Chief Advisor

Chief Coordinator

2018-19 First Edition February 2007 Phalguna 1928 Reprinted October 2007 Kartika 1929March 2009 Phalguna 1930January 2010 Magha 1931Nouember 2010 Kartika 1932January 2012 Magha 1933December 2012 Agrahayana 1934October 2013 Asvina 1935November 2014 Agrahayana 1936December 2015 Agrahayana 1937December 2016 Pausa 1938November 2017 Agrahayana 1939 PD 470T RPS National Council of EducationalResearch and Training,2007 Printed on 80 GSM paper withNCERT watermark Published at the Publication Division bythe Secretary,National Councilof Educational Research and Training,Sri Aurobindo Marg,New Delhi 110016and printed at Green WorldPublications (India)Private Limited,Mander Mode,Bamrauli,Allahabad211003(U.P.) OFFICES OF THE PUBLICATION Phone:033-25530454 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DIVISION,NCERT Sri Aurobindo Marg New Delhi110016 HosdakereHalliExtension BanashankaniStage Bangaluru 560085 P.O.Navjivan Ahmedabad 380014 Opp.Dhankal Bus Stop Panihati Kolkata 700114 Maligaon Guwahati 781021 55.00 □ Nopart ofthis publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrievalsystem or trans mitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying.recording or otherwise without the priorpemission of the publisher. □ This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not,byway oftrade,be lent,re-sold,hired out or otherwisedisposedof without thepublisher's consent,in any form of binding or cover other than thatin which it ispublished. □ The correct priceofthispublication is the prce printed on this page,Any revised price indicatedby a rubber stampor by asticker or by anyother means is incorrectand should be unacceptable. NCERT Campus Phone:011-26562708 108,100Feet Road Phone:080-26725740 Navjivan Trust Building Phone:079-27541446 CwC Campus CwCComplex Phone:0361-2674869 Publication Team Head,Publication ::M.Siraj AnwarDivisionChief Editor:Shveta UppalChief Business:Gautam GangulyManagerChief Production:Arun ChitkaraOfficer(Incharge)Editor:Vijayam SankarnarayananProduction Assistant:Prakash Veer SinghCover and LayoutArvinder ChawlaIllustrationsBhushan Shaligram # Foreword THE National Curriculum Framework(NCF),2005,recommends that children's life at school must be linked totheir life outside the school.This principle marks a departurefrom the legacy of bookish learningwhich continues to shapeour system and causes a gap between the school,home andcommunity.The syllabiand textbooks developed on the basisof NCF signify an attempt to implement this basic idea.Theyalso attempt to discourage rote learning and the maintenanceof sharpboundaries between different subject areas.We hopethese measures will take us significantly further in thedirection of a child-centered system of education outlined inthe National Policy of Education(1986). The success ofthis effort depends on the steps that schoolprincipals and teachers will take to encourage children toreflect on their own learning and to pursue imaginativeactivities and questions.We must recognise that,given space,time and freedom,children generate new knowledge byengaging with the information passed on to them by adults.Treating the prescribed textbook as the sole basis ofexamination is one of the key reasons why other resourcesand sites of learning are ignored.Inculcating creativity andinitiative is possible if we perceive and treat children asparticipants in learning,not as receivers of a fixed bodyof knowledge. These aims imply considerable change in school routinesand mode of functioning.Flexibility in the daily time-tableis as necessary as rigour in implementing the annualcalendar so that the required number of teaching days areactually devoted to teaching.The methods used forteachingand evaluation will also determine how effective this textbookproves for making children's life at schoola happy experience,rather than a source of stress or boredom.Syllabus designers 2018-19 have tried to address the problem of cu

FAQs

What does the Foreword say about the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005?

It recommends that children’s school experiences should connect to their life outside school, moving away from bookish learning and reducing gaps between school, home, and community.

How does the document describe the purpose of the redesigned syllabi and textbooks?

It aims to discourage rote learning, avoid sharp boundaries between subject areas, and support a child-centered system where children participate in generating knowledge.

What steps does the Foreword emphasize for effective implementation in schools?

It stresses flexibility in daily time-tables and annual calendars, and notes that teaching and evaluation methods affect whether the textbook becomes a happy experience rather than stress or boredom.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by Rowan