Question pretext
This section is to be filled before even entering the school, and is meant especially for rural government primary schools, though it can also apply to rural private schools and urban government (municipal) schools. The idea is to observe teaching activity, as in many cases, teachers may be physically present in the school but not engaging in any teaching. Once you go and meet the head teacher, the news will spread quickly, and observations on teaching activity at that point will not be reliable. Since most government primary schools consist of only 2-3 classrooms, and since people walk near the school all the time, you should be able to observe the interiors of the classroom even before talking to the head teacher. Observe the activity discreetly before asking for the head teacher's office and note down the following details:
Interviewer instructions
Record the number. If the teacher is standing outside the class doing something else, then treat it as if the teacher IS in the classroom, but in the section below, he/she will be recorded as not engaged in teaching activity. If one teacher seems to be minding two classrooms, record one classroom as having a teacher, and the other one as not having any.
