Back after a break.
(No, my back is not broken.....I will take up the posture during typing anything in a later post)
Had a good two day training. This time I was the trainer :-)
I had a great time in explaining things.It is fun to explain.
But I guess a great teacher INSPIRES people not just explains things.
Thats why we remember (atleast most of us remember) our primary school teachers. Their job is really difficult.Try explaining "London bridge is falling down " to a small child.
And being a primary school teacher, is selfless, also.
Because if you are a teacher to a BE/MS/PhD, there might be a motive of putting your name on the project book cover.But as a primary school teacher, you teach something which people KNOW.It is very service oriented profession.
Inspiring adults is very difficult, because you got to be a super-achiever to inspire adults. Otherwise most adults dont give you the respect.
I had attended a small talk about "Why IT clicks in India" by Prof.Sadagopan and I was tocuhed when one of the slides read, "Our Village school masters , still do a good job".
Sepaking of teachers, I observed this link on the VTU official site. One thing which is objectionable is printing salaries against the names of the lecturers.Does a company print the salaries of its employees just like that ?
Another objectionable things is preparing a godammn excel sheet. Why cant they prepare a decent html page listing their profiles? It looks like a godammn voters list page.We, as Indians will never get the right method to do things.
If it is an internal document, why circulate it on the web ?
Current Music : Jethro Tull - Teacher
3 comments:
I think high school teachers influence our value-systems and motivation levels more than primary school teachers, or any other college ones. Students are most impressionable in the 13-16 age bracket, and thats when these teachers can make a difference. The teaching syllabus too, in terms of History, Languages, etc. which could be used to talk about society, culture, values, etc. during High School.
This is where I think we are being hit at even the rural areas. Their primary schooling is good, at a per-village level. But for their high school, these students go to the nearest town, which invariably has no teachers, or clueless teachers.
As for what I will do to "fix" this, sigh for now. Hope things will change.
Well said man...
Yes, I think High school teachers play an important role...
People who are good dont go to schools to teach because it is not lucrative....but you should have that "service" mentality....
I think teaching is a noble profession. Its a tough job. The thing is see with most good teachers is that they love what they do. It shows. That seperates them from the rest.
It is sad that teachers don't make as much money as they should. Makes you wonder 'Vidyege bele idiya?'.I am happy to see my profs in PUC are making loads of money.
They spend lots of time coaching their students. They deserve their returns.
Don't fully agree about who has the most influence, but a good teacher will always be able to influence you. Read an interesting quote on teacher-student relationships
"If you are a good student, you will never find a bad guru. If you are a bad student, you will never find a good guru"
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