26 September 2024

Teacher Recognition

Any educated or unbiased person in India would know the enormous undue pressure from parents and school administraion on school teachers today. 

A few days ago, Singapore Government came up with drastic changes to fix the problem. According to cna TV Channel, teachers in Korea are also under a lot of pressure. The TV programme featured teachers, education professionals at their Education Ministry and parents. It was a well defined documentary. I tried to give a link to the programme but couldn't access any in CNA TV website. 

I think that teachers' status and well being is sidelined by our Central and State Governments although there is a lot of lip service and functions such as Teacher's Day when a few teachers are honoured. But, I don't think that this honour is adequate for the sacrifices made by teachers, who are as important as doctors.   



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Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.