Greetings
to the entire teaching fraternity on the occasion of Teachers' Day from
news.desk
Teachers'
day has been celebrated in
India since 1962 as a
tribute to the contribution
made by teachers to the
society. It is observed on
5th September on which day
falls the birthday of the
second President of India,
Dr. S Radhakrishnan, teacher,
scholar, philosopher and
diplomat, who was a firm
believer that the path of
education was the only path
of progress.
Since
time immemorial the Teacher
has played a pivotal role in
the growth and development
of the human race. In our
country we have learnt to
revere teachers, according
to them a position only next
to God. Gurus contributed to
the overall development of
the student's personality
and growth and development
of the nation.
Today
a teacher's role in society
becomes all the more
relevant as we talk of human
capital which is an attempt
to capture the social,
biological, cultural and
psychological complexity of
the human being. For the
balanced growth of a society
or country, growth of human
capabilities is of foremost
importance. So we see that
the brief of the Teacher has
changed and evolved over
time. Education has to be
restructured and
reconstructed to meet the
aspirations of the citizens
of the new century.
Priorities in education have
to be re-organised. Teacher
dominated classroom has to
give way to
teacher-facilitated
classroom. Instead of
teaching by rote, teachers
have to think of ways that
children learn by doing and
experimentation. So that no
child is left behind and
every child attains his/her
full potential. Instead of
competition, students have
to be taught team-work, to
collaborate with each other.
Instead of cut-throat
competition, students have
to be taught the values of
love and compassion so that
they become a part of one
global ethos. Let us, as
teachers strive to mould our
students into leaders of
thought and action, into
agents of proactive social
transformation so that we
can leave behind us a better
and more humane world.
In
this edition:
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Read
about Proposals managed
by Develops Schools.
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Our
Business Editor, Mr.
Melwin Braggs shares his
views on 'My Teacher -
My Guru, do they still
need mentoring and
training'.
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I
introduce
"Homeschooling and
Afterschooling ''.
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We
bring you Web
links on the
happenings in the
education industry.
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You
could know more about
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I
now invite you to read on
and send us your feedback /
suggestions. After all we
improve when you assist us.
Feel free to FORWARD
this newsletter to your
Trustees / Managing
committees / References.
Sincerely,
Rita
Wilson
Chief
Editor
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Proposals
managed by Develops Schools (No.
157)
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My
teacher - My Guru, do they still
need mentoring and training
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Melwin
Braggs, Business Editor
I
share some reading which comes
to me as I write today.
'A teacher takes responsibility
for your growth. A Guru makes
you responsible for your growth.
A teacher gives you things you
do not have and require. A Guru
takes away things you have and
do not require.
A teacher instructs you. A Guru
constructs you.
A teacher gives you knowledge. A
Guru makes you wise.
A teacher is a systematic
thinker. A Guru is a lateral
thinker.
A teacher leads you by the hand.
A Guru leads you by example'.
I
bow down and honor both, the
teachers and the Guru in our
life.
It
is to be understood that
Teachers too are human, have
needs of learning,
upgrading skills and wish to add
to their experience. Teacher
education is more important
today than it has been in half a
century. Education policies and
practice are being radically
transformed, and teacher
training programs are required
to fall in line with the
marketization and privatization
of K-12 schools.
The
following items look at why it
is so important for all teachers
to attend effective teacher
training programs.
1.
Helps Prevent Failure:
Teachers now have many
challenges that they face each
day. Effective teacher training
helps prepare teachers for these
challenges. While teacher
training and student teaching
won't completely prepare new
teachers for every issue they
will face, it can help them feel
more confident about many common
problems that arise for teachers
each day.
2.
Provides an Understanding of
the Benchmarks for Achievement: Many
inexperienced teachers focus on
getting students to memorize and
regurgitate success. However,
does this show true student
achievement? Without a
background to what does and does
not constitute authentic student
learning, new teachers sometimes
create lessons that don't lead
to the results they were
expecting. However, teacher
preparation programs can help
teachers understand how to find
and apply effective benchmarks
for student achievement.
3.
Provides Support in a
Controlled Environment: Most
teachers need practice teaching
combined with effective
mentoring in order to help them
understand what is required from
them in their position.
4.
Stops Costly Experimenting on
Students: While all teachers
experiment with new lessons and
techniques from time to time,
teachers without proper training
will often try things that
education might have taught them
would not work. This
experimenting comes at a cost in
terms of student learning. As
most teachers know, it is very
easy to lose your students at
the cost of experimentation, you
risk losing respect and
interest. The ultimate cost of
this failure is in what the
student will not achieve in the
classroom.
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Homeschooling
and Afterschooling
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Rita
Wilson, Chief Editor
(Ex-chief
executive and Secretary, ICSE)
Homeschooling
is a type of education where
children learn outside of a
school setting under the
supervision of their parents. In
the west today, homeschooling is
a widely accepted educational
alternative to traditional
public or private schools, as
well as a valuable method of
learning in its own right.
Some
of the reasons parents give for
homeschooling include concern
about safety, religious
preference, and educational
benefits. For many families,
homeschooling is also a
reflection of the importance
they place on being together and
a way to offset some of the
pressures -- in and out of
school -- to consume, acquire,
and conform
One
reason parents choose
homeschooling is to give their
children the things traditional
schools can't provide. But if
you are not ready or able to
make the commitment to
homeschool, you might want to
give afterschooling a try.
Afterschooling
is supplementing your child's
school day with enriching
activities outside the
classroom. That doesn't mean
piling on more homework, or
going over what your child did
that day in school. Instead, the
best way to afterschool is to
add in the things the school day
may be missing. Here are some
ways to get the most out of
afterschooling:
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Don't
do things the same way the
schools are doing.
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Encourage
your children to exercise
their imagination.
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Help
them learn to analyse
arguments, and thus develop
critical thinking skills.
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Take
them out to meet different
people and enlarge their
world-view.
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Give
them responsibility to make
them feel in control of
their world.
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Let
them connect with nature and
nurture a love for nature.
Education
does not take place in the
classroom only and the above can
help the child become a better
educated person. Parents must
encourage their children’s
curiosity, their argumentative
skills and hands-on learning
which can produce creative
critical thinkers.
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