TEACHERS’
DAY MESSAGE
MESSAGES FOR STUDENT
TEACHERS ON HOW TO TEACH
Prepared by
SABARISH-P
M.Sc., M.Ed., JRF & NET
Lecturer in Physical Science, Arafa Institute for Teacher Education
Attur, Thrissur.
Ø Teachers
are always students.
Ø Students
like the subject, if they like the teacher handling the subject.
Ø Students
will follow and obey the instructions of a teacher if they like the teacher.
Ø The
role of a teacher is not merely as a teacher but also as a guardian.
Ø Teachers
can influence the students more than the parents can.
Ø Teachers
have to aim at making the students good and great
Ø Teachers
may not remember their students always, but students will always remember
their good teachers.
Ø The
students have the freedom to behave and misbehave, but the teachers have the
freedom only to behave and not to misbehave.
Ø Teachers
can give only one quarter of the knowledge needed for the students.
Ø Teachers
should inform the students that the second quarter of the knowledge they have
to make by themselves.
Ø The
third quarter of the knowledge, the students should be informed that they
should collect from others/colleagues / surroundings.
Ø The
teachers should tell the students that the last quarter of the knowledge can be
made available during the process of marching forward through addition,
deletion, modification and correction. This can be done through listening,
watching, discussing and thinking (about) stories,
messages, experiences and life truths.
Ø The
role of the teacher is to collect as much information as possible and convert
them into knowledge and convert the knowledge into wisdom and use the wisdom to
get experience. This message, the teachers should teach the students also.
Ø Creating
silent change is better than creating violent changes. Thus evolutionary
changes are better than revolutionary changes.
Ø A
students will always remember the painful experiences from the teachers,
even though a teacher may forget about it.
Ø A
student will always be helpful for a teacher, but a teacher is generally useful
for a student till their exam is over.
Ø Neglect
simple and silly negatives happening in the classrooms
Ø Never
be biased or partial in taking any decision. Prove that the teacher is
impartial.
Ø Never
insult, ignore, belittle, make fun of a student at any time. Never scold a
student in front of others. Never compare the bad qualities of a student and
tell others are better.
Ø All
the students will not be genius and very good as the teachers may also not
be so.
Ø Students
are coming from different background as the teachers also are.
Ø The
academic, financial, intellectual, experiential ……. Backgrounds of the parents
influence the students very much. Inhere qualities of the students may also
drag them to bad friendship.
Ø Adolescent
period is a bit risky. Never be too much bonded with any students particularly
opposite sex.
Ø Correct
the students by calling individually to the teachers room, that too without
insulting.
Every
student is a living file and not dead file, as he/she has feelings and
emotions.
LET
US NOW GO TO THE TEACHING PARAMETERS
Teaching subjects should be Modern Knowledge (MK), General Knowledge (GK), Value based Knowledge (VK) and Heritage Knowledge (HK)
What to teach: Teaching subjects should be
classified upto the end of second term of each academic year; 70%
pure Modern Knowledge (MK) , 10% General Knowledge (GK) , 10%
Value based Knowledge (VK) and 10% Heritage Knowledge
(HK). After the second term of the academic year more focus can be given
to the MK.
Modern
Knowledge (MK) : Here the modern knowledge
means the knowledge, the teacher is expected to handle as per the syllabus which
should be taught in the class systematically as per the time schedule
fixed. Ask question or subjects told in the previous classes. Repeat the
subject in a nutshell.
General
Knowledge (GK): The General knowledge expected
here should be connected with the MK, on which the teacher should
prepare separately for present with MK. It can be subject based but at a
higher level.
Value
based Knowledge (VK): Value based knowledge can
be defined (for the students) as the knowledge which brings sustainable
and permanent benefits for the mind, body, family, society and
nation. Thus VK is meant for elevating the mind from negative to
positives, elevating the body from ill health to good health,
strengthening family relation, building social bondage and integration of the
nation.
Heritage
Knowledge (HK) ; Heritage knowledge is the
knowledge which we inherited from our forefathers which can include the
stories, experiences/ incidents/ messages/ life truths for making
the students proud of our motherland and culture. This should
include ancient and modern knowledge in all branches of science and
technology depending upon the subject of each teacher, the explanations should
be selected. Eg, Mathematics teacher should teach some aspects of mathematics
heritage of India.
Teach very specifically as many stories as
possible from religious books (Bhagavat gita/quran/Bible etc) Puraanaas and
Mahaabhaaratha. Teach the experiences of Pandavas and Kouravas from
Mahabhaaratha and also those from Ramayana. This should include all the personalities
connected with Sri Rama. Teach the messages given in Bhagavat gita,
Vedas and also the life truths given in Upanishads. In all
the above group of books, hundreds and thousands of messages are also directly
given, which should also be include in VK.
