{"id":92,"date":"2019-03-13T06:11:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T06:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edup10.epgpbooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/?post_type=chapter&p=92"},"modified":"2019-04-26T05:11:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T05:11:18","slug":"teacher-today-a-reality-check","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/edup10\/chapter\/teacher-today-a-reality-check\/","title":{"rendered":"TEACHER TODAY: A REALITY CHECK"},"content":{"raw":"
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTABLE OF CONTENTS<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learning outcome\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who is a good teacher?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do NCFTE (2009) and NCF (2005) say?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Challenges & Reality\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Human Resource Planning\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scenario of School Teaching\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Students\u2019 Perception of Teachers\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Teacher Today\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 Summary\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n1.<\/strong>Introduction<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Teacher preparation has always been a huge challenge. Manpower planning, developing knowledge base, bridging the gaps between expected teaching skills-competencies and\u00a0practiced. Expected curricula and practiced curricula and matching teaching styles with learning styles .Integration of taxonomy of educational objectives and skills for inclusive education play an important role. Specialization in emerging areas, such as, peace education, value education, yoga education, ICT in education, also require our attention.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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The present demand is to groom a lifelong autonomous learner and to evolve child inspiring methodology along with a child centered approach. The teacher is prepared with the past curriculum and expected to prepare the futuristic vision but it shows mismatch. Pre-service teachers initially get confused between university prescribed lesson designing and researcher introduced approach. Presently very competitive teachers are required for that the teacher training should be strengthened. The present pre-service teacher education is under pressure to provide teachers who would be capable of dealing with the learners that are the part and parcel of the globalised and highly technical world contributing the competent teachers to the society to create and manage the quality education is highly challenging.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Learning outcome<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Know about the challenges and realities of teacher education in India.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understand the need for a better education system in schools.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explain the problems of teacher absenteeism in schools.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Narrate the perception of students about the teachers.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explain the role of teacher education in schools.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n3. WHO IS A GOOD TEACHER?<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nA teacher is thought to be the back bone of the country, architect of the society, closest to the children.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Self-confident\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inquisitive\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faithful\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dutiful, simple and humble.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A role model for the learners,\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Promoter of participatory approach,<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Civilized ideal citizen, and above all a friend, a philosopher, a guide, sincere, and hard working.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Socially sensitive, professionally committed autonomous, accountable& fast renewing.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He is thought to be a constructivist and connectionist.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 He is considered to be an ICT skilled person.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 He is thought to be an Action research oriented person.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n12.\u00a0\u00a0 He is required to be humane and professional out- looker.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n13.\u00a0\u00a0 He is also expected to be an e-teacher & e-pathshala oriented along with multiple intelligence & universal out- looker.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n14.\u00a0\u00a0 But, the tragedy is that sometimes the teacher feels void of being a teacher and end up the day in non-teaching activities.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n15.\u00a0\u00a0 A teacher is expected to fit everywhere.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n4.\u00a0 <\/strong>What do NCFTE (2009) And NCF (2005) say?<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\na. CCE has its own strengths and limitations.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nb. CCE is a power full regulator.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nc. CCE is the voice of the children when they say:-\r\n\r\n \r\n

a. Play way activities ,we play .,The science we experiment; The mathematics we speculate; The stories we narrate; Games we play ; Musical notes we generate ; Keep us healthy and gay;<\/p>\r\n \r\n

b. CCE activities have made studies rejuvenating for teachers, learners, parents and society. We may be tired after our days work, but we don\u2019t feel tired at all.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

c. CCE is a band of rhythm, rhyme and resonance. It helps the learners with innovativeness ,creativity and efficiency whether it be watchman, support staff ,sweepers, gardeners, mess staff, office staff, parents, society, CBSE, management,the primary section coordinator ,principal ,all function synergetically. (As stated by Goel Anshul, Std. X, New Era Senior Secondary School, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.)<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\na. There is added focus on Multiple Intelligence & Life Skills.\r\n\r\n \r\n

b. It focuses on multiple intelligence and life skills .It promotes critical pedagogy in various dimensions of the school through co-operative learning, participatory approach & Action Research.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

c. Critical Pedagogy has been promoted in various dimensions of the School through Cooperative Learning, Participatory Approach & Action Research.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0 Attempts to motivate from marginalized section of the society for expression of their knowledge & skills related to work to have cumulative human experience including children from other sections of the society.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0 Very few attempts have been made to develop Citizenship Skills. There is evident rejection of the old and acceptance of the new.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

6. There are segregated schools on the bases of Public & Private, Medium of Instruction, Religion, Region, and School Boards. This segregation has resulted into the fragmentation of the Society. There are marked differences bet ween Municipal Corporation Schools & Private Schools, Native Schools & International Schools.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The private school students have higher academic achievement, but they might undergo ethos related limitations.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n8.\u00a0 A non-native language for instruction may be barrier in constructing knowledge.\r\n\r\n \r\n

9. Children still are deprived of the learning opportunities that occur in classroom with children from diverse Socio-Economic & Cultural Backgrounds.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

10. A large number of Public Schools still suffer from shortage of facility of infrastructure. It affects adversely academically learning as well as overall health of the children.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

11. There is shortage of teachers with teaching competencies & teaching attitude. With Humane & Professional Teaching aptitude.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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12.\u00a0\u00a0 Teacher Education Curricula and modes of transaction, approaches to inculcate universal values, i.e., truthfulness, compassion & forbearance need to be channelised.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

13. School Education has to be strong enough to appreciate the preamble of Constitution of India which demands determination & action to constitute, sustain and strengthen India into a Sovereign, Socialistic, Secular, Democratic, Republic State.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

14. The sharp disparities between different Social & Economic Groups are everywhere in the perceptible range in India which make the children of the disadvantaged groups educationally most vulnerable.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

15.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Even with having large number of multi- grade schools based on mechanical principles of Teacher-Pupil Ratio, within 1Kilo Metre of each habitation, still do not cater to compatible Pedagogy.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n16.\u00a0 Child Centered Education needs improvisation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n17.\u00a0 Constructivist Learning Approach needs vigorous, implementation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n18.\u00a0 Activity Based Approach needs, to be strengthened.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n19.\u00a0 Competent teachers are required to deal with inclusive classes.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n20.\u00a0 Diagnosis & Remediation should be expedited.\r\n\r\n \r\n

21. School Stereotypes , such as, notion of uneducable children, marginalized groups, Gender Type Stereotypes, Children with disabilities, first generation learners, should be done away with immediately.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

22.\u00a0 The home language and school language needs to be abridged.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

23.\u00a0\u00a0 A vast array of human vocations, like, weaving, carpentry, farming; occupations, such as, shop keeping, etc., constitute a valuable form of knowledge and need to be taken care of properly.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n24.\u00a0 Curricular and Co-curricular activities need to be up-to the mark as;\r\n\r\n \r\n