“Teachers are the creators of the future. This has never been as true as it is today,” Nirbhayananda swami, head of the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram, said here on Monday.
He was addressing teachers of primary and secondary schools at a ‘Career Utsav’. “If you meet a good man, you will know that he had good teachers. If you meet a worthless person, you can easily conclude that he had not met any good teachers,” the seer said.
“Some teachers complain that they are not as respected as teachers of earlier generations. They need to look within for the answers. They need to discuss whether the society has failed them or whether they have failed the society.”
He said that introspection was necessary for everyone, as it served as important feedback. That is why a man of wisdom seeks hard times: they give him feedback about himself and challenge him to bring out the best in him, he said.
“Self-criticism is the first step towards improvement. We have to realise this,” he added.
He said that no one was born unintelligent. Everyone needs to be taught in the way he or she understands. In fact, teachers should accept each dull student as a challenge to their teaching abilities and work harder for them, he said.
Referring to the guru-shishya tradition, he said it was among the best ways of teaching, one in which the personality of students was moulded.
Indian parents knew that children imitated elders; therefore, they kept their children at the ashrams of gurus who were known to be virtuous people, he said. No parent left his children at the house of a king or a rich businessman. They chose ascetics who took delight in spreading knowledge, he said.
‘Inspire your students’
The seer said that completing the syllabus was not a teacher’s only job; they were expected to groom children into responsible citizens. Teachers are expected to inspire students. That is why it is said that teachers have no working hours or retirement, he said.
Conceptual clarity, eternal curiosity and an undying spirit for innovation are the other qualities needed in a teacher. U.R. Rao, space scientist, once said that he gave the credit of all his success to
He was addressing teachers of primary and secondary schools at a ‘Career Utsav’. “If you meet a good man, you will know that he had good teachers. If you meet a worthless person, you can easily conclude that he had not met any good teachers,” the seer said.
“Some teachers complain that they are not as respected as teachers of earlier generations. They need to look within for the answers. They need to discuss whether the society has failed them or whether they have failed the society.”
He said that introspection was necessary for everyone, as it served as important feedback. That is why a man of wisdom seeks hard times: they give him feedback about himself and challenge him to bring out the best in him, he said.
“Self-criticism is the first step towards improvement. We have to realise this,” he added.
He said that no one was born unintelligent. Everyone needs to be taught in the way he or she understands. In fact, teachers should accept each dull student as a challenge to their teaching abilities and work harder for them, he said.
Referring to the guru-shishya tradition, he said it was among the best ways of teaching, one in which the personality of students was moulded.
Indian parents knew that children imitated elders; therefore, they kept their children at the ashrams of gurus who were known to be virtuous people, he said. No parent left his children at the house of a king or a rich businessman. They chose ascetics who took delight in spreading knowledge, he said.
‘Inspire your students’
The seer said that completing the syllabus was not a teacher’s only job; they were expected to groom children into responsible citizens. Teachers are expected to inspire students. That is why it is said that teachers have no working hours or retirement, he said.
Conceptual clarity, eternal curiosity and an undying spirit for innovation are the other qualities needed in a teacher. U.R. Rao, space scientist, once said that he gave the credit of all his success to
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