Education has always
been a foundation of any society. The quality education that is embedded turns
the children of the country into responsible and competent citizens of a
society. It holds them with the social mindset, values, skills, and knowledge.
India has always been trying its best to train its students. However, there is
a much greater obstacle to the Indian education system that is blinded due to
the other issues. It’s the incompetency of the India education system to train
their teacher properly has deeply affected the teaching system.
The quality of an
education system directly relies upon the quality of the teachers and the
principals. The issue of shortage of
properly trained teachers and poor learning at schools needs to be addressed.
Indian schools have
always focused more on the development of students and invested all their
resources in training them but they have often failed to invest enough time and
resources on the development of teachers, who are the pillars of any
educational institution. It is no new news that our country faces a shortage of
qualified headteachers who can run a school.
The teachers,
especially those in the government schools, are largely seen to be more of an
authoritative and governance figure, solely focusing on being in the classroom
rather than developing their own teaching skills and motivation. A study
conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training showed
that there is no systematic mechanism for feedback of teachers and thus
designing training and development curriculum taking into consideration the
feedback. Even though there is some training carried out, the result of such
training can be very limited and it cannot be measured whether the training is
being reflected or used and practiced in the classroom. These factors have
significant effects and they lower the professionalism of the teaching
profession. It lowers a teacher’s sense of duty to the job and responsibility
as a teacher, shaped by the environment in which the teacher operates.
It is also important
to train the teachers regarding how to deal with students and how to
communicate outside the curriculum. A survey highlighted that half of the
teachers believe that not all students are capable of achieving excellent
educational outcomes because of their social backgrounds. Out of all the
teachers, approximately 25% try to incorporate activity and practical based
learning methods, and 33% use storytelling as a form of teaching.
The solution to curb
this issue is incentives for teachers and investing in teachers' training
programs. It is high time that Indian schools should start focusing on teacher
development and must ensure that along with the knowledge of the subject
matter, the teacher must possess a range of skills such as classroom
management, school administration, and student psychology. A curriculum must be
designed to meet their needs and update them with the required knowledge: be it
classroom knowledge or a digital-friendly attitude.
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