Vital Role of Teachers in Nation Building: Kavinder Gupta

Jammu, Sept 5: Govt. Hr. Sec. School Sunjwan on Wednesday celebrated Teachers Day in collaboration with Rotary Club Jammu. On the occasion  Former Dy. CM and MLA Gandhi Nagar, Kavinder Gupta was Chief Guest and Subhash Gandotra, President Rotary Club Jammu was Guest of Honour. A colourful Cultural program was organised on the occasion.

Kavinder Gupta on the Occasion Remembered the Bharat Ratna Dr. Radhakrishna, former president of India and his contributions to the education sector to modern India in 20^th Century. He said for his contributions India Celebrates Teachers day on his Birthday. Gupta said India has remained a world guru in education sector. He said a teacher is a maker of man. He is foundation of all Education, and thus of the whole civilization of mankind, present and future. No nation reconstruction is possible without the active cooperation of the teacher. Education is a process aimed at socialized and humanizing individual citizen through their life from birth till death. Teacher is the maker of nation, so for the development of the country, it is very important to have good teachers and good teachers can be produced only if we have a good system of teacher education and dedicated and efficient teacher-educators. The teacher can be rightly called a nation builder. Teachers through their perseverance love and sacrifices have shown us the right path in which great men have built our nation. It is our dear teachers who mould our character, our personality and show us the right direction which leads us to our final destination. Flourishing national development and a society truly prosperous with knowledge all begins from its teachers. Teachers need to have a high level of commitment towards their duties and responsibilities which have been entrusted to them. The teacher is a judge who gives marks and ratings. The teacher is a representative of the society who inculcates moral precepts. In the development of a country, great attention has to be paid to education and learning, as well as good morals, and nobody is more suited to assist in this process than the humble teacher. Without teachers, both knowledge and morals would suffer. The role of the teacher is a multi-faceted one comprising academic, pedagogical and social roles. Academic roles comprise teaching, counselling and supervisory roles while pedagogical roles include instructional, evaluation and facilitating roles. As a facilitator of learning, the teacher is involved in motivating pupils to learn, maintaining control in the classroom and the school in general, and creating a conducive environment for learning to take place. Social roles of the teacher include among others socializing roles which is preparing pupils to participate in the way of life of the society. Principal Govt. H.S.S Sunjwan, Sukltana Kousar, Dr. Dushyant among other Staff members of the school were present on the occasion.

Later Kavinder Gupta also facilitated treachersat Teachers day function in Shiksha Niketan Higher secondary school Jeevan Nagar along with Baldev Blowria and Vinay Gupta. He appreciated the management of the school for facilitating more than four hundred staff members of the institution on teacher’s day. He said this gesture towards the staff boosts their morale. Mr. Gupta said the Teachers' roles today are considerably different than they used to be. Teachers were once issued a specific curriculum to teach, and a set of instructions on how to teach it, using the same methods for all students. In today's world, a teacher's role is quite multifaceted. Their job is to counsel students, help them learn how to use their knowledge and integrate it into their lives so they will become valuable members of society. Teachers are encouraged to adapt learning methods to each individual student's learning, to challenge and inspire them to learn.

Gupta further said that the role of a teacher is clearly more than just planning and executing lesson plans. In some senses, because the teacher spends so much time with the students, she or he can become the student's third parent. Teachers can be a constant positive role model for their students, particularly for children that lack a solid family foundation.