Celebrate the Joy of Being a Teacher

  •   Thu, Sep 05 2024
  •   By Grace Pinto

September 5, 2024

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men,” this quote of Frederick Douglass signifies the tremendous importance that rests on the shoulders of our teachers of nurturing value laden responsible global citizens. Not everyone is called to become a school teacher, but certainly everyone plays a role of a teacher at some point of time or the other in their lives. Since the child spends a good portion of its formative years in acquiring an education, school environment is a critical factor and school teachers play a pivotal role in nurturing the young minds. However, home and parents also have an equal responsibility in this entire process. Therefore, it is the shared responsibility of both school teachers and parents/guardians to spend time on grooming children in the right direction and ensuring that they grow up as responsible citizens.

We witness that there are various changes taking place in the segment of education which demands teachers to be well equipped to meet the expectations of 21st Century learners. It is an enormous task to remain up to date and committed to the noble profession of teaching so that students receive the best learning opportunities and guidance to be lifelong learners and be prepared for the future that remains unknown. In this context, John Dewey had beautifully stated, “If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”

It is true that the role of a teacher has radically changed over the years because of the changes in the educational process. A teacher's role is not relegated to the sidelines or substituted by technology; instead the role has become even more critical in the current journey of learning on the information highway. The teacher would need to be effective at engaging learners towards meaningful construction of knowledge, and encourage them through appropriate integration of technology to apply learning into action and relevant outcomes. While technology would do its bit, teachers as facilitators add the desired human touch and provide opportunities to the students to develop critical thinking skills and cultivate values to help them become responsible lifelong learners as Aristotle had aptly said, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all!”

Despite several challenges, there is so much joy among teachers as all that they do is because of their love and passion. They interact with hundreds of young bubbling lives and make every effort to transform them into what they really ought to be. There is so much delight among teachers in knowing their students, helping them discover their talents, celebrating their successes and watching them blossom into beautiful humane persons. Teachers know that their students whom they have mentored will one day realize their fullest potential and become Kings and Queens in their own area of interest. All this gives them a sense of joy and satisfaction.

September 5, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, is a special day that is dedicated to all our beloved teachers to remember and thank them for their sacrifice and contribution to society. Dear teachers, no matter the challenges you face, celebrate the joy of being a teacher that transforms eternity. I pray that Lord Jesus Christ blesses our teachers and their family abundantly.

Wish you a very Happy Teachers’ Day!

 

 

 
By Grace Pinto
Grace Pinto is the managing director of Ryan Group of Institutions.
To submit your article / poem / short story to Daijiworld, please email it to news@daijiworld.com mentioning 'Article/poem submission for daijiworld' in the subject line. Please note the following:

  • The article / poem / short story should be original and previously unpublished in other websites except in the personal blog of the author. We will cross-check the originality of the article, and if found to be copied from another source in whole or in parts without appropriate acknowledgment, the submission will be rejected.
  • The author of the poem / article / short story should include a brief self-introduction limited to 500 characters and his/her recent picture (optional). Pictures relevant to the article may also be sent (optional), provided they are not bound by copyright. Travelogues should be sent along with relevant pictures not sourced from the Internet. Travelogues without relevant pictures will be rejected.
  • In case of a short story / article, the write-up should be at least one-and-a-half pages in word document in Times New Roman font 12 (or, about 700-800 words). Contributors are requested to keep their write-ups limited to a maximum of four pages. Longer write-ups may be sent in parts to publish in installments. Each installment should be sent within a week of the previous installment. A single poem sent for publication should be at least 3/4th of a page in length. Multiple short poems may be submitted for single publication.
  • All submissions should be in Microsoft Word format or text file. Pictures should not be larger than 1000 pixels in width, and of good resolution. Pictures should be attached separately in the mail and may be numbered if the author wants them to be placed in order.
  • Submission of the article / poem / short story does not automatically entail that it would be published. Daijiworld editors will examine each submission and decide on its acceptance/rejection purely based on merit.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to edit the submission if necessary for grammar and spelling, without compromising on the author's tone and message.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to reject submissions without prior notice. Mails/calls on the status of the submission will not be entertained. Contributors are requested to be patient.
  • The article / poem / short story should not be targeted directly or indirectly at any individual/group/community. Daijiworld will not assume responsibility for factual errors in the submission.
  • Once accepted, the article / poem / short story will be published as and when we have space. Publication may take up to four weeks from the date of submission of the write-up, depending on the number of submissions we receive. No author will be published twice in succession or twice within a fortnight.
  • Time-bound articles (example, on Mother's Day) should be sent at least a week in advance. Please specify the occasion as well as the date on which you would like it published while sending the write-up.

Comment on this article

  • Elwyn Goveas, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 05 2024

    If the teacher enter the class room where the children are not on their benches and are busy talking with other classmates you get to hear this famous sentence.Is this the fish market.Happy teachers day.This reminds me of the childhood days.


Leave a Comment

Title: Celebrate the Joy of Being a Teacher



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.