"The gruesome murder of a Chennai schoolteacher by her 15-year-old student should serve as a wake-up call to educators and parents to focus on what is missing in the way we approach schooling."
Every school should have a qualified counsellor who is accessible to students, teachers and parents. Value Education curricula need to be revamped to address real issues that students contend with. Programmes on anger management can be introduced so that children learn acceptable and unacceptable ways of expressing negative emotions. Teachers should be trained to identify children at risk of various psychological problems. In this digital age, schools must allot time for Media Studies, where children are taught to discern and critique the information that bombards them from various channels. The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : What you lose when you 'buy' an education:
The consumerist view of education is counterproductive as teachers feel belittled in the process and do not receive the respect that is due to them. Teaching is, indeed, a very taxing profession that is not accorded the status it deserves.
We, as a society, have embraced a very utilitarian model of education. For most Indians, the main aim of education is to get a good job that pays a lucrative salary. As a result, parents put undue pressure on their wards and teachers to obtain stellar results on examinations. Schools have also succumbed to this unidimensional perspective and advertise the number of rank holders and professional college placements. In the process, education has lost its soul.
Students have to be equipped with skills and techniques to cope with life's strains and stresses.
Every school should have a qualified counsellor who is accessible to students, teachers and parents. Value Education curricula need to be revamped to address real issues that students contend with. Programmes on anger management can be introduced so that children learn acceptable and unacceptable ways of expressing negative emotions. Teachers should be trained to identify children at risk of various psychological problems. In this digital age, schools must allot time for Media Studies, where children are taught to discern and critique the information that bombards them from various channels. The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : What you lose when you 'buy' an education:
The consumerist view of education is counterproductive as teachers feel belittled in the process and do not receive the respect that is due to them. Teaching is, indeed, a very taxing profession that is not accorded the status it deserves.
We, as a society, have embraced a very utilitarian model of education. For most Indians, the main aim of education is to get a good job that pays a lucrative salary. As a result, parents put undue pressure on their wards and teachers to obtain stellar results on examinations. Schools have also succumbed to this unidimensional perspective and advertise the number of rank holders and professional college placements. In the process, education has lost its soul.
Students have to be equipped with skills and techniques to cope with life's strains and stresses.
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