Teaching and
learning is a process whereby knowledge is transferred and constructed. When
knowledge is regarded with high respect, the process of attaining knowledge is
also regarded with high respect. And the more experienced person who is
involved in the process of knowledge construction (Teacher) is also cherished
high.
We have
published a half minute video in the link at the end of this article which is
released by www.wltx.com whereby a 15 year
old student and a teacher fight physically in a classroom, where some try to create a truce between them.
This makes
us to think what kind of respect is being created between teacher and a student
in the current times, and what kind of relationship the school stakeholders
have between themselves.
If you look
at the kind of relationship between school stakeholders, in some cases:
Teacher considers
teaching to be a job,
School considers
teacher to be an employee,
The teacher considers the student to be a client,
The teacher considers the student to be a client,
Student
considers the teacher to be a service provider,
School
considers parents to be a customer,
Parents
consider school to be a job preparation industry,
Countries
view schools to be a job ready labor supplier.
In this
current times it is crucial for us to understand, how do we define the aims, objectives, and outcomes of education and based on that how we define the purpose of
schooling. It cannot be denied that schools have got the responsibility to focus
on academics (particularly STEM- Science, technology, engineering, and maths
subjects).
And also we
cannot deny the fact that it is the school’s responsibility to cater to Social-Emotional
Learning at school which is an important factor for a child’s happy and fruitful
life. Social-Emotional learning could be self-awareness, understanding self
with the relationship with other, effective group communication skills, forgiving
and asking for forgiveness, meta-cognition skills, etc.
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About the Author:
Maaz Mohammed A.Q,
based out of Kolar, Karnataka.
A learning strategist at CLF,
which is developing SEL and Academics integrated curriculum.
And a member of Hauna Preschool research
team.
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