A well known adage from India says "Acharya devo bhava, " which means teachers are
next to God. Right from the ancient times, teachers are put on the highest position. It
is a highly debatable topic whether teachers should be concerned with only academics
or also teach manners and etiquettes to children. In this essay I intend to discuss both
sides of the argument.
Teacher is like a potter who moulds the earthen vessels in whichever form he wants. A
child's mind is like raw clay and is very much ready to be moulded in the shape it is
guided to. A good teacher always feels responsible to develop a child's conscience. He
has the potential to become a friend, philosopher and guide for his students. With this
special position in students' life, he often acts as their role model. His words highly
influence the minds of the students. Students always try to imitate his actions or
implement his teachings, so he has to be much careful of his behaviour. So, in that
respect a teacher has a much more role than just teaching academic subjects.
Furthermore, teachers convey many good things to parents and society through
students in many parts of the world. For example, in Nepal, where illiteracy rate is
very high, teachers convey many valuable messages such as of personal hygiene
through students. When a student goes home and tells his parents that my teacher
says we should wash hands before meals, then parents listen. In such set-ups teachers
are playing a much greater role than academicians.
On the other hand, those who say that teachers should only concentrate on teaching
course material, argue that competition is stiff and if children lag behind in curriculum,
they will never be able to catch up with their counterparts in other parts of today’s
global village. They opine that rules of behaviour can be taught by parents at home.
In conclusion, I believe that teachers have a much bigger role than just covering the
syllabus.
A well known adage from India says
"
Acharya
devo
bhava
,
"
which means
teachers
are
next
to God. Right from the ancient times,
teachers
are put
on the highest position. It
is a
highly
debatable topic whether
teachers
should
be concerned
with
only
academics
or
also
teach manners and
etiquettes
to children. In this essay I intend to discuss both
sides of the argument.
Teacher is like a potter who
moulds
the earthen vessels in whichever form he wants. A
child's mind is like raw clay and is
very
much
ready to be
moulded
in the shape it
is
guided
to. A
good
teacher
always feels responsible to develop a child's conscience. He
has the potential to become a friend, philosopher and guide for his
students
. With this
special position in students' life, he
often
acts as their
role
model. His words
highly
influence the minds of the
students
.
Students
always try to imitate his actions or
implement his teachings,
so
he
has to
be
much
careful of his
behaviour
.
So
, in that
respect a
teacher
has a
much
more
role
than
just
teaching academic subjects.
Furthermore
,
teachers
convey
many
good
things to
parents
and society through
students in
many
parts of the world.
For example
, in Nepal, where illiteracy rate is
very
high,
teachers
convey
many
valuable messages such as of personal hygiene
through
students
. When a
student
goes home and
tells
his
parents
that my teacher
says we should wash hands
before
meals, then
parents
listen. In such set-ups teachers
are playing a
much
greater
role
than academicians.
On the other hand
, those who say that
teachers
should
only
concentrate on teaching
course material, argue that competition is stiff and if children lag behind in curriculum,
they will never be able to catch up with their counterparts in other parts of
today
’s
global village. They opine that
rules
of
behaviour
can
be taught
by
parents
at home.
In conclusion
, I believe that
teachers
have a
much
bigger
role
than
just
covering the
syllabus.