I am just taking stock of the current situation asking the question "can the teachers really make education better?". I am reflecting on the following threads and keeping it short for now -
- In the current economic rat race people live in, teachers compare their life standards with that of the other professionals. A need for two wheeler, own house, mobile phone, their own children's education and marriage expenses dodge the teachers.
- There are several senior, expereinced teachers who have wealth of teaching experience that were responisbile for current generation of professionals. There are several teachers who are unsung heroes making a difference in their villages, small towns but get a fraction of the salary compared to the city contemporaries.
- On the other side, there is technology playing role but somehow centered toward educating people over technology, and oriented towards exam preparation. This will lead to self-learning but will not teach the value system that the traditional education system brings in.