We have to leave the teacher in the classroom, isn't it?
This is from Education matters-A blog from subir shukla sir.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
We have to leave the teacher in the classroom, isn't it?
Parimal Patel, a CRC coordinator from Gujarat, faced the following difficulty.
To which there are no easy answers, but here's an attempt. Feel free to add your
views!
To which there are no easy answers, but here's an attempt. Feel free to add your
views!
Parimal Patel
Two days ago, I had a discussion in my cluster to make school history and to make
school bio-data (which was made by me for my school by spending extra time in
the school). Teachers liked my idea but said that that in which time they would make it?
They have had a lot of work since June. I'm asking this question because this is only one
example – but there are so many policy-makers and the worker is only one. If we want
quality we have to leave teacher in the classroom, isn't it? Please think about it – this is a
more difficult question in primary education than any other.
the school). Teachers liked my idea but said that that in which time they would make it?
They have had a lot of work since June. I'm asking this question because this is only one
example – but there are so many policy-makers and the worker is only one. If we want
quality we have to leave teacher in the classroom, isn't it? Please think about it – this is a
more difficult question in primary education than any other.
Subir's response
Parimal (and many other friends struggling with the same problem) - you are right that the
worker is one and policy makers are many, and all of them are trying to get the worker to do
something or the other! So what can be done? Here are a few points for you all to consider:
- The curriculum development process is one very important way to create a framework
in a coordinated way. In the next few months this will be shared across the state and a process to coordinate accordingly will start. In the beginning, though, you can expect a lot of struggle,
since everyone will not agree on what the SRG has developed! Be prepared for different ideas
all trying to occupy the same place.
- When we work in the field, we do have to keep in mind specific actions. At the same
themselves are different (as will happen this year in the Gunotsav).
- The need to leave the teacher to work in the classroom is really important. We have
tasks, and some say that the teacher is simply not spending the time in the class. Which view is
the correct one? I think both are. People like me will keep on working with policy makers to
ensure that non-teaching tasks are reduced, and other colleagues at field level will have to keep
on working to ensure that teachers do spend the time available in the classroom.
- I like the idea of the school bio-data. Maybe it does not have to be done in one go.
members add things to it when they have the time. Then, perhaps after a month, in the
morning assembly this can be shared (it is not necessary to keep doing the same things in
morning assembly every day!). Different classes could be given the tasks in different subjects,
related to the school bio-data (in language - do the writing work; in maths - make maps, tables
with data; in social studies - trace the history; in drawing - make pictures of different aspects of
the school, etc.). So making it a project, spreading it over time, and connecting it with ongoing
processes might help. This has to do with how we imagine different things being done.
- Finally, pl also read the post on 'How Teachers Change', and also 'How Teachers
Your response?
------------ give your openion to this discation.
Hello Parimal Ji,
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion the problem of extra work load (other than teaching)is common throughout country. Subir sir's responses are enough and insightful. Another change you can apply at your work place is to declare any of the day as non-teaching day. For example you can declare that Saturday of every week will be a non-teaching day and all the faculty members will complete their non-teaching task on the same day.( The task like filling some registers viz. MDM, CCE, or other records or preparing Dak.) If this idea works then ask your faculty members to spend quality time in class engaging children in purposeful learning on rest of the days. See if it works.
Thanks chamanji.CCE has thier two formate. whenever we have to evalute child durinig teaching and remedided it then how can we do it in a week. this is only one example i can explane u all of it which u have discribe. There are so many possiblities out their but manin quistion is when all the authorities are colobrated and take decition for better education.
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