The science revolution started in Europe 500 years ago, Peter the Great made science important in Russia to which he himself was a learner 300 years ago, Meiji did in Japan 150 years ago, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew did in Singapore 40 years ago, but we still see many Indian teachers in secondary schools have negative attitude towards science and science and science related subjects.
Many feel that they are doing a service to the community by telling the students to go to arts even if a student is capable to be in science and to pursue engineering . Will they do the same to their own children? To their child they will advice them to remain in science and work hard but to other children the advice seems to be different.
Human history is largely a history of progress; Human beings can be improved through education and the development of their rational facilities to which science, mathematics and technology are inevitable. To transform any traditional society to modern, developed and competitive community, they have to equip themselves with science, technology and trade talents.
There is an ever increasing demand for skill workers in the modern and global environment. Earning power of the technology based skilled workers is higher and increasing. His employability is much higher. A person, say with qualification of Diploma in Mechanical engineering can earn more then a arts graduate with a degree.Further more, the chances a person with engineering qualification to be self employed is also much higher.
Indian teachers in the secondary schools must realize this. It is very sad to say, many of the secondary school Indian teachers don’t even know details about certain engineering courses like say Machatronics. This group would have last up dated their knowledge in the last semester of their degree course. Many of them only know Tamil and Malay languages and both the languages does not give sufficient information pertaining to global economic changes speedily as English language.
With insufficient knowledge, but with information acquired through ear says, and their own bitter experience of being poor in mathematics and science, they will advice students not to take the engineering courses even in diploma level.
The trend should change. Teachers must change their attitude first, then change the students. Work of a teacher not just teaching, it’s about empowering students to be an integral part of smart net generation.
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You bored with a history lesson. Whatever it is, it is true that teachers are the main obstacle for the children who wish to enter science stream. I feel there are two reasons for that. One monetary. Without money, the students who are weak in their Maths and Science cannot go for tuition because the parents cannot afford it. Secondly, when a child gets a C and below, how are we suppose to encourage him to enter the science stream when it requires lots of hardwork and sacrifice.
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