Teacher: Soft target for trolling, humiliation in our society

Teachers are arguably the most important members of our society. They give children purpose, set them up for success as citizens of our world, and inspire in them a drive to do well and succeed in life. The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow, and teachers are that critical point that makes a child ready for their future. Teachers have the ability to shape leaders of the future in the best way for society to build positive and inspired future generations and therefore design society, both on a local and global scale. In reality, teachers have the most important job in the world. Those who have an impact on the children of society have the power to change lives. Not just for those children themselves, but for the lives of all. Teachers are saints among us, and really should be appreciated more. Usually, that means with treats and cute little gifts, but we should also appreciate their often genius sense of humor. All over the world, teaching occupation is considered as one of the most responsible and fundamental professions due to the fact that through education, teachers ensure students’ intellectual growth by providing knowledge and skills that will assist graduates to meet the various challenges and start working in different areas that contribute to the sustainable development of the society .The work of teaching as a complex activity which requires professional initiative, discretion and autonomy rather than a procedural and scripted activity . There are some efforts to improve teacher professionalism including various training and teacher quality improvement. An effective teaching contributes to the student’s performance and this depends on qualified-trained teachers, school administration, parents and conducive environment for teaching and learning. It is proven that students are more successful in their academic achievements, in the societies where teachers perceive their profession as their job.
Teachers are engine and oil in the whole educational process; and once the teacher is internally or externally impacted, the whole teaching system will be also affected. As human beings, teachers can be affected by how the society considers their profession; and in turn this perception may affect the teaching process specifically students’ performance. Ours is a traditional society but with the passage of time and advancement in technology, our young generation and even adults have lost moral and traditional values. Instead of giving respect to the teachers, we are always in search of an opportunity to troll and humiliate them. A teacher in our society is often treated as miser, dry unimportant person. Teachers feel criticism has been demoralizing and discouraging them. They worry that they have lost some support in their communities. Teachers are frequently trolled and often fun is made about teachers. Disappointment concerning teachers makes them lose their status of the role-models within the society. Teachers need to be used to as role models; they need to be respected and loved in the civilized society. Our society need to change perception about teachers.
(The author is a teacher at Govt. Higher secondary school damhall Anantnag. The views, opinions, facts, assumptions, presumptions and conclusions expressed in this article are those of the author but aren’t necessarily in accord with the views of “Kashmir Horizon”.)
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