{"id":260028,"date":"2023-09-14T20:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=260028"},"modified":"2023-09-14T20:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:29:51","slug":"a-mockery-of-pedagogic-ethics-the-breaking-of-a-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-mockery-of-pedagogic-ethics-the-breaking-of-a-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"A mockery of pedagogic ethics, the breaking of a bond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cA mockery of pedagogic ethics, the breaking of a bond<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 14th September 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- Governance- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Education.<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The article discusses the decline in teacher training and quality in India, especially in Uttar Pradesh. It mentions a specific incident where a teacher made students slap a young Muslim boy. The article highlights the need for better teacher training and the importance of the teacher-student relationship.<\/p>\n

What is the status of the Right to Education Act in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Momentum Loss:<\/strong> The Right to Education (RTE) Act, introduced over a decade ago, has lost its initial momentum.<\/p>\n

Quality Indicators:<\/strong> The RTE has established clear indicators of quality for schools.<\/p>\n

Attempted Compliance:<\/strong> For some time, there was an effort in a few states to ensure both government and private schools met RTE standards.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Impact:<\/strong> While the pandemic affected the implementation of the RTE, it wasn’t the sole reason for its decreased focus.<\/p>\n

Neglect in Teacher Training:<\/strong> The crucial sector of teacher training has seen neglect, impacting the RTE’s effectiveness. For example, the incident in a Uttar Pradesh school, where a teacher allowed students to slap a young boy, highlights the gaps and challenges in maintaining RTE standards.<\/p>\n

What is the issue with teacher training?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Entrepreneurial Dominance:<\/strong> Since the 1990s, teacher training has become a domain for small-time entrepreneurs, which could lead to a compromise in quality.<\/p>\n

Ineffective Regulation:<\/strong> The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has struggled to enforce its meticulously set norms for teacher training.<\/p>\n

Justice J.S. Verma’s Report:<\/strong> In 2008, the Supreme Court of India appointed a commission under the late Justice J.S. Verma to address issues in teacher training. Despite its detailed report in 2012, many recommendations have gone unheeded.<\/p>\n

Qualification Concerns:<\/strong> The Supreme Court commented on the NCTE’s decision to allow Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree holders to teach at the primary level, which is traditionally for secondary education.<\/p>\n

Gap in Professional Ethics:<\/strong> The incident in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, highlights the decline in teaching ethics and professionalism in some educational settings.<\/p>\n

What are the recommendations of the Chattopadhyaya Report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Professional Conduct:<\/strong> The report tried to define what would be considered appropriate professional conduct for teachers.<\/p>\n

Well-read and Thoughtful Teachers<\/strong>: Chattopadhyaya envisioned a teacher who is well-read, thoughtful, and conscious of her decisions and actions.<\/p>\n

Gap from Professional Standards:<\/strong> The report highlighted how teaching in India was distanced from the standards and ethics one would consider professional.<\/p>\n

What should be done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Reinforce RTE Act:<\/strong> The momentum of the Right to Education (RTE) Act needs to be reinvigorated to ensure quality education for all.<\/p>\n

Strengthen Teacher Training:<\/strong> Address the concerns in the teacher training sector by strictly enforcing the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms.<\/p>\n

Revisit Recommendations:<\/strong> Review and implement the guidelines and vision from past reports, like the Chattopadhyaya Report, emphasizing introspection and ethical teaching practices.<\/p>\n

Address Qualification Mismatches:<\/strong> Ensure that teacher qualifications align with their teaching levels, as highlighted by the Supreme Court’s concern over BEd degree holders teaching primary students.<\/p>\n

Strengthen the Teacher-Student Bond<\/strong>: Recognize and nurture the crucial bond between students and teachers, ensuring trust, respect, and effective education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cA mockery of pedagogic ethics, the breaking of a bond\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 14th September 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Governance- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Education. News: The article discusses the decline in teacher training and quality in India, especially… Continue reading A mockery of pedagogic ethics, the breaking of a bond<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[300,212,10498],"class_list":["post-260028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":20,"cached_at":1698474085,"cached_date":1698661727},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260028\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}