-->>> throwing figures (like ''38 % German teachers are depressed, et al.) around without giving a proper source is highly doubtful, we shouldn't give any importance to it>>> Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is one of the myriads of self-styled authorities on each and everything, and he lives extremely well off with this image due to the unlimited gullibility of the people inside and outside India>>> if teachers want to be respected, they should behave accordingly to deserve it in the first place. Most of them hanker after money and promotion while confusing ''authoritarianism" with (natural) ''authority". If our average teachers would do their job properly for which they are paid for, the evil system of tuition would be obsolete! But, it is obviously an irresistible business model to which good performance in their main job would be counterproductive.If you want to be respected, you have to deserve it - respect doesn't come with office and/or position.Irmel V. Marla (Social ScientistAnthropologist)
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Mob. 0091(0)9388957882In a message dated 9/27/2015 10:38:19 P.M. India Standard Time, waghodekar@rediffmail.com writes:The reporting that 38% teachers in Germany are depressed and 73 % jail inmates are educated are certainly serious matters, the culture, the state governance adopted by a country are the major factors responsible for such outcomes. Germany is one of the advanced countries giving free education to everybody.
Though we hardly find any reference regarding the status of teachers in Western literature, in India teachers are given the status of mother and father and till today teachers are respected.But the ghost of the Macaulay's education model and half hearted (pseudo) governance policy adopted by India is the root cause of our present state.
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Subject: [MTC Global] Poor respect for teaching profession a reason for falling education standards: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
--The poor level of respect for teaching profession is the main reason for the falling standards of education in India, said Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, while addressing several teaching groups who had gathered for the inaugural ceremony of Edu Vision India- 2020.
Renowned spiritual guide and the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was speaking on the topic 'Holistic Quality Education for our Future Generations'.
"This attitude towards teachers is not just morally wrong, it is sabotaging the education system. Dignity of labour does not exist in the country," he said.
He said that "most of us can remember at least one teacher who had a profound impact on our early life, someone who had a positive impact on us and made us the person we are today," Sri Sri Shankar said, while highlighting the importance of teaching profession.
"Forty per cent of school teachers in Germany tend to think that pupils do not respect them as compared to 38 per cent of teachers in Europe who are depressed due to loss of dignity towards their profession," he said, adding "If teachers are depressed then one could imagine the quality of education parents can expect from the depressed teachers."
Depression will be the biggest killer in coming decades according to the WHO study, Sri Sri said.
Pointing out lack of value-oriented subjects in the education, Sri Sri said that in the past only 30 per cent of the jail inmates were found to be educated but unfortunately today as estimated 73 per cent of inmates are educated, and it needs to be taken seriously.
He said the education system needs to be revamped by including spiritual education in school and university syllabus.
Unfortunately, he said that "today pride has got attached to the violence that has resulted in diluting role models. There are no role models in our country. Pride should be with non-violence. India is known to be the nation of saints, artists and saviors, but how many have become saints and artists, is yet to be answered."
He advised the organisers and academicians to bring a change in education system, promoting communication and technical skills of students.
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