Ms Anitha B
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Teaching is
a noble profession. The teacher is a respected person. In ancient India, a Teacher
had a place of respect next to one’s mother and father. In those days, men of
wisdom with unlimited knowledge were teachers. Students used to go in search of
such teachers to get educated. ‘Guru’ as the teachers were then called was very
much respected by society. ‘Guru’ enjoyed a lot of respect even with the king
of the land. Education was then limited to a few.
In
courser of time, education was democratized. Education was open for all
irrespective of caste, class, creed or place of birth. There arose a need for
many schools and also for many teachers. We have now all kinds of teachers
teaching from pre-primary level to the university level. Among all teachers,
who is an ideal teacher? All teachers may not be ideal teachers. However, there
are many ideal teachers even today. They are a class of their own.
An
ideal teacher to be so called should possess a few special abilities. The
students love their teacher as their hero. They would like to follow every word
that the teacher says and every action that he does. The influence of such a
teacher on the students is so much that whatever he says is considered as
truth, and whatever he does is considered to be perfect.
An
ideal teacher should, therefore, have a good personality and abundant
knowledge. He should know the psychology of students and also their individual
problems. Knowledge is ever growing and so an ideal teacher should always
prepare his lessons before he enters the class.
An
ideal teacher is confident in his class. His voice is clear. What he says
should have clarity. If he has knowledge of allied subjects, it would also help
him to teach better. He is punctual, neatly dressed and disciplined. His
character is perfect and spotless.
An
ideal teacher should consider himself as a parent to his students. Every
student is to be looked after with affection. He should pay attention to a
backward student as he does to a bright one. An ideal teacher joins his students
in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities too. He plays with them, sings
with them and is always friendly. The students consider an ideal teacher a
friend, philosopher and guide.
An
ideal teacher is also sociable. His dealings with other teachers and parents
are always cordial. He is happy and also makes others happy.
Teaching
is a professional job. It requires technical knowledge of teaching. An ideal
teacher is well trained for his job and is scientific in teaching and
evaluation.
An
ideal teacher is devoted to his work. Only those with an aptitude for teaching
would prove to be ideal teacher. It is said that a nation’s future is shaped in
its classrooms, and the man who shapes it is the teacher. A school teacher is
said to be worth a thousand preachers.
An
ideal teacher gets credit and respect for himself, for his school and for his
country. Ideal teachers are honored in our country with national awards and
State awards on the Teachers’ Day’.
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