New Knowledge Needs New Skills
by Teaching is a very important profession for a nation.teachers should be respected as builders of people.
I have already highlighted the need for Initiating Research in Teacher Development in Pakistan in an article published by the American Chronicle on line USA in July 2005.
The next stage in the process is to get together to learn about the importance of Professionalism in Teaching. “
The new slogan should be “Teachers are the Backbone of The Nation” With Education as the Agricultural and Cultural Field we must understand and highlight the place of teachers in society. Teachers Are Keepers Of The Dreams of a nation.
Jonathan Power writing recently in The Khaleej Times states the reasons “Why Finnish Education System is considered as the Worlds Best.” The main reason he gives is
“The Teachers are respected, high talent is attracted into teaching, and it is considered to be one of the most important professions” Finland’s history reveals the fact that this status goes back to the events in the Eighteenth Century when the Lutheran Bishops would not allow anyone to marry unless they could read the Bible. Later, the revival of learning, printing and publishing resulted in the coming out of numerous newspapers and magazines. Thus teaching and learning gained importance and valuable status in the Finnish society.
In Pakistan we as Teachers have a serious obligation, to fulfill our duty towards our nation. Teachers can influence young minds and can generate creativity and discover and develop great talent in the youngsters.
With the new governmental setup taking place , democracy beginning to dig roots and participation becoming the base of life, let us rise to the occasion and set ourselves to the challenging task of bringing Glory to the nation.
Let us ask not what our country can do for us, let us ask what we can do for our country.
This is my message as a Teacher Educator and Researcher
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