Today’s generation is the most technologically advanced
generation. They have everything at their fingertips. It is also the most
ambitious and the most success-oriented generation. But we may not be able to
say that it is the happiest generation. There is so much pressure to perform –
everyone is competing either with others or with their own selves. The
definition of success now is totally different from what it used to be. Now
people don’t talk about or aspire to have a
stable career and life, or a ‘Government job. Now, people aspire to own brands.
The benchmark of success now is probably an IPhone or an Audi car.
Since even adults think like this, do you think the younger
children are far behind? No! They are also running the same race already. Every one is under pressure to perform in
exams. If school exams were not enough, there are a lot other competitive exams
now as well. And once they are older, there are entrance exams for specific
streams of higher education. Children these days study to excel in exams and
not to understand concepts. And there is so much pressure on them, that
vacations become the time that they really need to de-stress and re-energize
themselves.
We, at English E.Teach, strongly believe that there is a
certain flaw in this whole system and the way it functions. When we say system,
we do not mean the syllabus. Speaking for English, because that is what we are
mainly working on – the syllabus is pretty good and well thought out.
However, the way the
classes are conducted, needs support. The
education system as a whole, needs to provide a strong support system for the
teachers to function more efficiently. They need proper teaching tools and
resources – things or theories – that make teaching a more joyful experience
for them. And this support will ensure that the teachers do not succumb to the
various pressures that hover over them.
As we return back to school, post the Diwali vacation, we
ask all our teachers to pledge that they will work towards creating a better
environment for the students in their respective classes. And we pledge to help
the teachers in any way possible to do so.
P.S. For any teacher reading this, we have a whole section –
‘Resources for Teachers’, where we compile useful information that may come in
handy for teachers.
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