The Progressive Teacher Vol 06 Issue 01

To the Needs of the
E PEOPLE
Each corner of the classroom has
a potential to extend the learning.
Some students may be working on a
laptop at the back of the room, while
another group may be working using
an interactive display in the front of
the classroom.
help the teachers to counsel students and aid parents to make
right choices.
Nurturing entrepreneurship: Young India is moving away
from risk averse mindset of getting a government job to a more
entrepreneurial and dynamic mindset. In future, schools will
encourage and guide students who are ready to walk this path
by helping them identify their strengths, interests and values.
It is an undeniable fact that technology will take over a
major part of the school’s functioning in the future. Then, what
would be the role of the teachers? What kind of practices will
the school community undertake to have a good school culture
using technology?
Schools should embrace Social Emotional Learning for
teachers and students. The school is no longer about learning
3Rs but a place to support a student’s holistic growth – of body,
mind and heart. The future school has to make students and staff
mindful of emotions, challenges, stresses, and traumas along with
the academic learning. This can be achieved through cultural and
literary activities in the school, field trips and excursions and
socially useful productive work.
The future schools will recognise the strengths of its staff
and students. It will celebrate people’s contributions, efforts and
victories. This will promote interconnectedness among students
and teachers and will also nurture a culture of appreciation and
positive change.
Any of the above cannot be achieved without the
involvement of teachers. The teachers, therefore, should not
only be academically sound, they have to learn to unlearn
some old ways so that they can keep pace with the younger
generation. They have to be energetic and highly motivated
positive people. They have to work together as a team to build
up the sense of belongingness. In order to let teachers work
creatively, they should be given more freedom in their lesson
planning, flexibility and ability to teach without a handbook.
Only then they can bring real life experiences to classrooms.
By redefining “schools of the future”, our education system
would be redefined, thereby redefining our value system and
the future of the nation.
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