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I agreed with what you say. As far as I understand, teachers or lecturers are well respected in Singapore At the moment, they value people with IT knowledge similarly for Australia. Ed --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Again, I also dont know whether this is an > appropriate forum to discuss > it. If you are not related, please ignore this mail. > > ---------------------------- > I think it's not just applicable for teaching as an > occupation. The > problem is deep rooted. > It's more as a survival issue as well as a social > issue. > As a matter of fact, values are changing rapidly in > India. > Earlier, it wouldn't matter if a person is earning > this much or that much. > What mattered was the respect one gains in the > society. > Teachers used to be respected a lot in those days. > Now the scenario has changed a lot. People are more > and more becoming > individualistic and social aspects aren't playing > role as much as they > used to be in earliar days. People make mockery of a > person who still > believes in those values. Money plays a bigger role > socially now. The > irony is, people won't go to those jobs for which > they have interest in, > but will choose the options which pays them well. > Thats where teaching as > an occupation lose the ground. It's just not > teaching, but there are very > few jobs in India which pays them well. As Rocky > rightly indicated, > excluding some of people (and I really have respect > for them) who really > have interest in teaching, most of them go because > they dont have a > choice. > > These days, as education is getting more and more > privatised, teaching is > becoming a well paid job too. But those options are > limited. Also teaching > doesnt make a challanging (in terms of problems > faced for a bright brain) > career option as things dont get replaced with > latest developments very > soon. > > The need is to create an environment where each and > every job is > respected, the way it happens in States. But in > Indian social fabric > that's very difficult to happen as jobs are directly > related to money and > money is directly related to the social stature of a > person. > > -ShriKant > > > > Rocky Geddam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [email protected] > 04/26/05 09:32 PM > Please respond to > [email protected] > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > [tech4all] Role of Teachers in Technology > > > > > > > > > The following is neither really technical, nor a > question, nor an answer - it is a _long_ mail > listing > my views on something related to technology, if > somebody believes this is the wrong place for this, > blow a whistle, let me know. > > Hi, > > Teachers have always been held in utmost reverence > and > equated to god for centuries in India. <cliche> guru > devo.. </cliche>. sadly this is not the case > anymore. > though people say things like what the parent mail > (below) says about admiration and teachers, it is > not > the case in most engineering colleges in India. > > Teachers are among the lowest paid positions, and > thereby hardly attract any talent anymore. Most > people > who end up as lecturers especially freshers, are > there > because they do not have another option and they > need > the cash. (No offence suchu_it, I?m making a > generalization here). > > If the teacher is not talented, or driven, it is > hard > for him/her to command any respect from the students > they teach. they employ various methods to earn it, > I?ve seen the use of force and screaming - all my > math > teachers, I?ve seen them become buddies with > students > and smoking/drinking with them... all in all the > teacher-student relation does not remain the same > anymore. > > in sharp contrast, I am currently in the US and > teachers here are very different, most of them are > driven individuals and passionate about what they > do, > money is not objective no 1. But then it also > happens > that they end up co-founding companies with their > students and becoming honorary members of boards of > companies and money does not really cease to flow. > > I have a friend who is a brilliant student and a > very > good thinker. He is completing his masters soon and > is > planning going back to India and joining the > acadamicia. He has a vision for the program he is > planning to join, and is currently submitting > project > proposals for award of funds in the tune of 100,000 > USD for robotics projects in India. But when his > parents heard about it, they started fighting him > tooth and nail. for a good student to become a > teacher > is a bad thing to do? > > as the quality of teachers and teaching goes down in > India the quality of the technically trained > workforce > graduating from these places goes down too. And that > will reflect on the quality of the work we put out. > > I?m not sure if there is an easy solution. > > Rocky > > > > > --- "Abinanthan.B" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > hi, > > Its pleasing to hear that someone is interested in > > teaching!! I always > > admire on the teachers. India is not starving for > IT > > experts but always for > > good teachers. > > If ur looking for a career where the earnings can > be > > more then i wud suggest > > u to switch into development or else. But u will > > never get a satisfaction as > > in teaching. > > > > All the best > > Regards > > Abinanthan B > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: 25/04/2005 14:30 > > Subject: Re: [tech4all] Hello and > > help.....................thanks for > > invitation > > > > > > hi !welcoem to the group! > > > > its gud tht u started to work in a college rather > > than waiting 4 a > > gud opportunity to knock ur doors! > > > > well i wud suggest do ur Mtech fullfledged , there > === message truncated === Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tech4all/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
