[Reader-list] Teaching has its rewards

[A.K. Malik]

Hi Chintan,
            Even today teaching for women is considered a very good job as they can easily take care of their kids, families and other household requirements as usually the school times are from early morning to afternoons only. While for men,whatever the people may say, it is usually  either a forced option or a second grade choice barring a few who volunteer on their own free volition.In Punjabi families while a female teacher can get decent matrimonial responses, for males it is not so.Though the point is debateable this is what I have observed for several years.In social gatherings also a male teacher doesn't get the requisite social status.
2. While the teachers are not highly paid, the educators,at times are getting lot of money in terms of consultancies etc. and considered somewhat above the teachers in terms of social status.
In any case now a days the choice is that of the individuals and it can't be forced upon by elders.
Regards,

(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Thu, 4/29/10, Chintan <chintangirishmodi at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chintan <chintangirishmodi at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Reader-list] Teaching has its rewards
> To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>, learningnet-india at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 11:17 AM
> From http://www.go-nxg.com/?p=7596
> 
> *Teaching is a good career option for those with a passion
> for creating
> favourable environments for learning and growing.* *
> *
> If you want to be a teacher, there’s nothing wrong with
> you. Trust me. When
> I was doing a B.A., people politely pretended to think of
> it as a B.E. While
> I was pursuing an M.A., they thought I was kidding, and
> insisted that I
> surely meant M.B.A. And now when I am enrolled for an
> M.Phil., that too in
> English Language Education, I get asked about what I really
> want to do. The
> ‘for a living’ is left unsaid, but prominently
> emphasised through non-verbal
> means. Of course, they are all well meaning people,
> concerned about the
> security of my future life, ardently hoping that I won’t
> turn out to be an
> utter waste. That I see little reason to worry is another
> matter.
> 
> *Varied options*
> 
> If you are really interested in teaching, it would be
> encouraging to know
> that a host of options are available to you. For starters,
> there is Teach
> for India, aiming to induct committed young people into
> teaching and school
> reform. Teach for India offers fellowships to college
> graduates and young
> professionals, who are placed in low-income schools to
> teach for two years.
> All fellows go through a rigorous training programme prior
> to their
> placement, and receive support during the course of their
> work. Apart from
> this, there are numerous NGOs, alternative schools, and
> youth organisations
> in India constantly on the lookout for people who can teach
> specific
> subjects or impart skills to children.
> 
> It is true that you will probably not end up making a lot
> of money, but
> there are other rewards. A friend who made a switch from
> journalism to
> teaching two years ago is incredibly happy about her
> decision. She finds a
> great deal of creative challenge in the work she is doing,
> and would not
> trade this for anything else. She gets to be classroom
> teacher, syllabus
> designer, event manager, and much else. Another friend
> works with dyslexic
> children, and is ecstatic about how she learns so much each
> day — about
> patience, caring, taking responsibility, and simply being
> happy. Yet another
> friend is a Teach for India fellow. She finds delight in
> every little
> achievement of the children she is mentoring, and is always
> finding ways of
> nurturing their talents.
> 
> *Educator*
> 
> While I do enjoy teaching, and I must admit here that I
> have done very
> little of it, I am increasingly beginning to see myself
> more as ‘educator’
> than as ‘teacher’. It is important to clarify that the
> former is not
> superior in any way to the latter. The term ‘educator’
> draws attention to a
> whole range of allied roles significant in their own right
> — librarian,
> curriculum developer, textbook writer, workshop
> facilitator, school
> consultant, etc.Education is an amazing field to be working
> in. It calls out
> to those who have a passion for creating favourable
> environments for
> learning and growing. If you find this to be your calling,
> much love to you.
> And don’t worry about the money. Your creativity will
> figure out ways of
> sustaining you.
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