This Teachers’ Day lets take a moment to change!

Lalitha Ragunath
Sep 5, 2018 · 2 min read

Happy teachers’s Day to each and every teacher.

I feel very happy to be one among you. An educator! this makes me to understand many things about a child. This makes me to realize my responsibility towards the children.

Being a teacher is not so easy. In other professions they are not labelled in society all the time. But a teacher is labelled as a teacher and given a set of characteristics by the society. They are also often questioned by the society.

Some also try to develop a fear among the younger generation towards teachers. I have seen parents or elders ones talking to kids about the teacher. They use the term “Teacher” to make the kids afraid. That fear towards teachers is developed in a child right from their childhood.

In recent days, Teachers are also changing. They are trying to be friendly with students. They are also trying to make the environment more positive. But somewhere deep inside, the idea of creating fear is still existing. Even with with friendly teachers students have some kind of fear. Teachers might not be aware of this, but even now students are afraid of teachers. It takes too much of time to students for believing the teachers, to share anything without fear, etc.

This teachers’ day we will try to break this fear students have towards the teachers. They should have a belief that teachers will support us.

What should a teacher do in order to make this possible?

Just talk with students. Your informal interaction with students about the problems they are facing, about you and your activities in school, about society, etc. which will make them to build a connection with you. That connection will make them to feel happy and share things with you.

Even introvert student will open up to you when you identify them, when you keep mentioning their name and appreciate them in front of everyone.

Break the fear! Make them feel secured! Give them autonomy!

Happy teachers day to all Great Teachers once again!

Lalitha Ragunath

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