Invest in primary teachers, kids' future at stake
5 years, 10 months ago

Invest in primary teachers, kids' future at stake

Deccan Chronicle  

We are continuing to neglect primary teachers at our own peril. A recent study carried out by the Institute of Education in England found that the quality of early childhood education was even more important than family background — though a stimulating home environment certainly helped. It is a warped logic that makes employers pay primary teachers much less than those teaching secondary classes. What with the illogical spelling and pronunciation of English words, the mystery of numerals and counting and then getting small children with unformed motor skills to first hold a pencil correctly and then to manoeuvre their little hands to form the required shapes — it is nothing short of a miracle that the primary teacher brings about. It is time that we trained our primary teachers and left them to bring up our children to be spontaneous, imaginative, creative and, most important, civilised beings.

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Why India needs to prioritise teacher development in higher education
3 days, 7 hours ago

Why India needs to prioritise teacher development in higher education

The Hindu  

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2 months, 1 week ago

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New Indian Express  

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The economic case for investing in India’s children
10 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

It might seem self-evident that India’s children deserve economic investment, given the country’s focus on demographic dividend, education and jobs. This has prompted a shift to focus even earlier in the life cycle, i.e., children under six, leading to initiatives such as the Ministry of Education’s National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy Bharat for foundational literacy …

Free teacher training is a "no-brainer": union official
1 year ago

Free teacher training is a "no-brainer": union official

Dutch News  

The AOb teachers’ union is calling for free teacher training as an additional measure to combat staff shortages. “I think it’s a no-brainer but no one is looking at it seriously,” AOb chairwoman Tamar van Gelder said in an interview on the union site. Van Gelder said the current measures, which include halving study fees for people entering teaching from …

Free teacher training is a "no-brainer": union official
1 year ago

Free teacher training is a "no-brainer": union official

Dutch News  

The AOb teachers’ union is calling for free teacher training as an additional measure to combat staff shortages. “I think it’s a no-brainer but no one is looking at it seriously,” AOb chairwoman Tamar van Gelder said in an interview on the union site. Van Gelder said the current measures, which include halving study fees for people entering teaching from …

We must invest in our teachers for India to take its next big leap
2 years, 4 months ago

We must invest in our teachers for India to take its next big leap

Live Mint  

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3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Why greater digitisation of education is the need of the hour?

India Today  

Education plays an important role in bringing a change in society across generations and more so now in this technological age. The government must take initiatives such as allocating bigger spending on education and push greater digitisation in the education sector in the upcoming budget. Budget 2021 expectations for education sector The National Education Policy 2020 and Covid-19 are two …

Primary schools in Amsterdam lure teachers with more cash
4 years, 6 months ago

Primary schools in Amsterdam lure teachers with more cash

Dutch News  

Amsterdam primary school teachers are to be given an annual bonus of €1,000, and an extra €1,500 on top if they opt for a job in a school in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, in an effort to stop more teachers from leaving. The measure is part of a four-year package aimed at combating the shortage of teachers in the four big …

Primary schools in Amsterdam lure teachers with more cash
4 years, 6 months ago

Primary schools in Amsterdam lure teachers with more cash

Dutch News  

Amsterdam primary school teachers are to be given an annual bonus of €1,000, and an extra €1,500 on top if they opt for a job in a school in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, in an effort to stop more teachers from leaving. The measure is part of a four-year package aimed at combating the shortage of teachers in the four big …

Are Indian schools spending enough on teacher training?
4 years, 8 months ago

Are Indian schools spending enough on teacher training?

India Today  

Education forms the foundation of an equitable society. Schools must also ensure he/she possesses a range of skills such as classroom management, school administration, and most importantly, child psychology. Therefore, the schools must re-envision the teacher training programmes and here are few ways of doing that: Firstly, the schools must conduct a rigorous and externally implemented Teacher Needs Assessment. It …

Hike grade pay of primary school headmasters to Rs 3,900-4,100: WB primary teachers association
5 years, 5 months ago

Hike grade pay of primary school headmasters to Rs 3,900-4,100: WB primary teachers association

India Today  

An organisation of primary teachers on Wednesday demanded that the West Bengal government hike the grade pay of headmasters of primary schools. The West Bengal Primary Trained Teachers Association demanded that the grade pay of headmasters be hiked to Rs 3,900-4,100 and threatened to hit the street from next week, if the demand is not met. July pay hike declaration …

Opinion | Primary school teachers are more valuable than we think
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Primary school teachers are more valuable than we think

Live Mint  

She was 23, living in that village alone, 600km from her parents’ home in Nanjangud near Mysore. The signalling of lower value is reinforced by lower expectations on qualifications: a two-year diploma after class XII for primary-school teachers versus two undergraduate degrees after class XII for teachers of higher classes. This lower valuation of primary school teachers is deeply flawed. …

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