Teachers should be treated as frontline workers, teaching should be treated at par with other professions and teachers should be given more value, these are some of the suggestions given by UNESCO on World Teachers Day. In line with this year’s theme, ‘Teachers at the heart of education recovery’ UNESCO released the ‘Status of Education Report 2021’ for India: ‘No Teachers, No Classes’ which outlines nine suggestions to improve the quality and quality of life of teachers. has been listed. Why teaching?
The report claimed that a large number of teachers work with short contracts, mostly without any statutory benefits, and receive lower wages than regular teachers.
It recommended that the number of physical education, music, art, vocational education, early childhood and special education teachers should be increased and their vocational autonomy should be given importance.
Recognizing the fact that teachers in India do not have much exposure, the report recommended creating ‘teacher career paths’. It also demanded, “restructuring of pre-service professional development and strengthening of curricular and educational reform, among others.
The report noted that early childhood education teachers, special education teachers and private school teachers are among the most vulnerable in the system in terms of job security and working conditions, and further research is needed to understand these areas of the teaching community. the wanted.
The report recommends increasing the number of teachers and improving working conditions in northeastern states, rural areas and ‘aspirational districts’.
It further elaborated on this point, stating, “There is a need for special attention in rural areas, districts with high SC and ST population and in the North East of India as a whole, where there is a need to improve and rationalize the teacher-student ratio. “
Working conditions in these ‘difficult for employees’ sectors also need improvement, including infrastructure, better provision of libraries and access to information and communication technology (ICT). More state support for teacher education programs in these areas is desirable, it observed.
Other recommendations relate to the ecosystem, and how it should support teachers. Specialists primarily from TISS Mumbai have demanded better value and recognition for teachers where they are treated at par with other professions.
The report suggested improving the conditions of employment of teachers in both government and private schools. This highlights that like in most other countries, the work done by Indian teachers needs to be better recognized and valued.
“Furthermore, the profession should be treated at par with other professions or sectors. Many teachers in private or government schools are not properly compensated and suffer from poor working conditions,” the report says.
It also asked governments to recognize teachers as frontline workers, and the authors underscored that the COVID-19 pandemic highlights several important tasks that teachers can take to enable the state system to deliver services. We do. These range from distributing mid-day meal rations, textbooks and study materials to conducting exams, evaluating question papers, participating in community awareness and even helping with vaccination drives, the report said.
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