Monday, February 14, 2011

ROLE OF TEACHERS IN NATION BUILDING - PPT

ppt of the session taken in the Faculty Development Program at Amity Global Business School



1NEED FOR TEACHERS IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT OF NATION DEPENDS ON:

}INFRASTRUCTURE -           10%

}NATURAL RESOURCES -     25%

}HUMAN RESOURCES -       65%

     Teachers contribute to development of HR

1NATION TODAY:  BRIGHTER SIDE

Growth and Development


}Industrialization, Modernization
}Green Revolution, White Revolution
}Education: Institute of Excellence 
}Globalization, Liberalization, Privatization
}Information Technology : Global leaders
}Growth rate up to nine percent
}Forex Reserve : Rs.160+bn.

1NATION TODAY: DARKER SIDE
Inequality and Imbalance




28% of people go to bed each day hungry





52% of people live on less than Rs.45/d 







Job growth in organized sector fell to -%





Unemployment increased from 8.8to 9.1




Increase in food production of 1.18% 




offset by increase in population by 2%






Software Exports 2% in global market






IT sector as a whole is 3% of the GDP








Trade deficit 157bn





Forex reserve volatile, 137 bn




Neglect of social sect:Education,Health






 NATION  AND THE WORLD
Global Comparison: Dismal

Human Development Index :119th rank of
                                             169countries




Corruption Perception Index :87th rank of
                                             178 countries (3.3 points)










Honesty of Officials : 45th rank of 49






Professional Managers in Administration :
                                      50th rank of 53


Global Competitiveness : 45th rank of 53




Technology Application : 50% Foreign as it is
                                        40% with little modification
                                          5% Indigenous




                         
1NATION  YESTERDAY:  ANCIENT INDIA
world leader

}“Philosophy” : vedas  and upanishads
}
}Science and Technology : Aryabhata,
                     Bhaskara,Brahmagupta,
                     Varahamira
}Mathematics: ‘zero’, Counting:Greek&Roman-
                     106, West:tera(10/12), India:10/53
}Medicine : ayurveda, Charaka, Sushruta
}Education: Nalanda and Takshasila Universities,
                    Alberuni(Iran),Yi Jing(China) studied
}Trade and Commerce: Spices and other goods
}Society: Equality, Divergence. Panini from Afganistan,Gandhari from
                                              Kandhahar
}
}
}
}
1NATION  YESTERDAY:  MIDDLE AGE
Darker India



Foreign Rulers :700years of Mughal 






                          300 years of British






Divided Society : Caste, Creed, Religion,
                            Region, served rulers ok






Misinterpreted Texts and Misread People :
                            MaxMuller,J.Mills,J.McC-
                            arty,R.Kipling,K.Mayo






People lost initiative and creativity : Defensive,
                             slavish, sectarian                          
                         
1EDUCATION TODAY: ISSUES/PROBLEMS

}QUALITY AND RELEVENCE
}ACCESS AND EQUITY
}POOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND LARGE NUMBER
}CURRICULUM  AND SYSTEM CENTERED
}POLITICAL AND BUREAUCRATIC  CONTROL
}MONO AND MULITI FACULTY UNIVERSITIES
}THEORY AND PRACTICE/PRACTICAL


•Reports of James Coleman (1966) and Daniel Moynihan (1965) on equality and achievement
•Socioeconomic level is more related to achievement rather than education
•Genes and IQ have relatively little effect on economic success
•School quality have little effect on achievement or on economic success
•Educational reform cannot bring economic or social equality
•Blacks and whites with equal test scores have very unequal occupational statuses and income
•Only political and economic changes bring greater equality (not through education)
•Success depends on varieties of luck and on the job competence (more of personality than technical skills) that are moderately related to family background, schooling or scores on tests
•


1EDUCATION  AND  VALUES

Dinesh Disouza(1991).Martha Nussbaum(1997)
University Students are open to
}Alternative Views
}Alternative Values
}Philosophical pursuits

1TOTAL PERSON:





–Head (intellect)

–Heart (Mind)

–Hand (Body)

–Higher (Soul)







1IMAGE OF GODDESS OF




  LEARNING





}IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION





–Mono – Multi faculty universities

–Basic – Applied science

–Theory – Practical

–Holistic – Piecemeal

–Integrated - Divisive

–
1ROLE OF TEACHERS: IMPORTANCE

}आचार्य/AchArya: Teacher
}आचार/AchAra/आचर्य/Acharya:  Good   Conduct/Behaviour
}Teacher lives by example/exemplary conduct
}Pupil learns by teacher as a model
}आचार्य दॅवॉ भव / Teacher is God
                                             - Taittiriya Upanishad

1ROLE OF TEACHERS IN LEARNING

आचार्यात पादमादत्ते पादम शिष्य स्वमॅधया /
पादम सहब्रह्मचारिभ्यॉ पादम कालक्रमॅणच //
Teacher gives a quarter, a quarter from his own intelligence, a quarter from classmates and a quarter as the time goes.

1ROLE OF TEACHERS: FUNCTIONS
THREE  T’S :

}Transmission

}Transaction

}Transformation

1ROLE OF TEACHERS: GOALS/PRACTICE

}IDENTIFY UNIQUENESS /TALENTS

}TRAINING TO DEVELOP TALENTS

}PRACTICING IN DAY TO DAY LIFE

}SERVE SOCIETY WITH THE TALENT



`TEACHER, EDUCATION AND NATION BUILDING

APPROACHES:

}Identify National/Organizational Requirements

}Educating/Training pupils to Meet
 the Demand

}Identify Pupil’s Talents to Enable them to Discover and Relate.



1TEACHER, EDUCATION AND NATION BUILDING

}RECOGNIZING AND DEVELOPING PUPILS UNIQUE TALENTS

}IMBIBING SERVICE AS MOTTO

}SELF FULFILMENT BY FULFILLING OTHERS

Monday, December 27, 2010

COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE


—AREAS OF COMMUNICATION IN MEDICAL PRACTICE
—
—Consultation
—Counselling
—Team work
—Managing duties
—Health education
—Teaching
—
—COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE
—
—
—Information gathering
—
—Information giving
—
—Opinion giving

—COMMUNICATION CONTEXT
—
—Doctor – Patient
—Doctor – Patient’s  Family
—Colleague /Superior/Subordinate Doctors
—Administrative/Managerial Staff
—Students/Internees
—Public
—Family

—COMMUNICATION SKILLS: NEED
INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION RESULTS IN:
—Misunderstanding -> Mismanagement
—Negative attitude -> Relationships
—Delay in Process
—Cost/Wastage
—Poor Public Image
—Protest
—Iatrogenic Illness

—COMMUNICATION SKILLS: PROCESSES
—
—1. Who                        Sender
—2. Whom                     Receiver
—3. When/Where          Time/Place
—4. Why                        Need  
—5. What                       Message
—6. How                        Channel
—7. Accuracy                Feedback    
—
—COMMUNICATION SKILLS: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
—Comn. is not mere Exchange of Information
—Consists of Expectations and Demands
—Fulfillment possible with with no extra ‘cost’
—Communication Implies relationship
—Be Client-Centered
—Effective Communication fulfills, empowers.
— COMMUNICATION SKILLS: INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION
—Understanding self and others
—Needs and wants
—Verbal and nonverbal
—Unconditional Positive Regard
—Congruence
—Empathy
—COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SUMMARY
—
—COMMUNICATION BUILDS RELATIONSHIP
—DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
—MEANINGS  ARE IN PEOPLE, NOT IN WORDS
—HOW YOU SAY WHAT YOU SAY MATTERS MOST
—REGARD WHAT THEY ARE UNCONDITIONALLY
—BE ONE IN THOUGHTS-FEELINGS-DEEDS
—HONESTY THE BEST POLICY EVEN IN BUSINESS
—ONLY WEARER OF THE SHOES KNOWS 
—

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Bihar's Unusual Anti-Corruption Drive



Contributed by Raman K in USKannada







We’re all for anti-corruption drives. But we’re simultaneously impressed and mildly alarmed by the one that the state of Bihar has begun early into the Nitish Kumar government’s second term.

On the receipt of an order from a special court, the Bihar government will seize property belonging to officials accused of corruption even before charges are proved. The government then plans to immediately install a school in the seized property, according to Janata Dal-United party spokesman Nihrora Prasad Yadav, thereby killing two birds with one stone.

So far an order has been issued to seize the property of a motor vehicles department official, Mr. Yadav said Monday.

Asked what proof they need to begin proceedings to seize an official’s assets, Mr. Yadav said this: “If you earn 10,000 rupees ($222) and you have a 10-crore (100 million rupees, $2.2 million) property, you must be stealing from somewhere, right?”

If in a court case the official is able to prove the assets aren’t from ill-gotten gains, he’ll get his property back with “5 or 6%” interest, said Mr. Yadav. The aim is both to punish and deter “so that people who are thinking of stealing become frightened.”
The state is also in the process of setting up a publicly accessible web site with details of the personal assets of state assembly members, including Chief Minister Kumar.

“If your assets go up, you’ll have to explain,” said Mr. Yadav.
But can it stick? It seems a little un-nerving to live in a place where your property can be seized and held until litigation is finished. Isn’t it possible that an official’s assets come from family wealth?






-- 
Thimmappa M S.