The new Rector of St Joseph’s Institutions, Dr Fr Vijay Kumar Prabhu has said that the relegation of social sciences to the backburner in the country is a serious threat to social transformation.
He was speaking at the staff seminar here on Monday, June 14.
Fr Prabhu said, “Today the entire concentration of the government and the educational institutions in this country seems to be on IT sector. As a result, social sciences have been neglected. That is one of the reasons why planning in this country has become so poor.”
Expressing his disappointment at the apathy of non-cooperation on the part of the government as regards very many initiatives taken by Jesuits in rural areas, Fr Prabhu said that it was indeed very disappointing to see that the State was least bothered about quality education. “The system is so corrupt today that the entire concentration seems to be on money and not anything else,” he added.
Calling the St Joseph’s College an abode of unity in diversity, Fr Prabhu said that the student staff composition in the campus created an ideal situation to grow in values. He called upon the staff to give hope to the next generation so that students would become responsible citizens. “Vitality of a college depends on the quality of its staff. Hence the staff must always update itself in terms of syllabus and other contemporary subjects,” he advised.
Principal, Dr Fr Ambrose Pinto thanked the staff for all the cooperation rendered during the course of the semester examination and other activities, and called upon the staff to be educators and not just teachers.
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