St Joseph’s College, Bangalore today organised a one-day teachers’ seminar/workshop between 9.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. at Xavier Hall, PG Center on the theme: “The Role of Teachers as Change Agents In Contemporary Society afflicted by Declining Ethical and Moral Standards”
The Seminar/Workshop was facilitated by two eminent resource persons, namely Mr Lukose V, IAS and Prof. Sharada Jai Govind,
In his keynote address, Mr Lukose described current society as, lacking in equality, enduring social injustice and obsessed by wealth. He focused therefore on how the institution can become the place for radical change when teachers become agents of social and intellectual transformation. He listed different “qualities” that teachers must have. These included passion and commitment to learning, standing up for the truth, generating empathy, facing challenges, and being involved in direct experience.
The afternoon session covered ideas concerning skills and competencies in the teaching-learning experience, social perception of teachers and teacher’s perception of self.
- Dr Etienne Rassendren
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