I dont know about the experiences others had in school, but I got the impression that raising uncomfortable questions is never advisable for someone who wants to stay in the teacher's good books. Is it that as a society we prefer not to have our youngest members think too much? Or is it that the collective conscious of human society is a control freak, relying on controlling the range of our thoughts to preserve the current social structure, with its hierarchy and power structures? Or is it that restricting the things about which a modern student thinks is made necessary by the now vast treasure trove of knowledge gained by us over time, which has lead to modern curriculum being so vast and extensive that the opportunity cost of any digression is very high?
I now stand on the other side of the table. Now I have to decide what sort of a teacher do i want to be.
What should be the role of a teacher in the development of a student? Should/Can it be impressed upon students that books are the real sources of knowledge and the role of a teacher is to help in the process of reading and understanding them? How does one encourage students so used to being spoon fed chapters/topics for all their life to educate themselves? How should the diversity of intellectual capability in class be dealt with? Can students ever get over the sense of hierarchy that permeates our existence and not judge themselves with respect to others and learn for the sake of learning?
These and many other questions are yet unanswered..Any ideas?
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