Jobs in Education are Important in Mouding the Next Generation

Sep 2
09:53

2013

Chris Freeman

Chris Freeman

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Teaching is the worthiest profession which needs a special calling and an interest in the lives and happiness of children. It is about development and moulding the next generation.

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Every child needs a hero. Every child needs someone they can look up to for encouragement and love. This hero comes from the person they are in close contact with every day of their lives. Kids need someone who can believe in them no matter what,Jobs in Education are Important in Mouding the Next Generation Articles one who will be there for them in times when they have done well in their school work or some co-curricular activity, and when they feel they have failed. Kids need to associate with someone they are in touch with. This hero needs to understand the child as they are with their strengths and weaknesses and should not be the television "hero" who is just a creation of another person and is not real. Television "heroes" are just a fantasy which should be encouraged only as entertainment and not a way of life. Who then is better for the title and responsibility of a hero than a teacher? Having jobs in education is encouraging and noble. Teaching is the noblest profession which needs a special calling and an interest in the lives and welfare of children. It is about nurturing and moulding the next generation.
Jobs in education are more than just showing up in a class and teaching mathematics or science. It is about understanding each child's strengths and weaknesses and then nurturing their holistic growth towards their day to day growth. Kids have a big capacity to learn, their brains are open to every opportunity of learning and they consequently learn a lot from what they are taught and most importantly what they see. Children tend to copy what they see their parents and teachers do.
We are in the era of information. There is so much information out there that the children are exposed to. Most of this information cannot be trusted for our children, and sure enough the kids are looking for information that they can identify with. This then calls for someone to moderate this information for them, to advise them which is good and that which is bad. The teacher is the best moderator because he/she is the major source of knowledge for the kids. All the teacher needs to do is tell them what is good and that which is not good for their consumption. Education is a holistic growth process for every child. Education is not only in the Mathematics and science subjects, but it is the nurturing of all facets of growth of a child, be it socially, mentally and emotionally. This is how we ensure that we mould a future generation which is all round. A teacher then plays a pivotal role in ensuring this growth.
I believe it is a privilege to have jobs in education. It is a tremendous honour to be a big part of a child's growth and development especially when you are not the parent or guardian. We all as grown-ups were nurtured in one way or another by people with jobs in education. We are who we are partly because a teacher taught us well and believed in us.