Reflections on Teaching and the Teacher
We make various demands on teachers: They have to be Reflective practitioners. They have to ensure learning outcomes. They have to be trained professionals. Some of these demands may be unfounded, some unclear. This set of articles responds to some of these issues related to teachers, teacher education and teaching.
"Kabir said ‘nindak neare rakhiye aangan kuti chhaway’ (keep the critic close by, make a hut for him in your own courtyard), one has to go further to be a reflective person: has to imbibe the critic as part of one’s own self; one has to become comfortable with playing two roles simultaneously – that of a practitioner and of a disinterested critical witness."
"Teachers have to be seen as educators capable of independent judgement and meaningful collaboration."