100 TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR EDUCATORS

Having seen almost 35 summers and winters of the Indian Education System and all that goes on in Schools and Colleges, I was prompted to religiously help my education fraternity through these Commandments to ENABLE, EDUCATE and EMPOWER Educators (Teachers).

Most of the institutions do not have the basic necessities in their campuses/classrooms. These Life-Skill notes include psychosocial competencies and interpersonal skills that will certainly help Educators make informed decisions, solve day-to-day bottlenecks, think critically, communicate effectively, build healthy relationships, empathise with colleagues and students and also cope with managing their personal lives in a most productive and effective manner.

As there are no on-the-job training programmes through Workshops/Seminars these Life Skills will help in taking ëEducation Beyond Classroomí in schools and colleges both in metros and interiors. The Educators who get loaded with Life Skills will, in turn, ignite studentsí minds entirely which will help the students to unleash their latent talents/skills.

WHO says that ìLife Skill is the ability for adaptive and positive behaviour that enables individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life,î and UNICEF is of the opinion that ìLife Skills-based education is behaviour change or behaviour development approach and designed to address a balance of three areas: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND SKILLS.î

Life Skills help to furthermore improve the six components of health: physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and environmental. These Commandments will help Educators to live an independent life and that too with dignity. The Educators will become Clever in MIND; Strong in BODY and Kind in HEART.

Finally, injecting these Life Skills into Students will lead to EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING and thereby success in life.