Let’s Hold On To Our Responsibilities (1)

                                         

      The future of nation is dependent upon the teacher. There is no doubt that teacher holds significant place and has vital role in society. Teacher plays an extraordinary part in lives of children for the formative years of development and importance of teacher is something that cannot be understated. It is teacher who moulds the child into respectable and responsible citizens of their country .Term builder of nation is perfect title that teacher has been titled with. Factually, teacher is creator of all other professionals, who then establish future of society and of nation. Teachers have always made pupils, their parents, communities, societies and countries proud by counseling children to achieve the heights which eventually resulted into cultured societies. Moreover, great teachers have produced examples of affection towards students; students have always been their priority and very dear than their own wards. Presently also, great teachers sacrifice for students and see their success in student’s bright career. Teachers look at their student as parent, sometimes more caring than him/her .Their contribution has made them respectable among masses .Every civilized society has honored teacher, treated them above all and there cannot be any shift because great teachers will continue to born.

      However, out of misfortune, presently societies have become little indifferent towards them because of some morally corrupt people in this sacred profession. Unfortunately from years some embarrassing stories are surfacing that puts question mark on the believability of teacher and have resulted into weak bond and loose knot between teachers and most importantly between teacher and pupil .The sacred teacher –pupil relationship is getting open to suspicion with increase in indecent incidents. Trust-based relationship is becoming inappropriate relationship because of these black sheep thus damaging not only the reputation of this profession, institution but also breaches trust of students, parents and societies.   

      There have been incidents where teachers failed to maintain professional distance between them and their students, they got too close and too personal that resulted into unethical relationships. Some teachers misuse cell phones, social media and send improper messages to their students after getting in their contact for communicating curriculum based information. No doubt, there may be evidences that students in teenage tempt teachers but later as mature and responsible person must not fell in their trap rather he/she should serve as epitome of morality for them. However, contrary to that some take illegitimate benefits of their adolescence, the period when they are bereft of moral sense.

     What else can be bigger blow to this relationship than a principal of institution molesting a 9^th standard girl? Such disgraceful events that involved negative and immoral teacher-student relationship in educational institutes have been reported in past as well but involvement of head of institution is alarming. When head of institute would act like this what would be impact on subordinates and entire institution.

      I would neither blame parents nor students; it is problem that only teacher can resolve by keeping his obligations in view .Whatsoever would be the person’s age, when he steps into this profession he becomes fatherly figure for a student. He must remember that he is in position of great trust which needs not to be transgressed. He must not forget his role as mentor and literally a “potter” who can shape the children into best person that can serve beacon light for many. He must live up to expectations of societies and especially of student who would say in his grandeur; I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well (Alexander).

                    Writer :- Zeeshan Rasool Khan  ( Serving in Education Department )