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Success of
character education will be seen in changed attitudes Retired teacher says only combined efforts will work The growing feelings of isolation amongst teachers can, in part, be traced to parents who neglect their own responsibilities, according to a retired school teacher. Harsharan Singh, a former mathematics and science teacher with the local public school board, says some parents believe their obligations end once their child walks out the front door in the morning. “Teachers on the frontline are feeling more and more isolated as some parents don’t step forward with their share of responsibility in teaching,” explains Singh. Singh says character education – a focus recently taken on by the school board – allows individuals to develop as caring human beings because of the combined influences of parents and the education system. “Parents cannot do it alone and neither can the schools. It is a team effort,” he says. The retired teacher says individuals can contribute to creating character by keeping a close relationship with schools, including the teachers and principals of schools in their area. Knowing when a community has been successful with character education is not something that can necessarily be seen with statistics, according to Singh. “It will be reflected, instead, through the students themselves,” he says. “Perhaps we shall see higher grades but more importantly we’ll see students who are more satisfied with themselves. I think this will be reflected in the lives and attitudes of the students, and by their behaviours,” says Singh. “Destructive behaviours will lessen and personal satisfaction
among the students will begin to show more clearly,” he adds. |
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