Should PM's Teacher's Day address have focused on teachers and not students?

Should PM's Teacher's Day address have focused on teachers and not students?

PM Narendra Modi's address on Teachers Day to 1.2 crore students of India is not a small thing to be ignored. Almost students from 18 lakh schools got a chance of listening to their Prime Minister. Still, it was an event that generated controversies before it happened and now it is resulting in after event controversies. The common public, analysts, media and politicians are busy in discussing the relevance of the addressal. Some of them consider that PM ignored the main element of the day, Teachers. Do you agree? Should the PM's Teacher's Day address have focused on teachers and not students?

Yes

• Teachers Day is about celebration of Teachers and there was not a single measure taken by PM which proved the point.

• PM Narendra Modi didn’t make any announcements to improve the faltering education system of India where Teachers are taken for granted.

• Education system, especially the government schools have got a long list of problems. It was the time when PM could have known the real problems that teachers face in the system.

• Today no student wants to make a career in teaching. Simple encouraging words won’t motivate them to take the role. Only the improvement in teaching profession standards can attract quality teachers in system.

• A day where Teachers should have got the respect and comfort, they were busy making the preparations for PM’s addressal to students. It came with a cost in terms of time and efforts but there was no return generated from cost.

No

• Teachers get their status from students and when students are addressed, automatically communication is linked with teachers.

• Addressing 1.2 crore students is not a small thing. As a matter of fact, all the big events attract some form of unnecessary controversies.

• Also, there were many key points that PM discussed about teachers. He encouraged students to take up teaching as a profession.

• Teachers Day is not meant to make some key changes in the structure but it is about cherishing the day with students.

• Students of today have forgotten the meaning of Teachers Day and so, it is imperative to make them understand significance of day.

Conclusion

The addressal of PM Narendra Modi to students is an encouraging step. It is for the first time any Prime Minister has used the technology to connect with the students. Rather than focusing on what didn’t happened, it is better to appreciate what happened. The interaction with students is like a dream come true. Students got a chance to ask questions to PM Narendra Modi. The things missed out in the addressal can be covered up next time. In any case, it was a good innovative start!