PUNE: “Talent is spread everywhere in
our society. We have just to explore it. Rural schools also have excellent
students. The need is to find future Newton, Einstein among them,” said Bharat Ratna Dr. C. N. R. Rao.
He was
speaking at second National Teachers Congress which was organized by MIT world
Peace University and MIT School of Government. The three day event is being
supported by Government of Maharashtra, AICTE, Association of Indian
University, Bhartiya Chhatra Sansad, Union Ministry of HRD with All India Council
for technical Education, UNESCO chair for Human Rights among others.
Present
on the occasion were Dr. Nandkishore Kondap, former vice chancellor of SVKM’s
Narsee Monjee Institute of of management studies, Dr.Art Chadwick, Research
professor, director of Dinosaur research
project, USA, Dr. Michael Jensen, Dean Ira A. Fulton college of Engineering
& Technology, USA, Prof. Krishna Vedula, Dean Emeritus &
professor Chemical Engineering USA, Manish Kumar, CEO & Managing
Director of NSDC, Prof. Dr.Vishwanath D. Karad, Founder President of MIT World
Peace University, Prof. Rahul Karad, Executive President of MIT world Peace
University.
He also
added that “Examination is Devil in Education system which kept good people out
of system. How this can possible a single paper decides student’s future. Creativity
is most important in today’s education system. Teachers have to spread this
creativity manner in students.”
Addressing
the congregation, Nandkishore Kondap said, “The goal of education is not to
increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to
invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things.” He
also added, ‘Human touch with technology can solve many problem in education
system.’
Dr.
Michael Jensen said, “Teacher should teach students about ‘Vasudhai Kutumbakam’.
Students are not paying attention in classroom and this is challenge for
teacher to overcome this problem. To make students engage in classroom we need
new classroom arrangement.” They advised teachers to increase discussion of students
within classroom.
Dr. Art
Chadwick discussed briefly about what happened to the Dinosaurs? Thousands
of teacher delegates from different
parts of the country participated in the 2nd ‘National Teacher Congress’, which
aims ‘To discuss and to create an environment of reaching out where it moves
from teaching to mentoring.’ Prof. Rahul V. Karad gave the introductory remark.
The programme was compered by Prof.
Gautam Bapat. Dr. Sayali Gankar proposed the vote of
thanks.
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