Twenty-six teachers of the State’s Government schools were felicitated for their excellent contribution in the field of education in the first ever ‘Governor’s Teachers’ Award’ ceremony held at Raj Bhawan on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion the Governor of Uttarakhand, Dr K K Paul said that in this era of information technology, teachers would have to focus on becoming mentors and guides, encouraging creativity and original thinking in
students.
The teachers should develop a vision and imagination in the students so that are not misled by the limitless information available on the internet. He called upon the teachers to always remain students besides being teachers. The Governor was of the view that the role of teachers has become even more important in the present scenario where most parents are working due to which they are not able to give adequate time to their children. He said schools should ensure that students could imbibe and keep alive the glorious Indian culture and values. “A good student should also be a good human being and a good citizen.
Teachers must pay attention to imparting values and building the character of students in order to help in nation building,” he said. Dr Paul said that an education without values was of no use and held no meaning. He added that it is the duty of the entire society to respect and honour its teachers as this had always been a tradition in our country.
Effusively praising the Governor for taking up the initiative of honoring the teachers, the Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that recognising and honouring the work of teachers would have a long-term positive impact. He said that other gubernatorial initiative of organising the Toppers’ Conclave was also a positive step forward in improving the standard of education in the State.
The Chief Minister hoped that these teachers’ awards would bring about a positive change in the teachers and students in remote areas. He asked the teachers awarded to give suggestions as to how the education system could be improved.
State Education minister, Mantri Prasad Naithani said that the initiative of awarding teachers would prove to be a milestone in the educational system of the State.
Teachers were selected on the basis of the results of the board exams 2015.
The awarded teachers were presented the a certificate of appreciation, a cash reward of Rs10,000 and a set of three books written by second President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
The Secretary (school education) M C Joshi, Director General (School Education) D Senthyl Pandian, Secretary to Governor Arun Dhaundiyal and Additional Secretary (school education) Usha Shukla and others were present on the occasion.