SHORT TERM NURSERY / MONTESSORI COURSE
- ARE WE ELIGIBLE BY A SHORT TERM PROGRAM?
Planning on becoming a Preschool
Teacher? A lot of Teacher Training Institutes offer courses with three month
duration. Do you think the certification is valid? Then again is that trainer
eligible to manage a class of Preschoolers?
Why does a teacher opt for a
short term course? Let us look into the details:
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for Accelerated Designation / Promotion
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for Increased Salary Structure
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for Certification
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for Social Pride and Network
Do we ever
understand that the certificate which we might take within three months may not
be valid? Yes, we do get a paper stamped as certified, but is it Government of
India approved?
Sometimes the
student bears the brunt of an unqualified teacher. I prefer to call them
unqualified, since they do not have the required knowledge that needs to be enhanced
to deal with a Preschooler. Any study, which is research-based and is strong in
the foundation level needs time and environment to reflect in order to be proactive.
If we feel that Education sector is our love for the lifetime, we should also
become aware that we have a great responsibility which needs to be dealt with
in order to become an all-round guide to Preschool children. For, it is in the
age group of 0-6 years that the various Developmental Milestones are
established.
However, the crux
of it all is the Salary Remittance. We seem to neglect the Pre-Primary teachers
stating that they don't teach much and they are made to understand that their
placement is lowest in the pyramid of an Institution. What the general
misconception remains is that higher the standard (I, II or X), higher the
contribution. Let's make one thing clear - for a teacher, it's not considered
as a Promotion. Let this not be a reason for hurried & short certification.
LET US STRIVE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW - THINK BEFORE WE SELECT.
