'Education incomplete without study of culture'

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JULY 14 About 50 teachers working in city schools on Saturday began interacting with one another as part of a two-day symposium on "Education for the 21st century" organised by Disha, a school education consultant and research organisation.

The idea in holding the symposium, according to Mr. Manohar Kashyap, chief coordinator, was to bring together all people involved in the field of education and to provide an opportunity to meet, discuss and share opinions on the emerging trends in education and the role of teacher.

The symposium is looking at seven points -- is the education system becoming more and more restrictive, the social relevance of education, the universality of science and arts education for values, the teacher in 21st century, role and preparation of teacher to meet the challenges of the century, student-teacher relationship in the present scenario, shaping responsive citizens for a progressive democracy and technology in education.

It has been designed and coordinated by Prof.Sasi Kumar, former Dean of Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Mrs. Chandra Dorai, director, P. Obul Reddy Public School, and Mr. Krishnamacharyulu, retired director of SCERT.

Inaugurating the symposium, Prof.I.V.Chalapathi Rao, chairman, Forum of Higher Education and editor, Triveni,

advised teachers to do more of reading and writing, along with improving their efficiency. He said education was not complete without a study of culture and value system.

Prof. Rao felt that criminalisation of politics and politicisation of education were the causes for prevalence of evils in society.

Prof. Aloka Parasher-Sen, Head, Department of History, University of Hyderabad, Mrs.Shanta Rajeshwara Rao, principal, Vidyaranya School, and Ms.Geeta Iyengar, formerly of Scholastic India, spoke.

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