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Essay / Importance of an Axiology Based Teacher - 2000
Effective school education anticipates effective teacher training. The aim of teacher education should be to mold the personality of pre-service teachers into a professional mold and develop desirable values in them. If we are to develop desirable professional values among new teachers, knowledge of current and emerging values or relevance of axiology is necessary. Any change in society indicates that the work, nature and responsibilities of schools are also changing. New technologies and other advances have influenced the socio-economic climate of the school. New teachers working in a different social and cultural environment in their school may have different levels of values. The teacher must have an essential part of his professional equipment called a values card. With the help of such a map, everyday decisions can be made and resolved consistently with short or long distance decisions and destinations in an educational setting. Therefore, success in achieving this goal of quality education for the nation depends on the quality and caliber of teachers in the profession. This indicates the need for axiology-based teacher training. This article summarizes the need for axiology-based teacher training to strengthen the values of pre-service teachers. Introduction: “Education means allowing the mind to discover this ultimate truth which frees us from the slavery of dust and gives us the wealth not of things but of inner light, not of power but of love, making this truth uniform and giving it its expression. » - Rabindra Nath Tagore Education has undoubtedly benefited from communication and information technology at different levels. Both from a sociological and economic point of view, communication and information...... middle of paper ......theosophy of life. They can be transmitted effectively by those who practice these values themselves. Teachers are people who are aware of the plasticity of behavior and can combine the transmission of knowledge with the inculcation of values. Therefore, prospective teachers must be provided with opportunities to associate with the best minds, develop a disciplined intellect as well as a quality of appreciation of culture in its various forms. Becoming a good teacher is a demanding and challenging endeavor. But in our country, despite the recommendations of various commissions and committees, not much attention has been paid to teacher training institutions to orient future teachers towards values. In recent years, there have been efforts to include "values education" in the overall teacher training curriculum, but this is still a theoretical effort..