A good number of the ‘educated’ people today owe their education to a Catholic school. They proudly share how their formative years were shaped by Catholic priests, nuns, religious and lay teachers associated with the institution. All educational institutes cater to the academic part of instruction. So, what is it that makes Catholic institutions stand apart? I believe that Catholic institutions do true justice to the meaning of the word “education,” which comes from the Latin word educare, meaning `to bring forth.’
We take the child as he/ she comes to us like a sapling. We provide the soil of constancy, the water of instruction, the shade of security and the sunlight of love and acceptance. Sometimes, we have to cut and prune, but we do so with love. All round development and becoming good human beings are given equal importance as is academic excellence.
Today’s Students
Today’s generation is a generation that has information at its fingertips. The shift from offline to online education has exposed the need to be versatile in reaching the students through any medium, and yes, to get their attention and maintain it. Herein lies the challenge. How does an educator teach the students how to sift through the various gigabytes of information coming their way? How do we train them in the 21st century skills as the NEP 2020 speaks about? How do we move forward?
I say: We go back.
Mrs Joyce De Mello Fernandes
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