Teacher as an agent of Change - Gender Equality

Teacher as an agent of Change - Gender Equality

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  Teacher as anAgent of change Towards Gender Equality Dr. G. Ponselvakumar
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  Teacher plays theimportant role in any persons life since they are the one who shapes the life and thoughts of an Individual person
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  • Teachers canchange the thought pattern of young students towards gender and its role by their actions, attitudes, behavior, perspective, approach, manner, outlook and mind set. • Teachers are the first role model for a student.
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  HOW? • Break thetradition male and female stereotypes when giving examples to students. SOLDIER NURSE
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  • Don’t limitwhat you ask your students to do. • They can do more than what we think
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  • Encourage thestudents to participate in things which are outside their comfort zone irrespective of their gender.
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  • Should notsplit the students in to groups based on their gender for doing activities always encourage mixed gender group work and seating arrangements.
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  • While addressingthe students avoid gender based language like he, she instead of that use neutral languages like they, their, you etc.., • Teacher should interact in a manner equal for both boys and girls instead of being gentle to girls and rough with boys. • Books should be selected carefully. It should be free from gender stereotype characters.
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