He has just completed six years as Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy, but Manmohan Singh still counts his time in the teaching profession as the best years of his life.

“My own years as a teacher have been the most satisfying and fulfilling in my life,” he told the national teacher awardees on the eve of Teachers' Day.

“Through teachers, flow the values and culture of a nation and its people.”

A fine balance

Dr. Singh noted that despite the age-old values of the country's education system, teachers needed to accept change in keeping with the times, maintaining a fine balance between traditions and innovation.

One of those changes is the abolition of corporal punishment in schools..........Click for more

Source Web Page: The Hindu