"Not only accountable for building character" Rajnath Singh on teachers

Stressing the role of teachers in imparting quality education, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh said that they were  of students but were also instrumental in nation building as they were the ones who could differentiate between the right and the wrong.

Addressing a teachers’ function organized by City Montessori School inb Lucknow on Thursday, Singh said that teachers are those who provide material, human and divine education to students and nurture them as ideal citizens of the country.

“Knowledge in life is not everything. Along with it, values are also needed. There are many who became terrorists after getting technical degrees. This is because they had knowledge but did not get divine education which is an integral part of holistic education system. Values are the guiding force in life,” he said. 

Referring to an article of author Thomas Friedman, Singh said: “Friedman has written that there are many similarities between Infosys and Al-Qaeda. In both organisations, educated youngsters work. The role of one of these is destructive while the other is welfare-oriented. The only difference between the two is that of values.”

The Home minister said that the role of teachers is not only to build character of students, but also nation building. “This is of paramount importance that schools impart enriching education to students,” he said.

Earlier, Rajnath Singh along with Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia and other distinguished guests lit the lamp of learning.

The Teachers Conference began with the school prayer, all religion prayer and world peace prayer. World Parliament was presented by CMS teachers on ‘New Model of Education for 21st Century’.