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  1. Volume 3 Month 1 Day 30 – Address of Kapil Sibal at National Awards ceremony

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    Address of
    Shri. Kapil Sibal
    Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development
    “National Awards to Teachers, 2008 Function”
    Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
    at
    11:40 am
    on
    5th September, 2009
    Your Excellency the Vice President of India, Shri Mohammad Hamid
    Ansari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Smt D.
    Purandeswari, Secretary (School Education & Literacy), Smt. Anju Vaish,
    Secretary (Higher Education), Shri R. P. Agrawal, our distinguished
    National Awardees & members of the teaching fraternity, my friends from
    the media, Ladies and Gentlemen;
    Today is a very special day. Special in two senses. First, we celebrate this
    day as Teachers’ Day in the memory of one of the greatest sons of India, Dr.
    Servapalli Radhakrishnan; acclaimed educator, scholar, philosopher. A
    teacher, who came to occupy the highest office in the country. He was the
    second President of India. He epitomized all the characteristics of an ideal
    teacher. His life and work are a source of inspiration to all of us.
    This day is also special to us because of you: our fraternity of teachers, who
    have distinguished themselves and recipients of the prestigious National
    Awards for meritorious teaching. You deserve not only our
    congratulations, but also our gratitude for having nurtured our children
    through your unstinted commitment. You have invested your precious time
    in our most valuable assets.
    These awards are a recognition for your hard-work, promotion of
    excellence and your unique initiatives in the field of education. You
    represent excellence yourselves and deserve recognition for having
    nurtured it in our children. Someone pointed out and I quote “A teacher is
    a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom
    in the pupils”. This is easier said than done. To evoke curiosity, to have the
    child pursue knowledge and find pleasure in its pursuit requires subtle
    mentoring. A teacher guides without giving the impression that he/she is
    doing so. A teacher must have the ability to have the student discover his
    own genius. A teacher subtly motivates the student to discover both the self
    and the environment around him/her. At the end, the student must be
    equipped with the capacity to embark upon a journey to find a place in civil
    society. A successful teacher prides in seeing the student embark upon that
    journey. The entire teaching fraternity gathered here is gifted with the rare
    ability of inspiring our young.
    Quest for knowledge has always been a part of the ethos of our country. Yet
    our national education system must undergo rapid change to respond to
    the emerging challenges of globalization. Our Government is committed to
    providing quality education to our children. The Eleventh Five Year Plan is
    virtually a National Education Plan. The Plan allocation for education has
    been stepped up from 7.7% of gross budgetary support in the 10th Plan, to
    over 19% in the 11th Plan. In nominal terms there is going to be a five-fold
    increase in spending on education in the 11th plan. This is an
    unprecedented increase in financial support for education. While the
    Government is committed to spending more on education, you as teachers
    have an important role to play. It’s not just a matter of resources; it’s your
    dedication, commitment, and motivation that inspires our young, that will
    ultimately win the day. You can have a school without the necessary
    infrastructure, but you can’t have a school without a teacher.
    In today’s knowledge Age, it is imperative to develop an effective life long
    learning system to provide continuing education and skills up-gradation.
    This applies to teachers as well, to help them keep abreast of the changing
    skills necessary to compete in the new knowledge economy. John Dana has
    rightly observed, “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” I
    therefore, urge the entire teaching community, through you, to upgrade
    your content knowledge and professional skills continuously.
    I have no doubt that our teachers would rise to this challenge and act as
    facilitators of change in the way they teach and our children learn.
    I have the highest personal regard for each one of the Awardees. You are
    truly leaders, not just in your profession, but also of our society. Each one of
    you, therefore, is a role model for millions of children of our country. To
    quote Hendry Adams, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where
    his influence stops.” Be a wonderful role model because you will be the
    window through which many children will see their future. You have all
    contributed to the development of our nation and I hope you will continue
    to inspire younger generations.
    It is often been said that a country is as good as its people. I believe the
    country’s citizens are only as good as their teachers. Therefore, a great deal
    depends on you and I salute you, all of you, those who are present here
    today, and many more who are not here, for your passion, dedication,
    commitment and contributions.
    I once again congratulate you all for winning this National Award. I wish
    you all success in your further endeavours.

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