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People associated with education and teaching profession across the country are called the real builders of the society, but it is often seen that teachers do not get the special professional identity and social status that they truly deserve. To overcome this deficiency and take the respect of teachers to a new peak, a revolutionary step has now been taken which is going to become a big example for other states of the country as well. Now an official order has been issued to add a special title to the names of teachers on the lines of various medical, legal and educational fields. After the implementation of this new system, now on the lines of ‘Dr’ in front of doctor and ‘Prof’ in front of professor, the word ‘Tr’ (teacher) will be compulsorily used before the name of every teacher. Ever since this historic decision of the state government came to light, there has been a wave of happiness in the entire teacher community and it is being discussed everywhere that how this initiative will take the self-esteem of teachers to new heights.
According to the official information received, the state that started this unique tradition is none other than the country’s leading state and has always been ahead in the field of education, where the government has duly issued a notification in this regard. According to the instructions issued by the government, now ‘Tr’ i.e. ‘Teacher’ will be written in front of the name of teachers teaching in all government and recognized schools, colleges and universities of the state in their official documents, nameplates, identity cards and educational correspondence. The main objective of this initiative is to send a message to the society that teaching is not just an ordinary job or profession, but it is a very important and supreme responsibility for nation building. Senior officials of the education department believe that such small but effective administrative changes will completely change the way the society views teachers and the students will also have a stronger sense of respect for their teachers.
Till now in our society, people associated with the medical field had the distinction of having ‘Doctor’ before their name, the word ‘Advocate’ was used for lawyers and jurists, and professors in the field of higher education used to have ‘Professor’ or ‘Doctor’ before their name. But primary and secondary level teachers providing school education did not have any specific professional prefix that could establish their distinct identity. This far-sighted decision of the government has ended that long-standing inequality. Now when a teacher identifies himself in the society or signs administrative documents, the word ‘Tr’ will immediately highlight his professional dignity. Experts of the modern education system also believe that such titles will boost the morale of teachers to a great extent and they will carry out their teaching tasks with full dedication and energy.
As soon as the official order to implement this new tradition was issued by the state government, various teachers unions and organizations across the state welcomed it and expressed their gratitude towards the government. Representatives of several teacher unions while talking to the media said that this decision is a happy result of their long struggle and their years-old demand for recognition of teachers as a special professional class in the society. He says that in today’s modern era, where teachers have to face many types of administrative and non-academic responsibilities, such a respectable title will work as a lifeline in regaining their lost status. Teachers from different districts of the state have started congratulating each other and this step is being highly appreciated on social media platforms too.
After this revolutionary initiative, now the attention of academicians and policy makers of other states of the country has also started getting attracted towards it. Teachers organizations of many states have now started demanding from their respective local administrations that on the same lines as this state has started the unique tradition of ‘Tr’ title for teachers, such an order should be passed in their states also. Experts also believe that in the coming days, this can become a part of a big debate at the national level related to education reforms and teachers’ welfare. Unless the society gives proper respect and recognition to its teachers, imagining a strong and enlightened society is incomplete. Seen from this perspective, this administrative order is not limited to just adding two letters in front of a name, rather it is going to prove to be a milestone in the direction of giving the guru-shishya tradition and the glorious post of teacher its rightful place in the Indian education system.