Teachers play role in preventing corruption
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Teachers play a crucial role in the development of an anti-corruption mentality in children, according to a recent survey ahead of National Teachers Day today.
“Teachers are close to children. They can teach the children about ethics and honesty,” respondents said in the opinion poll conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University for National Teachers’ Day.
To make children grow up into honest citizens, teachers must be living examples, said 73.3 per cent of the 1,422 respondents when asked about teachers’ role in preventing corruption. National Teachers Day falls on January 16 every year.
Asked about their expectation of teachers’ role in corruption prevention, 21.9 per cent said teachers could make a significant contribution because of their commanding influence over their students.
Although other factors such as peers, family background, corruption news and media could influence children’s perceptions of corruption, 60.3 per cent said teachers could prevent corruption problems to a degree if they set a good example for children to emulate.
In another survey, teachers were given a grade of 7.85 points out of 10, based on 30 qualities of an excellent educator.
That score reflected essentially no improvement from 7.83 last year.
Suan Dusit Rajabhat University asked 8,194 people about their confidence in teachers according to their personality, ideology, ability, human-relations skills and other areas.
Asked about the strengths of teachers, 25.5 per cent replied “teaching ability and good knowledge of technology”, 23.2 per cent answered “patience and multitasking” and 19.1 per cent mentioned “understanding of and friendliness toward children”.
About 17.5 per cent noted their interesting instructional techniques and 14.8 per cent their ability to develop IT-based teaching materials.
On honesty, teachers were rated at 7.91 out of 10. As for weaknesses, extravagant lifestyle and debts was top at 33.9 per cent, followed by losing their temper at 17.0 per cent and not conveying love and warmth to children at 15.3 per cent.
