Revitalization of Science Teacher Education

Abstract

The present educational scenario of the 21st century has become prone to stress more on Quality than on Quantity. The primary aim of every educational institution is to provide a good and quality education to the students. Unless we built a strong base we cannot think over and strength of the premise. Similarly the country which shows keen interest in providing the quality based education will surely empower the knowledge of the students and in turn it will lead to the development of the Nation. Moreover this century is known for the drastic development of Science and Technology. Day by day numbers of innovations are keeping on growing. It is the duty of the teacher to incorporate recent developments to the students that occur across the world. With an increased availability of the knowledge centers and a rapid rise in the enrolment of the students the responsibilities of the teachers also have increased many folds. In case of science teacher, the responsibility becomes more than the others. Meanwhile if the teacher has enough capability to maintain the larger group of students, then he/she becomes the successful teacher. For this, it is mandatory for the Science teacher to equip, empower, and update the knowledge every day. In this connection the author of this paper has planned to discuss the present status of the Science teacher education and tries to give some suggestions that can improve the quality of the science education in India.