Spirituality in Teacher Education for Effective Teaching-Learning Praxis

The world today is torn apart by violence, intolerance and unhealthy competition. Students who are the future of our nation are also increasingly being inducted into the mechanical system of unhealthy competition, a sick urge to beat others for a material success in life and this are indirectly being rendered mechanical combatants divested of morality, ethical considerations and upright characters.The teachers have a vital role to play in this regard. It is the cardinal duty of the teachers to inculcate values in the developing minds in tandem with the realization necessary for meaningful application of the knowledge they acquire in the classroom for a greater cause and all round development if the society at large. It is however intriguing to note that in the present education system the teachers are trained in the pedagogy of various subjects and much stress is put upon psychological development of the child’s mind, but practically nothing is taught about how to develop a sense of ethical considerations in the students through the various pedagogic subjects being taught in the class. This paper remains a humble attempt at exploring the significance of spirituality in the teaching and learning process and the reason behind the importance of spirituality in education , especially in the teacher education programs in the present scenario.