“STOP! I’ll punch you!” Sulekha Nayak heard these words as she entered the classroom but this was not the first time that she was hearing these threats. Her current batch of students were notorious for flying into a rage and becoming aggressive at the slightest pretext. Sulekha fortunately was not a faint hearted teacher. She always took the bull by its horns and came up with creative ideas to solve problems and today was no different.
Are certain individuals born to be teachers and can only those be truly competent? Or can people without such aspirations develop to become ‘great teachers’? Are there certain conditions, the presence of which foster such development?