Father, mother and teacher- role on shaping character

5. (b) "If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel that there are three key societal members who can make a
difference. They are father, the mother and the teacher."- APJ Abdul Kalam. Analyse. (150 Words)  10 M


Ans. (b)

• Socialisation is the process of the attitude building of an individual and this is a continuous process which takes place throughout life. However, in this process two major elements which play the most crucial part are parents and teacher.
• Parents are the initial and the first guide and teacher of any individual. It is said that a child may not listen to his/her parents but he will follow them in most of the cases. They build initial mindset of an individual. They teach him what is wrong and what is right.
• They teach him whether he should favour something or not. 
• For example, if one day a child sees that his parents returned extra money which they by mistake received from a street vendor, then he may develop a tendency of disfavour against extra money. They can also teach him values like greed is a bad habit and honesty is the best policy.
• A teacher is the second guide for a child where the child spends second highest time. A student tries to imitate the teacher and takes the talks of the teacher very seriously. A teacher can also instill the questioning power in a student which can develop his mind. A moral teacher can become a moral guide for a student, he can develop moral values like done by Henry derozio in the 19th century in Bengal.
• Therefore, these lines of Dr Kalam will certainly remain true for any civilization and for any time if the world wants to build a better future.