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Do you aspire to be a teacher?

I met an interesting profile today which has led me to raise this issue here. This young lady in North India actually aspires to be a teacher at a government school. However, after she completed her B.Ed she has not been able to qualify CTET (entrance qualification for teachers seeking govt jobs). She did qualify for the state TET, still she has not got a job as there has been no vacancy. So, what has she been upto? She qualified some state police and works as a constable.....amazing to me!

So what does one do when wants to get a job in this country? Shoot in the dark and keep as many option open as possible.....no wonder, we never had trouble selling the MBA dream......Kees option open!

CBSE and MoHRD has undertaken initiatives to reform school system.....one of the first things that need to get fixed is the whole concept of career counselling and goal-setting. If I look back at my own career path, I feel I am blessed that I always had clarity of goals that I wanted to achieve.......however, that happens rarely. Hence, this need. It will be interesting if some you could also share your thoughts.

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